Development Manager - IT

Job Title

Development Manager - IT

Job Description

Relevant experience required (in years) 12 - 18 years with minimum 5 to 7 years of technical/operational experience managing software development in high-performance, low latency application architectures and software products.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 years as a software engineer or architect working with microservice applications
• Product Development background with experience in DevOps will be a plus
• Minimum of 2 years experience working with SCRUM teams and Agile Development
• Experience managing 4+ SCRUM teams and 30+ developers
• Experience with enterprise software development
• Expert working knowledge/experience with event driven applications based on domain driven designs utilizing micro-services through ubiquitous business domain language
• Experience in working with multinational teams within a matrix organization
• Strong coach on implementation of SAFe or Agile scrum and working with Architecture teams to assess and size story/epics
• Working knowledge of developing/deployment of container based applications within cloud systems (Azure, AWS, etc.) utilizing Kubernetes clusters
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with creative mindset and strong customer focus
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Ability to understand and represent both the business and technology within the SDLC
• Willingness to travel internationally (10-30%)
• Strong English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Good interpersonal skills (work well within a team) and ability to influence at various levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical/leadership abilities and able to drive team members to rapid technical recommendations.
• Warehouse domain knowledge is a plus
• Working experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.) is a plus
• Working experience with TDD or BDD software methodologies is a plus
  
  

Role & Responsibilities

Working as the Software Development Manager of the product and software development groups within DCS India, this role will have the following duties and responsibilities

• Experience taking a lead role in continuous improvements of complex software systems/product/technology that have been successfully delivered to customers to ensure a productized software delivery of solutions
• Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Comfortable mentoring and coaching direct reports as well as managing teams in India
• Experience with distributed computing, cloud native applications, and enterprise-wide systems
• Experience influencing best practices within your team and intentional alignment with global development organization, ensuring that product development is consistent and consumable by the global organization and customers
• Drive increasing development performance with KPI based metrics around quality, velocity, etc. and communicate with management/stakeholders on those metrics and milestones
• Deliver software with increasing use of automation for testing and delivery
• Collaborate with Product Manager, Technical Product Owners, and Software Architects in refinement and defining feature functionality and acceptance criteria to meet product roadmap
• Works with Solution/Software Architects to help define the solution and produce cost estimations
• Manage project conflicts, challenges and dynamic business requirements to meet expected deliverables
  
  

About The Company Vanderlande

Website www.vanderlande.com

Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 9,000 employees, all committed to moving its Customers businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. It has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation.

Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.

Why should you join Vanderlande India Global Capability Center (GCC)

• We are certified as Great Place to Work by the prestigious Great Place to Work Institute.
• Flexible and Hybrid Workplace.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• Mediclaim benefit including parental coverage.
• On-site company health centers with a gym, employee wellbeing sessions, in house doctor support.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• Opportunity to collaborate globally.
  
  

Being you @Vanderlande (Diversity statement)

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.