Job Description
Job Description (JD): Engineering Manager (Software) - Aditya Birla Health Insurance
Company: Aditya Birla Health Insurance (ABHI), Aditya Birla Group (ABG)
Role: Engineering Manager - Software Engineering
Job Band: Band 9
Location: Thane / Mumbai
Reporting To: Head of Engineering
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Summary
The Engineering Manager will lead engineering teams delivering business-critical platforms for Aditya Birla Health Insurance. This role owns tech solutioning, system performance, and end-to-end technology delivery, with a strong foundation in ASP.NET and MS SQL, and proven capability in team and stakeholder management.
Mandatory Prerequisites
- 10+ years of experience in the software domain (mandatory).
- Strong hands-on and delivery experience in ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL).
- Prior experience leading teams and owning end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications.
Key Responsibilities (aligned to KPIs)
1) Tech Solutioning (KPI)
- Lead technical solutioning for new initiatives and enhancements across core insurance systems and digital journeys.
- Drive architecture/design decisions ensuring scalability, security, auditability, and maintainability.
- Review solution designs and code quality enforce engineering standards, best practices, and governance.
- Partner with Product, Business, Security, Architecture, and Operations to align technology solutions to business goals.
2) System Performance (KPI)
- Own system performance, reliability, and resilience across application and database layers.
- Lead performance tuning and optimization of MS SQL (query optimization, indexing strategies, execution plans).
- Drive monitoring, incident management, RCA, and preventive action planning to reduce recurring issues.
- Establish performance SLAs/SLOs and ensure readiness for peak loads and business-critical events.
3) End-to-End Tech Delivery (KPI)
- Own delivery from requirement elaboration through design, development, testing, release, and post-release stabilization.
- Drive estimation, sprint planning, execution tracking, and dependency management across teams.
- Ensure adherence to SDLC, change management, security/compliance requirements applicable to BFSI/Insurance.
- Coordinate with QA, DevOps, Security, Infra, and vendor partners for smooth releases and operational excellence.
Technical Skills
- ASP.NET (web applications / APIs), enterprise application development.
- MS SQL Server: data modeling, stored procedures, performance tuning, indexing, optimization.
- Azure services including Queue management and cache management
- Strong understanding of integration patterns, application security basics, and production troubleshooting.
- Exposure to CI/CD, automated testing, and modern delivery practices is preferred.
Soft Skills (Mandatory)
- Team management: coaching/mentoring, performance management, building high-performing teams, hiring support.
- Stakeholder management: clear communication, expectation management, negotiation, and cross-functional alignment.
- Strong ownership, decision-making, and ability to handle ambiguity in fast-paced environments.
Preferred Domain Experience
- Health Insurance domain experience preferred with a Broader BFSI experience.
- Health & Wellness domain is a strong advantage.
- Familiarity with compliance, audits, and regulated environments is desirable.
Key KPIs / Success Metrics
- Tech Solutioning: quality of designs, reduction in rework, scalability/security alignment, architectural improvements.
- System Performance: uptime/availability, performance improvement, incident reduction, RCA closure effectiveness.
- End-to-End Delivery: on-time releases, predictable delivery, reduced defect leakage, improved release quality/stability.
