Architecture & Code Review Lead

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 - Hybrid/Remote

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

Required Qualifications

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)

Technical Skills

- 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)

Education

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

Preferred Qualifications

- 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

Core Competencies

- 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

Success Criteria

- 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