10 FIS engineering leaders
A vice president of engineering for digital retail banking, senior directors of software engineering and engineering, and directors of engineering, software engineering and cloud architecture are among the roles held today by these ten FIS engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at FIS from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andy Bell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud Architecture and Framework Engineering · FIS
Andy Bell has been Director, Cloud Architecture and Framework Engineering at FIS since January 2026, based in the United Kingdom. Andy Bell was Director, Analysis and Design at TSYS (2017 to 2026), Associate Director, Distributed Technology, Global Technology Services at TSYS (2013 to 2017) and Manager, Systems Design and Build at TSYS (2010 to 2013).
Brian Gaudiosi
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering, Digital Retail Banking & Assisted Channels · FIS
Brian Gaudiosi has been Vice President of Engineering, Digital Retail Banking & Assisted Channels at FIS since June 2024, based in Greater Philadelphia. Brian Gaudiosi was Senior Director, In-Person Experiences & National Convenience at Capital One (2020 to 2024) and Director, Site Reliability & Platform Engineering at Capital One (2017 to 2020).
Edric Ta
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · FIS
Edric Ta has been Director of Engineering at FIS since July 2024, based in Cerritos, California. Edric Ta held Engineering Leadership roles at Lyft (2019 to 2021 and 2022 to 2023) and at Meta (2021 to 2022), and was Director, QA and Release Engineering at The Walt Disney Studios (2013 to 2019).
Lauren Miller
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · FIS
Lauren Miller has been Director of Engineering at FIS since June 2026, based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and has held a Development Manager role at FIS since 2021. Lauren Miller was a Product Owner at FIS from 2017 to 2021 and an Implementation Analyst at FIS from 2011 to 2017, and describes a background as a functional development manager.
Liz Sink
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · FIS
Liz Sink has been Director of Software Engineering at FIS since December 2025, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Liz Sink was Director of Software Engineering at Amount (2023 to 2025), Senior Software Engineering Manager at Amount (2022 to 2023) and Software Engineering Manager at Amount (2020 to 2022).
Nicolas Descamps
LinkedInExperience: Software Engineering Senior Director · FIS
Nicolas Descamps has been Software Engineering Senior Director at FIS since July 2024, based in the Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, and was Software Engineering Director there from 2022 to 2024, Program Manager from 2018 to 2022 and Software Delivery Manager from 2015 to 2018. Nicolas Descamps was an IT Project Manager at Euroclear (2013 to 2015).
Si Cheng
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · FIS
Si Cheng has been Director of Software Engineering at FIS since February 2026, based in the Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area, and was Senior Development Manager there from 2024 to 2026 and Development Manager from 2020 to 2024. Si Cheng was a Program Manager at SunGard - now part of FIS (2015 to 2020).
Thomas Jeans
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · FIS
Thomas Jeans has been Senior Director of Engineering at FIS since August 2024, based in Hagerstown, Maryland. Thomas Jeans was a Senior Manager at Capital One (2019 to 2022), a Software Engineering Manager at Capital One (2018 to 2022) and a Software Engineer at Capital One (2014 to 2022), and describes being a software engineer and people leader.
Umesh Adhikari
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Software Engineering - Payments · FIS
Umesh Adhikari has been Senior Director Software Engineering - Payments at FIS since October 2024, based in Reading, England, and describes leading the software development for FIS Payment Hub. Umesh Adhikari was Head of Architecture at Pollinate (2021 to 2024) and Director of Technology, Financial Services at Publicis Sapient in 2021.
Vijay Saradhi Varanasi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · FIS
Vijay Saradhi Varanasi has been Director of Software Engineering at FIS since September 2025, and describes the role as engineering leader at FIS Digital Originations. Vijay Saradhi Varanasi was Director of Software Engineering at Amount (2021 to 2025) and Senior Engineering Manager at SS&C Technologies (2015 to 2018).
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- 02How do you work with product, operations and security colleagues when an engineering decision affects their plans?
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