Avaloq Engineering Lead
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We’re looking for a seasoned Technology Leader with a strong development background to lead engineering teams and deliver end-to-end outcomes across their domain. The Engineering Lead will provide leadership to global engineering teams, build the required capability and report directly to the Head of Engineering, Banking Platform.
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What you need to have to succeed in this role
- Deep expertise across Avaloq, Agile delivery, DevOps practices, and team leadership to drive outcomes at pace.
- Strong understanding of the Private Banking domain and the functions you’ll support (e.g., finance, trade, client reporting, cash management, risk).
- A hands-on engineering mindset: able to get into the detail of the Avaloq platform (implementation, interfaces, EOD, deployment automation) and contribute to high-level architecture and system design to ensure satellite interfaces are built optimally.
- Solid capability in scripting languages such as PL/SQL. Working knowledge of Unix and Control-M.
- A system engineering background with the ability to assess options and recommend the best solution against business requirements.
- Demonstrated delivery experience: shipping sustainable change that measurably improves business effectiveness, aligned to an approved book of work.
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal) in English, with a track record of influencing across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to build strong internal and external networks, enabling collaboration and creating opportunities for others to succeed. Proven ability to guide stakeholders through complex technical decisions, even with ambiguity—considering long-term risk and escalating to senior architects when appropriate