# Chief Information Officer

**Company:** [Weekday AI](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/pxG9rDgnvZm2c86JUchT1j.md)
**Location:** Mumbai, India
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

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## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟲𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟲𝟬-𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 18+ yrs

Location: Mumbai

Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking **Chief Information Officer (CIO)** to lead the organisation’s technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in **Java, Spring Boot, scalable system architecture, technology stability, and team building**, combined with a proven track record of aligning technology investments with business objectives.

This role requires a strategic technology leader who can drive digital transformation, strengthen engineering excellence, and build high-performing teams while ensuring enterprise systems remain secure, reliable, scalable, and future-ready.

## Requirements

Key Responsibilities

-   Define and execute the organisation’s technology strategy, IT roadmap, and enterprise architecture vision in alignment with business objectives.
-   Lead the design, development, and evolution of enterprise applications built using **Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern architectural patterns**.
-   Establish scalable, resilient, and maintainable architecture standards to support business growth and increasing transaction volumes.
-   Oversee technology platforms to ensure **system stability, high availability, performance, scalability, and operational reliability**.
-   Drive architectural reviews, technology assessments, platform modernisation, and strategic engineering initiatives.
-   Build, lead, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering, architecture, and technology operations teams.
-   Develop leadership capabilities within the technology organisation and establish clear ownership, accountability, and performance expectations.
-   Establish engineering best practices covering code quality, testing, release management, documentation, and production support.
-   Drive improvements in system observability, incident management, root-cause analysis, and service reliability.
-   Collaborate with Product, Business, Operations, Security, and other stakeholders to prioritise technology investments and deliver business-critical initiatives.
-   Oversee technology budgets, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and strategic technology partnerships.
-   Strengthen application security, access controls, disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology risk management.
-   Establish technology governance frameworks, delivery metrics, and performance standards to improve engineering productivity.
-   Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to modernise platforms, automate processes, and improve operational efficiency.
-   Communicate technology strategy, risks, investments, and delivery progress to executive leadership.

What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **18+ years of experience** in technology leadership, enterprise software engineering, architecture, or IT management, with substantial leadership experience.
-   Strong technical expertise in **Java, Spring Boot, enterprise application development, and distributed systems**.
-   Proven experience designing and governing scalable, highly available, and resilient enterprise architectures.
-   Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, integration patterns, and modern software engineering practices.
-   Demonstrated success in improving system stability, performance, scalability, and production reliability.
-   Proven ability to build, develop, and lead large, high-performing technology teams.
-   Experience defining technology roadmaps and aligning architecture and engineering decisions with business goals.
-   Strong expertise in technical governance, engineering standards, delivery management, and technology risk.
-   Excellent strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
-   Ability to balance hands-on technical judgement with executive leadership and long-term planning.
-   A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.