Overview
The Principal Engineer/Engineering Manager will play a pivotal role in leading a major pricing transformation programme within a prominent financial services organization. This contract position focuses on balancing legacy systems with the adoption of modern cloud-native technologies, where the contractor will engage with technical teams and senior business stakeholders to shape engineering strategy and delivery outcomes. This role offers strong potential for extension beyond the initial three-month engagement.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering activities for the pricing transformation initiative.
- Assess legacy systems and identify improvement opportunities.
- Provide technical guidance on modernization strategies and technology investments.
- Support engineering teams in adopting modern technologies and practices.
- Communicate technical challenges and options to non-technical stakeholders.
- Influence technical direction across products and platforms.
- Support architectural decision-making across diverse technology environments.
- Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence initiatives.
Requirements
- Proven experience in complex technology environments.
- Strong background in technology transformation and modernization.
- Experience with both legacy and modern technology stacks.
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles and architecture.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to translate business objectives into technical strategies.
- Experience influencing technical decisions across multiple teams.
- Comfortable with a broad range of technologies and approaches.