Principal Consultant – FinTech Platform Delivery

Skills
Big Four Accounting FirmsBusiness LeadershipManagementEvent-DrivenReadinessRoot Cause AnalysisSpring Boot
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 15+ years in technology delivery
  • 8–10+ years leading complex engineering programs
  • Strong experience in fintech banking or capital markets platforms
  • Proven success in fast-paced high-performance environments
  • Prior hands-on experience as a software engineer preferably backend
  • Strong understanding of Java Spring Boot systems
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and Kafka or similar
  • Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs and integration patterns
  • Experience with UNIX or Linux environments
  • Experience with cloud platforms preferably AWS
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release management
  • Ability to read and understand code
  • Ability to challenge engineers and architects on design performance and scalability
  • Experience in distributed systems and microservices
  • Experience in APIs and event-driven architecture
  • Experience in data pipelines batch processing and reconciliation
  • Experience in monitoring observability and incident response
  • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management
  • Strong technical writing ability
  • Proven experience presenting to senior stakeholders
  • MBA or equivalent business leadership experience strongly preferred

Nice to have

  • Consulting pedigree
  • Strong tenure
  • High ownership
  • Hands-on leadership
  • Executive presence
  • Strategic thinking
  • Comfort under pressure

Day to day

  • Lead end-to-end delivery across multiple engineering teams building fintech and banking platforms.
  • Drive execution across architecture development testing deployment and production under tight timelines and regulatory constraints.
  • Own production readiness stability incident reviews root cause analysis and executive communication for mission-critical systems.

Hiring process

  • 15-minute introductory call with Intellibus Recruiting Team
  • Proctored GQ assessment and Slideware evaluation
  • Technical and Delivery Leadership Interview
  • Executive Interview
  • Offer