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URGENT LEADERSHIP HIRING – KSA REMITTANCE PLATFORM Leading Edge | Career Page

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

URGENT LEADERSHIP HIRING – KSA REMITTANCE PLATFORM

Job Description

URGENT LEADERSHIP HIRING – KSA REMITTANCE PLATFORM

Location

Saudi Arabia (On-site)

Contract Model

6-month extendable, permanent conversion based on performance

Overview

Our client is hiring four senior leadership roles to support the rapid growth and scalability of a regulated remittance platform. Due to business urgency, only candidates currently based in Saudi Arabia will be considered to ensure immediate onboarding.

Mandatory Eligibility (Non-Negotiable)

-Must be currently residing in Saudi Arabia

-Must be a Saudi National or Expat with a

transferable Iqama or

GCC Nationals (

Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar

)

also preferred

-Business Visit or Family Visit visas are not acceptable

-Fintech, Remittance, or Digital Banking experience strongly preferred

• All roles start with a 6-month probation period
• Head of Development

Objective

Scale engineering capacity and accelerate delivery of high-volume transaction systems.

Key Responsibilities

Lead backend and frontend engineering teams

Drive sprint planning, delivery velocity, and code quality

Ensure scalable, secure, high-performance transaction processing

Requirements

10+ years in software engineering

Strong expertise in Microservices, Java or Go

Deep experience with Agile delivery in financial platforms

2. Head of Architecture

Objective

Design and govern a secure, highly available remittance technology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Define end-to-end architecture and technology stack

Oversee API integrations with banks and partners

Ensure technical compliance with SAMA regulations

Requirements

Strong background in Enterprise Architecture

Expertise in cloud-native design and financial security standards

Experience in regulated financial environments

3. Head of DevOps & Infrastructure

Objective

Ensure zero-downtime operations and resilient, automated infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Manage cloud infrastructure in KSA regions (AWS/Azure)

Lead CI/CD automation and release management

Own disaster recovery, monitoring, and platform availability

Requirements

Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and Terraform

Experience with high-security financial infrastructure

Strong DevOps leadership background

4. Head of Quality Assurance

Objective

Deliver end-to-end reliability across all remittance transactions.

Key Responsibilities

Build and manage automated testing frameworks

Oversee performance, load, and stress testing

Ensure zero-defect transaction processing

Requirements

Expertise in test automation (Selenium, Cypress)

Experience testing payment gateways or mobile wallets

Strong understanding of transaction lifecycle testing

Apply via email talent@leadingedge.

plus CC

aniqa@leadingedge.plus mention applied job tiltle in the Subject line.

Required Skills

Performance Eligibility Test Automation Support Development Disaster Recovery Cypress Operations Sprint Planning Assurance Compliance CI/CD Load Scalability Hiring Azure Onboarding Microservices Agile Selenium Reliability DevOps Architecture AWS Availability Banking Infrastructure Quality Assurance Kubernetes Automation Regulations Security Email Software Testing Planning Design Java Engineering Business Leadership Management

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