Architecture & Code Review Lead

Role Summary

Our Client in the Financial sector is looking for an Architecture & Code Review Lead

Job Type - Contract

Work mode - Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct structured architecture and code reviews across the program on a fixed weekly/sprint cadence, with primary focus on the custom middleware integration layer
• Evaluate configuration of the licensed digital banking platform against vendor documentation and industry best practice, distinguishing platform-inherent behavior from implementation defects
• Review mobile application code (Android and iOS) for structural quality, maintainability, and long-term extensibility
• Assess all components for technical debt, code quality, and adherence to maintainable design practices, in addition to functional correctness
• Administer and maintain static code analysis tooling (e.g., SonarQube, Semgrep, or Checkmarx) as an ongoing quality gate integrated into the development workflow
• Identify and formally document integration, reliability, and maintainability risks, with severity ratings and remediation recommendations
• Escalate release-blocking findings to program leadership in writing, with sufficient lead time for remediation prior to code freeze
• Produce review reports and status updates suitable for both technical delivery teams and non-technical program stakeholders

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of professional software engineering or architecture experience
• Minimum 4 years in a dedicated code review, architecture review, technical assurance, or quality engineering role (not incidental to a development or delivery role)
• Demonstrated experience integrating a third-party or licensed software platform with an existing enterprise or banking environment (e.g., core banking, ERP, or comparable systems of record)
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or working within microservices, containerized, and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
• Demonstrated experience reviewing mobile application codebases (Android and/or iOS)

• Static/automated code analysis tooling: SonarQube, Semgrep, Checkmarx, or equivalent, including configuration and governance of quality gates
• API and middleware integration patterns (REST, SOAP, message queues, event-driven integration)
• Cloud-native and containerized deployment models (Kubernetes, Docker, microservices)
• Familiarity with at least one licensed core/digital banking platform (e.g., Finacle, Flexcube, T24, Mambu, Temenos, or equivalent)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated professional experience

• Prior experience in mobile banking, payments, or financial services integration projects
• Working knowledge of payment switch and card network integration (e.g., NIBSS, SWIFT, or equivalent national/international payment rails)
• Application security awareness sufficient to identify and refer security concerns to a dedicated security review function
• Formal certification in software architecture, quality assurance, or a recognized code review/quality methodology

• Ability to render and defend an independent technical judgment, including recommending a release delay, supported by documented evidence
• Clear, structured written and verbal communication of technical risk to non-technical stakeholders
• Independent, self-directed working style suited to a remote, fixed-deadline engagement
• Sound judgment in distinguishing platform limitations from implementation defects

• All three program components (platform configuration, mobile application, middleware) reviewed on the defined weekly/sprint cadence for the duration of the engagement
• 100% of critical and high-severity findings documented and escalated prior to code freeze (15 October 2026)
• Static code analysis tooling operational and integrated into the development workflow within the first two weeks of engagement
• Final review sign-off report delivered to program leadership ahead of the 1 November 2026 go-live date