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Director of Data Platform Engineering - International Fintech

Ho Chi Minh City Permanent View Job Description
The Director of Data Platform Engineering is responsible for defining, building, and scaling the enterprise data platform that powers analytics, risk, fraud, AI/ML, and regulatory reporting for this leading international fintech.This role leads data platform strategy and execution, ensuring high reliability, security, scalability, and regulatory compliance across cloud-native data infrastructure.
  • Well-known multinational corporation
  • Join a global leader driving innovation in data solutions

About Our Client

We are a technology‑driven fintech company building modern financial platforms that enable faster, smarter, and more inclusive financial services. Our products power digital payments, lending, analytics, and embedded finance solutions used by businesses and consumers at scale.

Job Description

  • Own the end‑to‑end data platform strategy and architecture, delivering scalable cloud‑native solutions across batch and real‑time data.
  • Define platform standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps, driving adoption of modern data technologies.
  • Lead the build and operation of enterprise data platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and automation.
  • Drive platform engineering excellence, including CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, monitoring, and observability.
  • Embed data governance, security, and compliance by design, ensuring regulatory readiness through strong access controls, data quality, and auditability.
  • Partner with Risk and Security teams to meet compliance and audit requirements.
  • Build and lead high‑performing data platform engineering teams, setting strong engineering standards and developing talent.
  • Partner with Product, Analytics, AI/ML, and Business leaders to deliver data capabilities with clear business impact.
  • Represent data platform engineering in senior leadership forums and technology governance bodies.



The Successful Applicant

  • 12+ years in data or platform engineering, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Proven experience building and scaling large‑scale cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Strong expertise in data lake/lakehouse architectures, batch & streaming processing, and distributed systems
  • Experience operating in regulated environments, with solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance
  • Track record of leading senior, multi‑disciplinary engineering teams
  • Experience in fintech, digital banking, or financial services
  • Strategic, execution‑focused leader with strong communication, influence, and decision‑making skills



What's on Offer

  • Own and shape the company's core data platform strategy with direct business impact
  • Build at scale, powering real‑time fintech use cases across analytics, risk, and AI
  • Lead and grow high‑performing data platform engineering teams in a technology‑first environment



Contact
Harry Dao
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6976666

Job summary

Function
IT
Specialisation
Senior IT Management / CIO / CTO
What is your area of specialisation?
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Ho Chi Minh City
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Harry Dao
Job Reference
JN-032026-6976666

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.