Technical Lead (f/m/x) Credit Cards

Technical Lead (f/m/x) Credit Cards

You will act as the Technical Governor for the Credit Cards Tribe, securing a federated landscape of 7 strategic vendors, internal RBI Tribes and internal Software assets. Instead of writing feature code, you will enforce engineering rigor, defining the Quality Gates that external partners must pass. Your mission is to bridge the gap between high-level Solution Architecture and actual Vendor delivery, ensuring our systems are secure, compliant (BCBS 239, DORA), and technically stable.

Your mission:

• Enforce Technical Contracts: Define and police strict interface specifications (API & File) between core systems to prevent integration breaks.
• Implement Quality Gates: Design automated Smoke Tests and code quality checks that vendor deliveries must pass before entering User Acceptance Testing.
• Contain Legacy Risks: Architect the technical security wrapper, including Network Segmentation and API Gateway, for the legacy Client Onboarding landscape.
• Automate Data Reconciliation: Implement technical checks to verify data integrity for critical data flows.
• Govern CI/CD Standards: Define deployment pipeline standards for internal and external teams.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis: Take command during complex cross-vendor outages to identify the technical root cause and enforce permanent fixes.
• Assure Regulatory Compliance: Build technical observability required for BCBS 239 and DORA directly into the infrastructure.
• Secure API Strategy: Enforce an API-First design pattern for new components to ensure future readiness for Agentic AI integration.
• Validate Target Architecture: Act as the Engineering Check for the Solution Architect by prototyping critical decisions before implementation.

Core Competencies:

• Senior Engineering Experience: Deep understanding of Software Engineering with proven experience in a Lead, Integration, or DevSecOps role.
• Vendor Governance Skills: Proven ability to manage external development teams and hold vendors accountable for code quality and security.
• Integration Mastery: Deep technical knowledge of API Gateways, REST/SOAP, SFTP/MFT and Identity Management/OIDC.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with AWS core services, including ECS, RDS and IAM, plus Linux environments.
• Security Mindset: Practical experience with security scanning tools, vulnerability management and Least Privilege access principles.
• Data Fluency: Ability to understand complex data flows, SQL and Data Lineage to validate accounting and risk reporting requirements.
• Audit Readiness: Experience in regulated Banking or Finance environments and ability to translate technical debt into risk language.
• Language: Business fluent English is mandatory; German is considered a strong advantage.

What’s in it for you:

• Work-Life-Balance: Flexible hours and work-from-home options from Austria.
• Global community: 75+ nationalities, English as the company language and work permit support.
• Career growth: Continuous learning, proactive career development, trainings and work with new technologies.
• Stay healthy: Subsidized canteen, well-being programs, check-ups and sport allowances.
• Save money: Discounts, exclusive banking terms and a free public transport pass.
• Family support: Child allowances, gender-neutral parental leave, bilingual company kindergarten and holiday childcare.
• Competitive salary: The minimum salary for this position is EUR 3.725,93 gross per month under the applicable Banking Collective Agreement. The actual salary is typically higher and will be determined individually.

If you have questions regarding the application process, contact Martin Trnka from the Talent Acquisition Team.