JOB PURPOSE

Hands-on lead for building and maintaining the Bank’s internal engineering frameworks, starter kits, CI/CD pipeline templates, Infrastructure as Code modules, and Kubernetes deployment blueprints. Execute the engineering strategy set by leadership by translating standards and architectural decisions into production-grade toolchains that embed best practices, security controls, and quality gates by default – enabling engineers to focus on business logic rather than scaffolding. Coordinate day-to-day delivery and continuously improve the frameworks based on developer feedback and evolving technology needs.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Framework and Platform Engineering Responsibilities:

Build and maintain production-grade starter kits and project templates for web (React), mobile (React Native, Flutter, etc.), back-end (Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET, etc.), and API development – ensuring they ship with pre-configured authentication, logging, error handling, API contracts, and database access layers.
Implement coding standards, naming conventions, and architectural patterns defined by leadership directly into the frameworks.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipeline templates and reusable workflow modules; ensure every project built on the framework gets automated build, test, security scan, and deployment stages out of the box.
Author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules and environment blueprints (Terraform, Ansible); package them as self-service templates for consistent provisioning.
Build and maintain Kubernetes deployment templates – Helm charts, namespace configurations, resource quotas, auto-scaling policies, and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana).
Integrate AI-assisted engineering workflows using Claude and other AI tools into developer toolchains for code review, documentation generation, test scaffolding, and troubleshooting.
Write comprehensive tests for framework components and implement automated quality gates that validate standards before production deployment.

Coordination and Delivery Responsibilities:

Coordinate day-to-day delivery priorities in alignment with the engineering strategy.
Organize internal demos, knowledge-sharing sessions, and feedback loops with consuming engineering squads.
Mentor and coach engineers on framework usage, engineering standards, and best practices.

Operational Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on support to engineering teams adopting the frameworks; onboard new projects, troubleshoot integration issues, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
Track framework adoption metrics (projects onboarded, time-to-first-deploy, defect rates) and report findings with improvement recommendations.
Ensure framework components and shared libraries meet the Bank’s security, compliance, and regulatory requirements, coordinate with Information Security and Risk Management.
Maintain comprehensive framework documentation – getting-started guides, API references, migration guides, and contribution guidelines.
Collaborate with product engineers, AI engineers, and the security team to embed DevSecOps practices directly into framework templates and pipeline modules.
Stay current with cloud-native, platform engineering, and developer experience advancements, prototype new approaches and present findings.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications:

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code, with proven ability to design and manage multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI – all three must). Experience working with Kubernetes and OpenShift, along with integrating or developing solutions using Claude Code and OpenAI.

Preferred Experience:

10 years, including at least 3 years as Engineering Manger or Senior Techical Architect.
Experience in banking or financial services is strongly preferred.
Middle East experience is an advantage.

Emirates Development Bank (EDB)

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