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Senior Director

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Posted on: 09-02-2026

Job description

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Direct global, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations to deliver complex SaaS, cloud-native, and fintech platforms for enterprise and Fortune 500 clients.
Engineering Excellence: Institutionalize Agile/DevOps maturity using DORA and SPACE metrics to improve release cadence, stability, and developer experience.
Architectural Oversight: Lead the re-architecture of legacy systems into scalable, resilient microservice-based ecosystems utilizing Kubernetes, APIs, and modern frontend frameworks like React and Flutter.
Operational Governance: Oversee technology operations, resource planning, and compliance (ISO9001/27001), ensuring alignment between offshore execution and global business goals.
Talent & Culture: Mentor engineering managers and senior architects, establish competency excellence groups, and foster a culture of continuous learning and AI-assisted development.
External Advocacy: Represent the organization at global industry forums and serve as a technical consultant to executive stakeholders and vendors.Qualifications
Experience: 20+

  • years of experience in software engineering, with significant tenure in executive leadership roles (CTO, VP, or Senior Director).

  • Technical Depth: Proven track record in cloud migration (AWS/Azure), CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and telecom/banking monetization engines.
    Education: * M.Sc. in Computer Science (Software Architecture) with high academic standing.
    • B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) in Computer Science & Engineering (First Class Honors).
      Skills: Expertise in navigating global acquisitions, managing high-performance teams (up to 1000TPS scale), and implementing AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT in the SDLC.

Qualification

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Direct global, multi-disciplinary engineering organizations to deliver complex SaaS, cloud-native, and fintech platforms for enterprise and Fortune 500 clients.
Engineering Excellence: Institutionalize Agile/DevOps maturity using DORA and SPACE metrics to improve release cadence, stability, and developer experience.
Architectural Oversight: Lead the re-architecture of legacy systems into scalable, resilient microservice-based ecosystems utilizing Kubernetes, APIs, and modern frontend frameworks like React and Flutter.
Operational Governance: Oversee technology operations, resource planning, and compliance (ISO9001/27001), ensuring alignment between offshore execution and global business goals.
Talent & Culture: Mentor engineering managers and senior architects, establish competency excellence groups, and foster a culture of continuous learning and AI-assisted development.
External Advocacy: Represent the organization at global industry forums and serve as a technical consultant to executive stakeholders and vendors.Qualifications
Experience: 20+

  • years of experience in software engineering, with significant tenure in executive leadership roles (CTO, VP, or Senior Director).

  • Technical Depth: Proven track record in cloud migration (AWS/Azure), CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and telecom/banking monetization engines.
    Education: * M.Sc. in Computer Science (Software Architecture) with high academic standing.
    • B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) in Computer Science & Engineering (First Class Honors).
      Skills: Expertise in navigating global acquisitions, managing high-performance teams (up to 1000TPS scale), and implementing AI tools like Cursor and ChatGPT in the SDLC.

 Key job details

Primary Location
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Job Type
Experienced
Primary Skills
CI/CD, AWS, Infrastructure as a code (IaC)
Years of Experience
15
Travel
No
Job Posting
08/02/2026

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