(Services) Engineering Director

Overview

Engineering Director to lead a multi-project engineering organization delivering digital banking solutions for financial institutions in the Middle East region.

What you'll do

• Lead Engineering Managers and Technical Leaders across multiple customer engagements.
• Grow and manage an engineering organization of 100+ engineers across multiple customer programs.
• Improve delivery predictability, software quality, developer experience, and operational readiness using engineering metrics.
• Establish engineering governance, release readiness, architecture, and quality practices across teams.
• Partner with customers and internal leadership to resolve complex delivery challenges.
• Lead engineering transformation by adopting AI-native development practices, Agentic SDLC, and automation.

What you'll need

• Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams (50+ engineers) through Engineering Managers.
• Experience operating large-scale software delivery organizations across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices including architecture governance, CI/CD, testing strategies, and observability.
• Demonstrated success building and coaching engineering leaders.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and driving measurable engineering improvements.
• Hands-on understanding of AI-assisted software engineering, developer tooling, and Agentic SDLC.