Deputy Chief Technology Officer (Deputy CTO)

Take your next career step at NeSL with an amazing team that is energizing the transformation of Financial Institutions.

National E-Governance Services Ltd. (NeSL) is India’s first Information Utility (IU) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. NeSL’s primary role is to provide authenticated information about debt and defaults by securely managing financial data of borrowers and lenders. It plays a critical role in India’s financial infrastructure by providing a digital, trusted, and efficient ecosystem for debt resolution and transparency.

Role Overview

The Deputy Chief Technology Officer (Deputy CTO) at NeSL plays a mission-critical role in executing the organization’s technology strategy and ensuring robust, secure, and scalable delivery of all technology platforms and services. Working closely with the CTO, the Deputy CTO is responsible for translating strategic vision into execution, driving engineering excellence, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance across all technology functions.

Technology Leadership & Strategy Execution

• Assist CTO in formulating the Technology Strategy.
• Preparing and executing the Technology roadmap and implementation plans aligned with the Technology Strategy Ensure alignment of Technology / solutions delivery aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Identify and enhance existing IT Architecture considering the modern technology and engineering best practices
• Evaluate and implement suitable emerging technologies which are necessary for innovative transformation and efficiency in service delivery of the organisation.
• Focus of “Security-by-Design” and “Privacy-by-Design” approach for development and maintenance of Application Systems.
• Supervise the Tech team to derive outcome with focus on performance and productivity

Platform Architecture & Engineering

• Lead the design and development of secure, scalable, resilient and high-availability application systems
• Ensure API-first, cloud readiness, and platform agnostic architecture.
• Drive performance optimization, scalability, and disaster recovery readiness
• Support systems like IU platforms, Open APIs, and digital workflows

Application Development &DevSecOps

• Drive end-to-end delivery of application development lifecycle (Secure SDLC).
• Implement Agile, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices
• Ensure code quality, test automation, effective and traceable version control and release management efficiency
• Support business growth with improvement in engineering productivity and automation to offer faster turn-around for features / services required by market.

IT Operations & Infrastructure

• Ensure high system uptime, performance, and availability
• Oversee infrastructure, database, and production systems
• Drive incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive actions
• Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity readiness
• Manage and provide speedy production support at L3 level.
• Supervise and ensure productivity / SLA parameters are met by Production Support team (Run-The-Business).

Cybersecurity & Compliance

• Ensure implementation of cybersecurity controls and frameworks
• Collaborate with Information Security Department (ISD) and CISO forrisk based vulnerability management and secured release management.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, CERT-In, IT Act, DPDPA etc.
• Drive audit readiness and ownership for closure of findings in IT systems of the organisation.

Stakeholder Management & Sales

• Engage with various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. regulators, banks, NBFCs, technology service providers and partners)
• Drive integrations, onboarding, and platform adoption by the clients
• Provide technical leadership in stakeholder discussions
• Support solutioning and technical presales initiatives

Delivery Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure on-time delivery of projects with quality
• Implement governance around secured SDLC, change management, and release management.
• Identify risks associated with the IT systems and mitigate proactively
• Monitor delivery KPIs and performance metrics of the Project / Tech teams
• Monitor and measure the SLA and productivity parameters of Technology Vendors / Service providers.

Innovation & Modernization

• Drive tech stack upgrades and modernization initiatives
• Identify, propose and justify the deployment of appropriate AI/ML platforms to encourage automation and facilitate dashboards for any on-demand required on analytics (internal or external)
• Enhance system performance, resilience and scalability
• Define improvement cycles andlead continuous improvement initiatives

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead cross-functional technology teams
• Build high-performance engineering culture
• Drive talent development, retention, and succession planning
• Foster innovation and accountability
• Drive positive work culture and engagement
• Aling and drive towards organizational priorities
• Demonstrate capability to manage the Technology Function during the absence of CTO

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Project delivery timelines and quality
• Platform uptime and system performance
• Stakeholder onboarding and satisfaction
• Compliance and audit results
• Engineering productivity and code quality
• Innovation and modernization progress
• Team engagement and retention
• Effectiveness of communication with various internal and external stake holders.

Requirements

• 15–22+ years of experience with atleast 7 years of technology leadership roles
• Strong experience in enterprise applications, architecture, and IT operations
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or regulated domains
• Expertise in APIs, cloud, DevOps/DevSecOps, and cybersecurity
• Understanding of IBC, RBI, SEBI, IBBI ecosystems

Location
Bangalore

Reporting To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Why Join NeSL?

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead technology platforms that support India’s financial ecosystem and digital public infrastructure. As an AVP, you will influence engineering strategy, lead modernization and DevSecOps transformation initiatives, mentor future technology leaders, and build resilient, secure, and scalable platforms serving critical national objectives.

What we offer

An exciting work experience in a class apart company and industry leader whose mission is to provide a fully digital and superior experience in documentation, authentication, storage and access of financial and operational debt obligations in the country, held as evidence, through its entire journey starting from contract execution and to be the most complete and current information repository in the country for loans and debt obligations.

More About us

NeSL is India’s first Information Utility and is registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) under the aegis of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The company has been set up by leading banks and public institutions. The primary role of NeSL is to serve as a repository of legal evidence holding the information pertaining to any debt/claim, as submitted by the financial or operational creditor and verified and authenticated by the parties to the debt.

We Value Diversity

At NeSL, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, abilities, ethnicity and generations. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, gender identity or any other status projected by applicable law. We comply with all applicable laws in every jurisdiction in where we operate.

Last Date to Apply: 15^th Oct, 2026

To Apply
Email your resume to hr@nesl.co.in with Subject line – “DCTO”