Job Summary
Experienced Technology Delivery professional who manages the successful technical delivery of products. A skilled technology expert who works across multiple squads or hives for delivery of complex Features, Epics & Releases.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver solution intent and application designs, produce clear and comprehensive design and solution intent documents.
- Support business in appropriate sequencing of the backlog, refinement, and rationalization through a technical lens.
- Oversee the implementation of microservices architecture where applicable
- Design APIs and ensure they are secure, scalable, and well-documented according to standards
- Manage and mitigate technical risks in the delivery.
- Present Solutions to the architecture review forum.
- Architecture Review Forum: 4 statements that requires PO's attestation (part of LuW)
- In submitting this initiative for approval at the QPR, I attest that I have started or completed these requirements
- Where I have started but not completed these requirements, this is in accordance with the requirements from the risk group
- Where I have not started, I have received dispensation from the respective risk group(s) to proceed without fulfilling the requirements, in part or in full
- Where I have not received dispensation, I have received approval from the QPR Coordinator to submit this initiative into the proposed backlog for approval
- Align with technology architects on the target solution design to minimize technical debt.
- Align technical solutions and the applications with established security control requirements, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation to avoid potential penalties
- Collaborate with Security Champions to identify and implement the necessary security controls tailored to the specific delivery or process.Identify Applicable Security controls by engaging with Security Champs
- Review and approve the chapter 1 & 2 of the Solution Intent within the eSDLC framework before it proceeds to Domain or Country Architect approval.
- Technology Governance
- Comply with System Delivery controls and attest for it with every (technical) release to production
- The controls cover: Requirements, Architecture (see Architecture Review Forum below), Security (see Cyber Security Services below), Development, Testing, IT Resilience, Service Level Management, Tech Operations & Support, Release Management, SW Configuration Management
- Complete comprehensive security impact assessments to ensure compliance with governance requirements and mitigate potential risks.
- Ensure compliance with bank compliance guidelines & standards (e.g., data protection), address tech compliance (ESDLC) requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Perform solution sizing, design detailed technological solutions for platforms, applications, or collections of applications..
- Collaborate with IT Change and Release Managers to develop strategic delivery and release plans with technical dependencies.
- Proactively identify cross-hive or squad dependencies and risks, and develop mitigation plans to address them without waiting for formal planning sessions.
- Develop change implementation, release plans, and run books with technical dependencies, aligning all partners with support from the squad and architect.
- Regularly reviews squad metrics in regards to Predictability, Quality, Squad Sentiment and supports the team to better value delivery.
- Work with chapters to promote quality engineering, technical craftsmanship and drive solution standardization and service reusability.
- Develop and drive application strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Subdomain Tech Lead.
- Ensure the technical consistency of solutions in the Hive with the business architecture, technology architecture and enterprise technology standards.
- Execute the Hive's product vision with the Chief Product Owner.
- CPO drive technology roadmap collaboration with the SDTL and Engineering Lead.
- Communicate technical feasibility and constraints, articulate clear explanation of technical issues to stakeholders
- Contribute to technical innovation and share knowledge within the engineering community.
- Design review of CDH solutions including integrations
- Guidance of best practices for Pega CDH implementations
- Identify potential project risks and issues
- Support anchoring of overall technical solution while cascading the same to project delivery teams
- Creating the optimum technical solution in the context of the customer's environment, requirements, and financial resources.
- Ensure adherence to Bank's standards and acceptance at architectural review meeting.
- Development of Data Flows/Data Sets/Strategies required to support the Reporting Requirements
- Understanding the NBA requirements and the complete CDH architecture
- Reviewing and contributing to the deployment activities and practices
- Contributing to overall technical solution and putting it to practice
Business
- Develop and drive application strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Subdomain Tech Lead.
Processes
- Regularly reviews squad metrics in regards to Predictability, Quality, Squad Sentiment and supports the team to better value delivery.
- Work with chapters to promote quality engineering, technical craftsmanship and drive solution standardization and service reusability.
People & Talent
- Contribute to technical innovation and share knowledge within the engineering community.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies, lead internal workshops and seminars, encourage team participation in innovation initiatives
Governance
Technology Governance
- Comply with System Delivery controls and attest for it with every (technical) release to production
- The controls cover: Requirements, Architecture (see Architecture Review Forum below), Security (see Cyber Security Services below), Development, Testing, IT Resilience, Service Level Management, Tech Operations & Support, Release Management, SW Configuration Management
Skills and Experience
- Java/J2EE, Soap, Rest, XML, JSON Jspring, Jboss Fuse
- Agile/Scrum
- Cloud Engineering / Architecture
- Oracle / PostgreSQL
- Mobile Platform Skills
- DevOps
Qualifications
- No Specific Certification is required, but a wide range of cloud , architecture certifications and trainings are expected