Overview
SUMMARY
Engineering Manager provides technical direction for development, design and systems integration. This position involves guiding technical leads in ensuring the solution design is implemented in a technically sound fashion. This role also reviews the work involved and follows the project through testing and production deployment phases
Technical manager works collaboratively with clients/users, the development team, and various stakeholders within the company to ensure the delivery of all products in an efficient, timely manner
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvide technical direction for the design, development and systems integration right from definition phase through implementation.Works with product management in prioritization of requests for new and existing product functionality as per client needs and product roadmap.Govern code review, security review, performance review processes.Ensure release commitments are met with a robust DevOps strategy.Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure seamless delivery takes place within the lifecycle of existing products Must coach and mentor teams in terms of enhancing their technical strengthsOrganize and plan process improvements involving quality of deliverables including coding practices, automated unit testing, code review, security, performance, branching processes.Will be needed to work with clients or client representatives to talk about our technology aspects and ensure that the Scrum Masters have the needed support to walk through technical issues if any.Should be able to work with people from a process and mentoring basis.Should inculcate industry trends and best practices to improve product delivery, stability and scalability for our clients Easily recognizes system deficiencies and implements effective solutions. Ideal candidate should have worked in product companies and multiple release cycles which also involved technical solutioningFacilitates team meetings effectively Holds regular status meetings with development team and other Senior Managers.Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations to large teams including executive members Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully Astute cross-cultural awareness and experience in working with international teams (especially US Leadership)Manage the development of team by ensuring that project tasks are in line with each team members career interests when possible Set and manage performance objectives for the engineering team and inspires team to attain goals and pursue excellence Identify opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change Remain on the forefront of emerging industry practices
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESEngineering Manager is a supervisory role. You will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments.This role is responsible for hiring, performance management, growth and development of the team.
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION & SKILLSBachelor's or master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field12+ years of related experience
SKILLS & COMPETENCIESExperience in leading the development of .NET solutions (Strong .NET skills with MVC, jQuery, Web services/Web API, Ajax) for enterprise scale applications.Understands complex database and performance scaling concepts and effectively employs different database /application design techniques to ensure they scale by addressing any performance issuesExpertise in OOPs, Design Patterns and Best Practices in SOAExposure to tools on performance and security as well as code coverage and automated unit testing for MVC/jQuery/WCF services applicationsStrong delivery capability in an agile development environment.Proven track record of delivering complex enterprise class products on time and with superior qualityPreferred skills: DevOps - SVN, GIT/ BitBucket, Team City, Jenkins, Enterprise Service Bus/ Micro Services/ Caching / ORM, Rules EngineKnowledge on these skills will be added advantage: Release management, Azure/ Amazon Cloud or FICOExcellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication and leadership skills.Ability to lead and coach big teamsEffective communication and presentation skillsProven track record of delivering complex enterprise class products on time and with superior quality
LOCATION/TRAVELThis position is located at Hyderabad office, India