Tech Lead – CIBG

Location: Abu Dhabi / Dubai, UAE
Experience: 10+ Years
Platform: CIBG
Contract Duration: 10 Months
Number of Positions: 2
Joining: 01 September 2026

We are seeking for experienced Tech Lead to provide technical leadership to development teams, drive project planning and delivery governance, and ensure best practices across program initiatives.

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to development teams.
• Establish project charters, roadmaps, and stage gates across ideation, discovery, feasibility, and POC/RFP phases.
• Run delivery governance cadences including steering committees and working groups.
• Maintain RAID and dependency views and ensure timely escalation.
• Guide discovery backlogs, facilitate workshops, and converge on prioritized epics/features.
• Shape POC hypotheses, success metrics, evaluation rubrics, and RFP packs.
• Identify technical, operational, data/privacy, and third-party risks.
• Collaborate with business units, IT teams, and external vendors.

• Proficiency in Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid project management methodologies.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and modern development practices.
• Strong technical background in Java and ability to lead technical discussions.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and familiarity with Dev Ops practices.
• Exposure to React.js or other modern frontend frameworks is a strong plus.
• Financial services experience, particularly digital transformation initiatives.