[Remote] Principal Consultant – FinTech Platform Delivery

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Intellibus Consulting is a boutique engineering and AI transformation firm that builds mission-critical platforms for global financial institutions. They are seeking a senior, hands-on Technical Delivery Lead to drive large-scale fintech and banking platform programs, ensuring delivery meets enterprise standards for reliability, security, and performance. Responsibilities • Own delivery across multiple engineering squads for fintech/banking platforms • Drive execution across architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support • Manage delivery under tight regulatory, security, and performance constraints • Lead stability reviews and post-incident deep dives across: • Architecture • Code quality • CI/CD pipelines • Testing strategy • Infrastructure and networking • Monitoring and observability • Data pipelines and integrations • Partner with SRE, DevOps, and engineering leads to drive continuous reliability improvements • Review and influence: • System architecture and integration patterns • API strategies • Event-driven systems and batch processing flows • Data architecture and reconciliation strategies • Ensure engineering decisions align with scalability, security, and compliance needs • Act as the primary delivery interface with senior client stakeholders • Run executive reviews, roadmap discussions, and escalation management • Translate business priorities into technical delivery plans and milestones • Lead large fintech programs in consulting environments • Navigate shifting priorities, scope changes, and regulatory pressures • Maintain delivery velocity while protecting engineering quality • Own creation of high-quality client-facing decks and technical documents, including: • Architecture overviews • Delivery plans and timelines • Risk and mitigation strategies • Incident and stability reports • Convert client discussions into structured deliverables and execution plans Skills • 15+ years in technology delivery, with at least 8–10 years leading enterprise programs • Strong background in fintech, banking, capital markets, or trading platforms • Prior experience in engineering consulting environments is required • Proven track record in managing programs with tight regulatory and client deadlines • Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices • Strong understanding of APIs and event-driven architectures • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release management • Strong understanding of data pipelines, batch processing, and reconciliation flows • Strong understanding of monitoring, alerting, and incident response • Able to challenge architects and engineers on design and implementation • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills • Comfortable owning escalations and defending technical delivery decisions • Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution • Exceptional Google Slides / PowerPoint skills — not optional • Proven ability to gather requirements from clients • Proven ability to translate them into structured technical and delivery artifacts • Proven ability to present complex topics clearly to executive audiences • Strong technical writing skills are mandatory • MBA or equivalent business leadership experience strongly preferred Company Overview • We are a team of passionate software engineers and entrepreneurs. We love to solve challenging problems efficiently. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, US, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Intellibus has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 9 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job