Job Role: Technical Lead
Location: 3 Days Hybrid Hoboken NJ
Duration: 6 Months Contract (Likely to Extend)
Domain: Financial Services
Overview:
We are establishing a dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on delivering scalable high-quality solutions in the Financial Crime & Compliance (FC&C) domain. Were seeking a Technical Lead with strong architectural and implementation expertise to take charge of solution design technical leadership and platform enablement. This role will grow into the Technical Lead for the CoE taking deep ownership of technical standards governance and delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical lead and solution architect for CoE engagements
- Lead the design and architecture of end-to-end implementations and platform customizations
- Guide engineering teams on solution patterns performance tuning integrations and module configurations
- Own the technical roadmap for CoE initiatives ensuring scalability reliability and alignment with business goals
- Collaborate with business analysts and program managers to translate functional requirements into technical designs
- Review and optimize solution architecture across modules such as SAM CDD IFM WLF or others
- Define and enforce best practices coding standards and development workflows within the CoE
- Act as a technical SME for both clients and internal delivery teams
Required Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience in technology roles with a focus on enterprise solution delivery
- Strong background in solution architecture technical design and implementation oversight
- Hands-on experience with platform implementation configuration and integration (highly preferred)
- Solid understanding of software engineering cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and data integration
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams mentor developers and enforce technical governance
- Experience with Financial Services applications ideally in AML fraud or compliance domains
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across technical and business teams
Preferred Attributes:
- Prior experience in module configuration or SDK development
- Familiarity with Java Oracle/MS SQL and Unix/Linux environments
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance architectures in banking or capital markets
- Experience in setting up CI/CD DevOps pipelines and automation frameworks
- Ability to grow into a technical leadership role within a global CoE structure
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a hands-on approach to building scalable solutions