Define, establish, and enforce enterprise architecture standards, engineering principles, and governance frameworks across engineering teams
Spearhead emerging technology research and R&D initiatives to evaluate new tools, frameworks, and trends for business integration
Cultivate and scale shared skills, technical competencies, and engineering best practices across cross-functional tech organizations
Establish continuous improvement programs to optimize engineering performance, code quality, and system scalability
Oversee the development, maintenance, and adoption of centralized internal libraries, common components, and shared services
Design, standardize, and champion robust deployment patterns, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native operational architectures
Requirements
Proven executive or senior-level architectural leadership experience within high-scale enterprise environments (preferably Fintech or Payments)
Deep technical expertise in enterprise software design, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and microservices architecture
Strong track record of establishing organizational technology governance frameworks and engineering quality standards
Hands-on experience leading R&D efforts, prototyping emerging tech, and successfully transitioning innovations into production
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineering teams, foster continuous learning, and elevate collective technical capabilities
Extensive experience building reusable core libraries, SDKs, and developer-facing platform tooling
Mastery of modern deployment strategies, infrastructure-as-code, pipeline automation, and high-availability operational architectures
Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and strategic visioning skills to bridge business and engineering priorities
What’s in it for you?
Flexible working hours
Home office option
5 weeks of holiday
5 sick days
Multisport Card
Meal allowance
Internal trainings including workshops and seminars
Paid certifications and technical as well as soft-skills training
Possibility to participate in international conferences
Fresh fruit, coffee, and a weekly company breakfast in the office
Loyalty bonus after 5, 10, 15 and more years with the company
Referral bonus programme
Corporate events including team building, outdoor activities, Christmas party, health week, summer ice cream, and more
Hybrid and remote working options available across our Czech offices in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Zlín
About us
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
With delivery centers in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Zlín, our Czech team delivers end-to-end solutions across industries. Here, innovation thrives through collaboration, and every idea drives our partners' success.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.
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