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Senior Engineering Leader - DevSecOps, Platform Transformation & AI Systems

Apexon

We are looking for a senior engineering leader with 10+ years of production software engineering experience to work directly with senior stakeholders at a large financial institution. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on enterprise‑scale engineering transformation, automation, and platform modernization.

The ideal candidate comes from a strong software engineering background with experience in production systems, DevSecOps, SDLC automation, and agentic enterprise systems , along with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise engineering transformation in a regulated banking environment
  • Automate end‑to‑end Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes
  • Design and implement DevSecOps pipelines and automation frameworks
  • Improve engineering productivity through automation of:
  • Testing and deployment workflows
  • Release and governance processes
  • Design and implement context‑aware systems (Context Engineering) for enterprise use cases
  • Build and support enterprise AI / agent‑based systems (beyond chatbots)
  • Work on Agentic RAG systems in production environments
  • Configure and implement the Harness platform for CI/CD, deployment governance, and release automation
  • Collaborate with enterprise architecture and governance teams
  • Engage directly with senior business and technology stakeholders

Must Haves

  • 10+ years of production software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in SDLC automation and DevSecOps
  • Experience automating CI/CD, testing, deployment, and release pipelines
  • Experience with MCP servers or enterprise AI platform engineering
  • Experience automating governance processes (ARB or similar)
  • Strong understanding of context engineering in enterprise systems
  • Experience with agentic systems / Agentic RAG in production (not chatbot PoCs)
  • Strong system design and architectural thinking
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with senior stakeholders

Nice to Haves

  • Experience in banking, payments, or capital markets
  • Exposure to enterprise knowledge graphs or context systems
  • Hands‑on experience with any harness platform (agentic CI/CD + release governance)
  • Consulting or client‑facing delivery experience in regulated environments
  • Contributions to open‑source AI/LLM/agent frameworks or engineering tools
  • Experience leading large‑scale engineering transformation programs

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Or equivalent real‑world experience in large‑scale production engineering environments
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