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About the Role
The Lead, Infrastructure Lifecycle & Technical Debt owns the enterprise strategy and delivery for reducing infrastructure lifecycle risk and technical debt. This role drives modernization to keep platforms secure, supported, resilient, and aligned with business priorities. The role is to work across technology teams to set priorities, govern delivery, and provide clear insight to leadership.
Responsibilities
- Own the enterprise strategy, governance, and roadmap for infrastructure lifecycle and technical debt management.
- Identify and prioritize lifecycle risks and technical debt using business impact, security, resilience, and regulatory considerations.
- Drive remediation, modernization, and decommissioning initiatives with accountable technology owners.
- Oversee delivery across the portfolio, resolving dependencies and escalating risks where required.
- Establish reliable lifecycle data, metrics, and reporting to support investment and risk decisions.
- Advise technology leadership on priorities, progress, and residual infrastructure risk.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
- Deep experience in infrastructure, IT operations, technical program management, or technology transformation, with a proven track record of leading large-scale, complex initiatives.
- Proven success leading enterprise lifecycle, modernization, or technical debt programs; financial services or regulated-industry experience is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, technology lifecycle management, and infrastructure risk.
- Experience working across asset, configuration, architecture, security, vulnerability, and IT service management functions.
- Strong program management and analytical skills, including prioritization, portfolio oversight, and executive reporting.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to drive accountability without direct authority.
- Sound judgment and a proven ability to deliver outcomes in a matrixed organization.
Skills
- Enterprise infrastructure
- Technology lifecycle management
- Infrastructure risk
- Asset management
- Configuration management
- Architecture management
- Security management
- Vulnerability management
- IT service management
- Program management
- Analytical skills
- Prioritization
- Portfolio oversight
- Executive reporting
- Communication skills
- Influencing skills
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Lead
- Deep experience
- Proven track record
- Proven success
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Paid time off for voting
- Bereavement leave
- Sick leave
- Confidential one‑to‑one support through Employee Assistance Program
- Network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups
- Monthly wellbeing events and initiatives
- Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plans
- Lifestyle benefits
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Donation-matching opportunities
- Inclusion communities
- Online learning
- Accredited courses
- Global recognition program
- Employee surveys
About the Company
- At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry.
- Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- At Finastra, each individual is unique—bringing their own ideas, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences. We learn from one another, value what makes us different, and create an environment where everyone feels included, supported, and able to be their authentic selves.