Leads the creation of a comprehensive end-to-end detailed solution with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS) and System Requirements Specifications (SRS) and is largely focused on large-scale, complex or enterprise projects. May also be accountable for complex programming / coding.
1. Strong in application development and application support in the following areas:
a. Server-side core Java J2EE Coding (Intermediate expertise)
b. Unix Shell/Python Scripting
c. Configuration management- MKS, Bitbucket, etc.
d. AutoSys or similar scheduling tool
e. Strong RDBMS knowledge (DB2 preferred)
f. ITIL foundation
2. Working knowledge in the below infrastructure concepts:
a. TSM, AIX or LINUX, DB2 or other RDBMS
b. Load Balancer, WebSphere/IHS, DR (Disaster Recovery) and HA (High Availability)
c. Data encryption, file transfer solutions, data replication
d. Availability & capacity management of platform
e. Networking & firewall
3. Strong to expert in documentation process in the all the PDLC & SDLC artifacts
4. Willing to learn new technologies in the area of Content Management Domain e.g. IBM Content Manager OnDemand, EMC SourceOne, Actuate Xenos
5. Strong problem-solving & analytical skills
a. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills – Creating, updating, modifying existing code
b. Develop and conduct test case scenarios for performance or load testing cases
6. Should be able to mentor new or Junior Developers and motivate the team members
7. Strong communication and interpersonal Skills
8. Ability to develop deep understanding of the application and platform to take technical decisions
9. Working experience with architecture, risk management & other stakeholders as an application owner
10. Strong on application & infrastructure metrics- experience in executive status reports
1. Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and SRS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture
2. May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding
3. Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives
4. Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders
5. Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)
6. Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems
7. Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed
8. Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application
9. Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity - including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc.
10. Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards
11. Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience
12. Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design
13. Support knowledge management processes for LOB / portfolio and ensure knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
14. Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement
15. Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity
16. Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders
17. Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques
18. Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
19. Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
20. Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
21. Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers
22. Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units