Technical Manager (Java 8, Payments / Cards)

Job Responsibilities

• Plan technical deliverables (including any system enhancements and upgrades) to meet project's requirements within allocated budget and schedule.
• Plan & collaborate across different application teams to manage technical dependencies of the solution.
• Plan, monitor and manage risks/issues related to technical delivery.
• Provide status update related to technical delivery to Project Manager (PM)/ Program Manager.
• Partner with System Analysts, Functional Business Analysts and SME's to collate, understand and finalize functional and technical requirements.
• Provide Systems input to specification phase (effort estimates, high level delivery plan) based on impact assessment etc.
• Partner with Development Manager in managing application teams to build the enhancements.
• Partner with Test Manager to ensure completion of System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance / load testing and application security testing with quality results.
• Prepare and manage technical implementation plan across application teams - coordinate technical implementation activities across application teams to ensure non-event production cutover and adequate post implementation support.
• Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions.

Job Requirements

Technical Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar domain.
• 10 - 15 years of experience.
• Strong technical knowledge and/or platform knowledge in Open Systems.
• Strong technical knowledge in Java 8, Spring boot, Microservices, DevOps Systems.
• Good business domain knowledge in Retail and Corporate Loans Origination systems, Business or Credit rules management is a plus.
• Good knowledge in financial services policies, procedures, products and industry practices preferred.
• Experience in implementing large-scale, highly available applications or other large project implementation.
• Experience in service-oriented technologies.
• Proven result-oriented person with a focus on delivery.
• Experience in actual systems development work, with prior coding, functional specifications and technical specifications and systems development and testing experience (in aggregate no less than 8 years).
• Good understanding and experience in software development cycle (Waterfall/Agile best practices).
• Highly effective communicating with technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with non-technical stakeholders.
• Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and vendor management skills.

Good to Have

• Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory.