Head of Engineering

Role: Lead Technology Architect / Head of Engineering

Location: Delhi NCR

Type: Contract

Industry: Reneable Energy

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Technology Architect to define and deliver innovative technology solutions across our products and platforms. This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership — ideal for someone who has built and scaled platforms, led multi-disciplinary teams, and worked across a variety of modern stacks.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the overall technology vision, architecture and roadmap across cloud, data and application layers.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies (serverless, microservices, blockchain, VR, AI/ML) where they create business value.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable and high-performing solutions.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into technical designs and delivery plans.
• Oversee DevOps, cloud infrastructure, data operations and application development practices.
• Mentor and coach engineers; foster a culture of innovation, automation and quality.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and cost optimisation in cloud environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in senior engineering or architecture roles, with at least 3 years leading teams or platforms.
• Broad hands-on experience with multiple technologies (e.g. AWS/GCP, Terraform, serverless architectures, microservices, data platforms).
• Strong programming background in at least two languages (Python, Go, NodeJS, Scala, C#, etc.).
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD, infrastructure as code and cloud-native applications.
• Proven ability to evaluate and integrate emerging tech (VR, blockchain, data analytics).
• Track record of defining technology roadmaps and delivering complex projects end-to-end.

Nice to Have

• Start-up or consultancy experience driving technology strategy for multiple clients.
• Exposure to SOC2, ISO27001 or similar security/compliance frameworks.
• Experience in building or scaling data-intensive products (Databricks, Spark, Redshift).

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: ₹3,500,000.00 - ₹5,000,000.00 per year

Experience:

• Engineering or Architecture : 10 years (Required)
• AWS/GCP: 3 years (Required)
• Serverless architectures: 5 years (Required)
• CI/CD, infrastructure as code: 4 years (Required)
• SOC2, ISO27001 or similar security/compliance : 2 years (Required)
• OASIS-LMF : 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person