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