Why Join Iris
Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one ofIndia's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture thattruly values your talent and ambitions
Join Iris Software - one of thefastest-growing IT services companies- whereyou own and shape your success story.

About Us
At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential.

With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us
At Iris, every role is more than a job - it's a launchpad for growth.

Our Employee Value Proposition, Build Your Future. Own Your Journey.reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.

We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best - both personally and professionally.

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

A. Platform Strategy and Vision

Define and communicate the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the core platform, encompassing infrastructure, shared services, common frameworks, developer tools, and security standards.
Act as the voice of the internal customer (other Product Teams, Engineering Teams, DevOps) to understand their dependency needs, pain points, and requirements for performance, scalability, and resilience.
Analyze market trends in platform technology (e.g., Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability) to ensure the platform remains modern, cost-effective, and competitive.
Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the platform, focusing on technical metrics like developer velocity, system reliability, security compliance, and cost efficiency.

B. Platform Development and Prioritization

Manage, groom, and prioritize the Platform Backlog, translating architectural epics, technical debt, and cross-cutting requirements into clear user stories with defined acceptance criteria.
Lead Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews) for the Platform Engineering team.
Balance conflicting priorities between immediate feature delivery support, critical security patches, and necessary long-term architectural investment (technical debt repayment).
Collaborate with the Chief Architect and Engineering Leads to ensure all platform development aligns with the overall Enterprise Architecture.
Accept or reject completed stories based on the Definition of Done, ensuring high standards for code quality, documentation, security, and operational readiness.

C. Stakeholder Management and Communication

Serve as the primary liaison between the Platform Engineering team and the consuming Product Teams.
Manage communication and dependencies across multiple technical teams, clearly articulating platform capabilities, upcoming changes, and migration paths.
Create and maintain high-quality documentation (APIs, integration guides, service catalog) to accelerate adoption and reduce cognitive load for dependent teams.
Conduct internal demos and training to socialize new platform features and drive adoption across the organization.

Required Qualifications & Skills

A. Experience

5+ years of experience in software development, engineering management, or product ownership in a technical domain.
3+ years specifically serving as a Product Owner or Technical Lead for a platform, infrastructure, or shared services team.
Proven experience working with complex, distributed systems (Microservices, APIs) and Cloud-Native technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

B. Technical Fluency

Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and service meshes.
Working knowledge of core platform components such as API Gateways, identity management (OAuth/OpenID), monitoring (Observability), and container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker).
Ability to read, understand, and discuss technical designs, architectural diagrams, and trade-offs with Principal Engineers.

Mandatory Competencies

BA - Business Analyst - Requirement Gathering

BA - Business Analyst - GAP Analysis

BA - Business Analyst - SWOT Analysis

BA - SQL

BA - Business Analyst - Business Process Modelling

Beh - Communication and collaboration

Perks and Benefits for Irisians
Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click to view the benefits.

Product Owner - Lead