Principal Lead API and AI Enterprise Integration Services

About the role

First Abu Dhabi Bank is seeking a senior technology leader to define and drive the strategic vision for API, AI, and domain services across its value streams. The role will transform legacy systems into reusable, modular services that enable digital transformation and business agility.

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to build robust, secure, and scalable domain services and APIs.
• Define and evolve the enterprise API, AI, and domain services strategy, ensuring alignment with business outcomes.
• Identify common capabilities, create shared services, and promote API reuse and developer enablement.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure and operations teams.
• Maintain delivery roadmaps, capacity plans, resource forecasts and ensure compliance with IT governance, risk and regulatory requirements.
• Track and report KPIs, audit and risk metrics, and foster a culture of innovation, agility and continuous learning.

Required profile

• 15+ years of overall experience, with at least 10 years in banking technology.
• Proven track record of leading large engineering teams and delivering platform modernization initiatives.
• Deep understanding of API‑first design, domain‑driven design and enterprise integration.
• Experience with modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, DevSecOps and test automation.

Required skills

• API‑first development methodology
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevSecOps practices
• Test automation frameworks
• Emerging technologies such as Generative AI (GenAI Agentic)