Head of Engineering
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Date posted
August 7, 2025
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Hiring location
Abu Dhabi UAE
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Career level
Middle
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Description
Job Description
- Lead the engineering function across the enterprise, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality technology solutions.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-native development.
- Align engineering capabilities with business priorities and enterprise architecture.
- Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure engineering teams are equipped with the right tools, frameworks, and skills to deliver value at speed.
- Provide leadership and direction to engineering chapters and squads.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure teams.
- Promote a culture of innovation, agility, and technical excellence.
- Track and report on engineering KPIs including velocity, quality, and incident rates.
- Support talent acquisition, retention, and career development within engineering
- Define and implement engineering strategy, standards, and frameworks across the organization.
- Lead the adoption of modern engineering tools and practices including CI/CD, test automation, and infrastructure as code.
- Collaborate with product and delivery teams to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
- Drive engineering maturity through capability building, metrics, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure engineering solutions meet security, compliance, and performance requirements.
Qualifications
- Software Engineering Leadership – Proven experience leading large-scale engineering teams across multiple domains.
- Agile & DevSecOps Expertise – Deep understanding of agile delivery models, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding practices.
- Cloud-Native Development – Experience with microservices, containerization, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Architecture Alignment – Ability to collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure technical integrity and scalability.
- Talent Development – Strong focus on coaching, mentoring, and building high-performing engineering teams.
- Stakeholder Collaboration – Effective communication with product owners, delivery managers, and business leaders.
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi
Locality
Abu Dhabi
Company
Fisrt Abu Dhabi Bank
Valid Through
2025-11-20
select-type
Full Time
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