Leads enterprise technology strategy, architecture, engineering, and technology operations. Oversees Java and Spring Boot application development, scalable microservices architecture, system reliability, security, governance, budgets, vendors, and digital transformation. Builds high-performing technology teams, establishes engineering standards, manages technology risk, and communicates investments and delivery progress to executive leadership.
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Experience: 18+ yrs
Location: Mumbai
Job Type: Full-time
We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead the organisationโs technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, scalable system architecture, technology stability, and team building, combined with a proven track record of aligning technology investments with business objectives.
This role requires a strategic technology leader who can drive digital transformation, strengthen engineering excellence, and build high-performing teams while ensuring enterprise systems remain secure, reliable, scalable, and future-ready.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the organisationโs technology strategy, IT roadmap, and enterprise architecture vision in alignment with business objectives.
- Lead the design, development, and evolution of enterprise applications built using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern architectural patterns.
- Establish scalable, resilient, and maintainable architecture standards to support business growth and increasing transaction volumes.
- Oversee technology platforms to ensure system stability, high availability, performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
- Drive architectural reviews, technology assessments, platform modernisation, and strategic engineering initiatives.
- Build, lead, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering, architecture, and technology operations teams.
- Develop leadership capabilities within the technology organisation and establish clear ownership, accountability, and performance expectations.
- Establish engineering best practices covering code quality, testing, release management, documentation, and production support.
- Drive improvements in system observability, incident management, root-cause analysis, and service reliability.
- Collaborate with Product, Business, Operations, Security, and other stakeholders to prioritise technology investments and deliver business-critical initiatives.
- Oversee technology budgets, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and strategic technology partnerships.
- Strengthen application security, access controls, disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology risk management.
- Establish technology governance frameworks, delivery metrics, and performance standards to improve engineering productivity.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to modernise platforms, automate processes, and improve operational efficiency.
- Communicate technology strategy, risks, investments, and delivery progress to executive leadership.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 18+ years of experience in technology leadership, enterprise software engineering, architecture, or IT management, with substantial leadership experience.
- Strong technical expertise in Java, Spring Boot, enterprise application development, and distributed systems.
- Proven experience designing and governing scalable, highly available, and resilient enterprise architectures.
- Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, integration patterns, and modern software engineering practices.
- Demonstrated success in improving system stability, performance, scalability, and production reliability.
- Proven ability to build, develop, and lead large, high-performing technology teams.
- Experience defining technology roadmaps and aligning architecture and engineering decisions with business goals.
- Strong expertise in technical governance, engineering standards, delivery management, and technology risk.
- Excellent strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to balance hands-on technical judgement with executive leadership and long-term planning.
- A bachelorโs or masterโs degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
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