About the job Engineering Manager (.NET), Hybrid, Limassol
**Join the future of FinTech innovation! Join our client as an Engineering Manager (.NET) on a Hybrid schedule at their Limassol, Cyprus office**
Emerald Zebra is partnering with a global leader in trading with over 15 years of success and a strong international presence. Our client continues to push the boundaries of financial technology, empowering talented professionals to innovate, collaborate, and grow. This is your opportunity to lead cutting-edge engineering teams, drive scalable cloud-native solutions, and make a tangible impact in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment.
About the Role:
As an Engineering Manager (.NET), you will lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, event-driven backend platforms supporting mission-critical trading operations. You'll set technical direction, mentor teams, and ensure delivery excellence against key metrics including KPIs, SLAs, and OKRs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and enforce .NET architectural standards (Clean Architecture, DDD, CQRS), ensuring performance, resilience, and scalability.
- Govern multi-account AWS setups using Control Tower; design event routing (EventBridge), streaming (Kafka/Kinesis), analytics (Athena/Glue/Redshift), and secure foundations (Security Hub, GuardDuty, WAF, Shield, Secrets Manager).
- Build high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems leveraging async programming, circuit breakers, retries, and compensating transactions.
- Standardize Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, ensure zero-downtime CI/CD, define SLOs and error budgets, and implement observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana.
- Oversee data and ETL pipelines, including CDC (Debezium/DMS/Kafka Connect), ETL/ELT workflows (Glue, Step Functions), and ensure data quality, lineage, and regulatory compliance (GDPR/ASIC/EU).
- Track and report engineering KPIs such as availability, latency, throughput, MTTR, and cost per transaction.
- Coach and develop engineers, lead architecture reviews, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Your Profile:
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience in C#/.NET for distributed, high-volume systems.
- Proven track record in technical leadership and engineering management.
- Experience in trading, fintech, or banking environments (latency, integrity, compliance).
- Expertise in event-driven architectures (Kafka/EventBridge, Sagas, CQRS).
- Strong AWS experience (Control Tower, Kinesis, EventBridge, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, Athena/Glue/Redshift).
- Proficiency in Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitOps, and observability pipelines.
- Knowledge of ETL/CDC patterns, data contracts, and compliance frameworks.
**Must be located in Cyprus**
What's in It for You:
- Salary: EUR 80,000 - 100,000 gross/year based on experience.
- Career growth with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- 22 days of annual leave and paid overtime.
- Full medical insurance after 6 months and 12 paid sick days.
- Provident fund after 6 months for long-term security.
- Daily lunch buffet and fully stocked snack hub.
- Regular team-building events and Friday social gatherings.
- Access to gym facilities, sports activities, and spa perks.
- Dedicated learning and development budget.
- Hybrid Work Schedule
- Monday - Friday ( 09:00 - 17:00 )
Apply now via Emerald Zebra - click on link below!