Senior Technologist; FX - Vice President

Position: Senior Technologist (FX) - Vice President
Location: Bengaluru

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Who we are looking for:
We are seeking a Technical Lead to play a pivotal role in the evolution and delivery FX platforms across Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office capabilities. This role is for a senior technologist with FX domain experience, strong engineering leadership, and a proven track record of owning mission‑critical platforms end‑to‑end.
As a Vice President, you will provide technical and architectural leadership across FX trading, risk, post‑trade, and operational workflows, working closely with Trading, Product, Operations, and global Technology leadership. You will shape platform strategy, drive modernization, and ensure that Forte and adjacent FX solutions remain resilient, scalable, and aligned with business growth.
What you will be responsible for:
Act as senior technical lead and design authority for Forte and other FX platforms spanning.
Front Office:
Pricing, execution, order management, trade capture.
Middle Office:
Risk, credit, limits, controls, STP, lifecycle management.
Back Office:
Confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, reporting
While FX domain knowledge is not mandatory experience in financial industry esp. large institutes and experience working in GCC (Global Capabilities Center) is required.
Own end‑to‑end technical accountability for platform stability, performance, and scalability in a 24x5 global environment
Drive architecture and engineering standards, ensuring consistency and reuse across FO/MO/BO components
Partner closely with various stakeholders in technology, business, Operations, Risk, and Product to translate business strategy into robust technical solutions
Lead and influence multi‑team delivery across India and global locations
Provide hands‑on leadership for complex design, performance tuning, and critical problem resolution
Oversee production readiness, incident management, root‑cause analysis, and continuous resilience improvements
Mentor senior engineers and technical leads
Contribute to technology modernization initiatives, including platform simplification, cloud adoption, and automation
Represent in governance forums, architecture reviews, and senior stakeholder discussions
What we value:
Strong ownership mindset with accountability for business‑critical platforms
Ability to think strategically while remaining grounded in execution
Deep respect for production stability, risk management, and controls
Clear, confident communication with senior business and technology stakeholders
Experience navigating regulatory, operational, and scale challenges in global markets
Passion for building high‑performing teams and sustainable platforms
Mandatory skills / experience:
18+ years of experience in software engineering, with  significant leadership in Markets technology
Ability to lead  architecture, design, and technical governance  at VP level
Strong hands‑on expertise in  Core Java
Proven experience delivering  platforms  covering either Front, Middle, and Back Office workflows

Experience with capital market and large financial institutes
Solid knowledge of  distributed systems , messaging, and event‑driven architectures
Strong production support experience in  24x5 mission‑critical environments
Good working knowledge and experience in delivering large enterprise scale solution in cloud native technologies.
Additional requirements / Good to have skills:
Prior experience working on or leading Forte or similar strategic FX platforms
Exposure to risk, credit, margin, and regulatory reporting systems

Experience with microservices, containerization, and cloud‑native patterns
Familiarity with Dev Ops, CI/CD, observability, and automation frameworks
Experience driving platform modernization or large‑scale transformation initiatives
Strong understanding of operational risk, controls, and resiliency in regulated markets
Experience working with global stakeholders across regions and time zones
Good understanding of  FX products  (Spot, Forwards, Swaps, NDFs, Algos, Benchmarks),  order lifecycle…