Desired Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, ES or related field
• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in a technology environment in a software development organization required
• Must have at least 7-8 years of relevant experience working through the design, development, release cycle, and delivering software products
• Experience with Scrum methodology and Agile practices
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
• Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress along with other Metrics
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Ensure the team strives to make each increment of functionality potentially shippable
• Interact with Product Owners & PMs to prioritize requirements
• Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs
• Direct managerial responsibility for 20+ or more individuals
• Should be involved in project management responsibilities like planning, budgeting, estimation, tracking, reporting, risk & issue management etc
• Proficient in MS Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc
• Proficient in authoring, editing and presenting technical documents such as FRDs, TSDs and architecture documents
• Experience using object oriented design and development methodologies preferred
• Experience in web based application software development
• Experience in UML and design patterns
• Exposure to cloud platforms like Amazon, Azure Rackspace would be a great plus
• Fundamental understanding of web-based systems programming and development
• Relevant experience with web based and ecommerce applications
• Understanding of relational databases
• Ability to adjust and set priorities to meet deadlines
• Recommend improvements and assist in implementing best practices
• Support the development managers and project leads as necessary
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional project teams
• Ability to work effectively in a professional manner with technology staff, business stakeholders, end users, management and others outside the organization
• A record of successful delivery of software applications as an individual, team leader and/or development manager
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to effectively present information to team members and management, customers and prospects
• Excellent team building, people and management skills
• Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail
• Must be self-starter, proactive and willing to learn and grow with the business
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Must demonstrate a hands-on approach, attention to detail and results orientation