PHP Developer

• Must have 8 + years of technical experience in IT industry developing/ supporting Software applications in PHP/ MS SQL with Python knowledge (preferred)
• Must have working experience in any of the SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
• Should possess experience on leading and coordinating a project team's overall performance, scope, cost, and deliverables. Experience in Version control, Code analysis, review, Documentation and project management skills are mandatory.
• Drive Project teams with project direction, metric definition, and performance management in turn support internal & Client's goals delivering Successful projects.
• Should be experienced with technical support function and should possess strong skills to make high impact decisions despite incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Accountable for scheduling, work plans, technical direction, staffing, and performance management/development of employees in assigned areas.
• Takes a leadership role in transitioning processes from operations to project to ongoing support.
• Must have experience working with senior management team providing complete visibility on the projects via MS Office tools or any standard reporting tools.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement in a manner that excites and motivates people.
• Should provide guidance and recommendations that drive results to improve business processes and operations service delivery. Must have strong customer service skills to address issues/escalations.
• Ability to coach, motivate, and provide career tracking for subordinates within the team.

Responsibilities include:

Customer Engagements:

• Act as Delivery Managers from customer perspective.
• Review change requests and its impact in line with customer change management process. Governance and ensuring tasks are executed as per plan.

Requirements Gathering:

• · Lead technical architecture analysis, requirement gathering and due diligence activities.

Design & Solutioning

• Participate in customer (internal/external) engagements (pursuits, projects, discussions) and own the Solution from a technical point of view.
• Develop a comprehensive set of sound recommendations as part of customer engagements.
• Ensure technical deliverables are in line with customer expectation/standards.
• Drive solution identification and implementation
• Lead the team in formulating, articulating and prioritizing key milestones.

Project Governance:

• Prepare project plan and deliver as per plan.
• Contribute to project planning and effort estimation, based on understanding of technical requirement.
• Continuously work with customer & team to set expectations regarding deliverable progress of the project.
• Proactively identify technical risks in immediate area of responsibility.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management:

• Ensure proper stakeholder and relationship within and other towers (including vendors) and escalate up on to leadership team where there is an impact to the project/customer deliverables.

Knowledge Management:

• Participate in new technology trainings and conduct sessions for peers/other associates. Attend domain related training programs and update business team on emerging domain specific solutions.

Team/People Management:

• Act as a mentor and buddy to associates and new hires.
• Work in identifying training needs of the team.

Train associates on technical concepts. Quality & Process:

• To review and approve the process changes and drive domain specific process to drive the internal and customer audits.
• Accountable for scheduling, work plans, technical direction, staffing, and performance management/development of employees in assigned areas.
• Takes a leadership role in transitioning processes from project to ongoing support.