Director

Senior Director of Engineering, Configuration Management Platform

FISVisit website ↗·Posted 1 month ago

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Required Skills

DevOpsAgile

About the Role

Position Type Full time

Type Of Hire Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired Bachelor's Degree

About The Team The new Enterprise Platform portfolio delivers foundational technology capabilities that power secure, scalable, and innovative experiences across the organization using best-in-class tooling and standards. In this role, you will lead the evolution of our Configuration Management platform, an auditable, automated platform that reduces risk and accelerates deployments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and execute the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise Configuration Management platform, aligning with technical and product organizational needs

• Standardize application configuration management and change review processes and drive automation and standardization in configuration management

• Lead technical implementation of an extensible configuration management platform for internal and external use within products

• Oversee platform integration with entitlements platforms

• Ensure operational excellence and vendor management for platform reliability and deliverability

What You Bring

• 15. years in engineering organizations, including leading high‑performing teams in high‑growth software environments

• Leadership experience with configuration management or DevSecOps platforms

• Experience collaborating with internal and external customers to deliver enterprise-grade solutions

• Technical knowledge of configuration management, change processes, and entitlements

• Experience building development teams with a strong background in modern, cloud-native technologies and partnering effectively with senior executives

• Strong background in technology and financial services with deep knowledge of engineering talent, software delivery, and modern practices (Lean, Agile, DevOps)

• Proven success in hiring, mentoring, and inspiring top engineering talent

• Experienced in driving technology transformation and supporting the creation of market‑leading consumer products

Key Leadership Attributes

• Strategic thinker with the ability to interpret competitive landscapes and customer insights to shape differentiating product and engineering strategies

• Demonstrates strong judgment, flexibility, and the ability to navigate shifting priorities and fast changing environments

• Operates with a strong ownership mindset toward engineering and product outcomes

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder influencing skills, enabling effective collaboration across internal and external partners

• Committed to excellence with high attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset

• Quickly builds trust and credibility with employees, business partners, and external stakeholders

• Consistently embodies the firm’s core values. Win as One Team, Lead with Integrity, and Be the Change

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or other related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience

What We Offer You
A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you.

• A voice in the future of fintech

• Always-on learning and development

• Collaborative work environment

• Opportunities to give back

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Sourcing Model
Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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Ideal Candidate

An engineering leader who has scaled configuration management or DevSecOps platforms from concept to enterprise adoption, with direct experience building and mentoring teams in financial services or similarly regulated industries.

Estimated Salary Range(medium confidence)

₹28 L – ₹42 L per year

Likely Interview Questions

1.Walk us through a configuration management platform you've built or led—what was the adoption challenge, and how did you drive standardization without killing developer velocity?
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