Why Entersekt
Founded over 16 years ago, with more recent investments from Accel-KKR, Entersekt is a leader in digital banking fraud prevention and payment security, including mobile authentication, mobile app security, and 3-D Secure authentication for issuers, acquirers and payment networks. We offer highly scalable products with a track record of success across multiple continents.
Entersekt enables secure digital transactions for leading financial institutions globally. We exist to create a world where everyone can transact digitally without fear or compromise. Currently, we protect the digital transactions of over 210 million active users on our platform and hold 120 active patents that recognize innovation in digital security, payments, and user experience. Entersekt offers customers secure authentication and digital payments experiences that remove unnecessary friction. Entersekt has a diverse product portfolio and aggressive roadmap that positions the company well to sustain competitive advantage as it expands globally with emphasis on North America and European markets.
The Ideal Candidate
You’re a senior engineering leader who has modernised software delivery at scale and knows how to drive consistent engineering excellence across multiple product teams. You’ve led transformations involving CI/CD, test automation, progressive delivery, AI-enabled engineering practices, and cloud-native architectures.
You’re comfortable influencing a matrixed organisation, setting standards, and guiding POD leaders without direct line authority. You balance engineering rigour, risk management, and speed, while partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and Platform Engineering.
You enjoy driving clarity, structure, and governance in environments that are scaling quickly, and you have a strong track record of bringing consistency to engineering processes while enabling innovation and autonomy.
The Role
The VP of Software Engineering is accountable for enterprise-wide engineering standards, release governance, toolchain strategy, and AI-driven engineering transformation across our product development PODs.
This role serves as the central owner of the SDLC, quality gates, metrics, release patterns, architectural governance, and engineering operating model. It drives alignment across PODs without initially taking direct line management of engineering team leads, but with clear authority to define, enforce, and continuously improve engineering practices.
You will partner closely with POD Leaders, Product, Architecture, SRE/Platform Engineering, Information Security, and GRC, ensuring our products meet high standards of reliability, security, compliance, and delivery consistency, all while embedding modern engineering practices across the SDLC.
Responsibilities
Skills and Experience
Successful candidates for this role will generally possess the following qualifications and skills:
SUCCESS MEASURES (12–18 MONTHS)
Personality Attributes
We place a lot of value on how we treat prospective employees and appreciate the time and effort that goes into job hunting. That is why we aim to keep the hiring process as quick and seamless as possible while ensuring the best possible fit for both you and the company.
Working at Entersekt is truly a dream. You get exposed to cutting-edge technology, colleagues who are leaders in their fields, and an awesome working environment that includes flexible hours, remote work, and plenty of growth opportunities.
Apply for this position by following the "apply now" tab and or viewing our other roles at Entersekt Careers page.
Entersekt is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the global communities we serve. For all South Africa-based roles, preference will be given to candidates from historically disadvantaged groups, in accordance with local Employment Equity objectives.
Why Entersekt Founded over 16 years ago, with more recent investments from Accel-KKR, Entersekt is a leader in digital banking fraud prevention and payment security, including mobile authentication, mobile app security, and 3-D Secure authentication for issuers, acquirers and payment networks. We offer highly scalable products with a track record of success across multiple continents. Entersekt enables secure digital transactions for leading financial institutions globally. We exist to create a world where everyone can transact digitally without fear or compromise. Currently, we protect the digital transactions of over 210 million active users on our platform and hold 120 active patents that recognize innovation in digital security, payments, and user experience. Entersekt offers customers secure authentication and digital payments experiences that remove unnecessary friction. Entersekt has a diverse product portfolio and aggressive roadmap that positions the company well to sustain competitive advantage as it expands globally with emphasis on North America and European markets.
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