Director, Application Development-Platform Engineer

JOB SUMMARY:   

Oversees day to day application development projects and engineering while leading continuous improvement on process definition and compliance. Directly manages software engineers and project managers.  Delivers on commitments to discipline partners and collaborates with architects on major organizational initiatives across multiple channels & platform. Functions as the technical decision-maker and problem solver to deliver projects on time and on budget.  Promotes project quality and manages the application development team to promote satisfaction with all technology teams and business partners by following standard application development tools and processes.  Manages continuous improvement program to improve quality, consistency, and client satisfaction. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE    

Education and Experience  

Required: 

10+ years of application development leadership experience that includes: 

7+ years of technical experience within architecture development, integration of backend systems and development 

Experience in designing, managing and maintaining API gateway (Akana or other industry leading) and developer portal in Production environment.  

In-depth knowledge of integration approaches and architectures 

Deep understanding of the pros and cons with cloud-native solution, microservices-architecture and API orchestration architecture 

Experience with technologies – Java, NoSQL, Spring boot, Kafka, Docker, K8s, Cloud  

Experience & understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, logging, metrics, monitoring, tracing, service mesh, LTM, GTM, SEO etc. 

Strong understanding of API platforms, back-end services, database and networking components of full stack infrastructure 

Direct management of cross functional, sourced, or matrixed teams 

Undergraduate/graduate degree or equivalent education + experience 

Preferred: 

Experience with defining API gateway roadmap and with automated API provisioning. 

Demonstrated success leading medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations  

Proven management experience in strategic planning and budgeting within one or more business groups 

Experience with and knowledge of IT outsourcing activities in a managed services environment 

Proven management experience in application development across waterfall and agile environments. 

Digital Customer Experience platforms (Adobe AEM and Marketing Cloud, Analytics, DTM, Target, Search & Promote) 

Proven knowledge of SDLC; good understanding of ITIL v3 Framework 

Proven knowledge of Agile methodology; preferably SAFe Agile 

Experience with Play / Akka frameworks, GraphQL 

Active contributions to OSS projects 

Relevant technology certifications 

Experience in full stack development 

Experience with Content Management Systems 

Good process management, negotiating, influencing and problem resolution skills  

Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment 

Knowledge of business environment, service requirements and hospitality culture 

Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, decide and influence appropriate courses of action 

Ability to understand and communicate the lifecycle of technologies and applications and to translate into business strategies for the client organizations. 

Solid understanding of IT financial structures and ability to manage to corporate financial processes and standards - including drivers of process costs 

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy to understand business terms 

Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls and leading in a managed service environment 

Ability to bridge the gap between technology and business 

Self-driven, curious and a fast-learner, and able to work in a fast-paced environment launching new consumer products to market 

Possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks 

Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate between technical and business teams 

Relevant experience in systems integration and development, package analysis and implementation 

Excellent collaborator, working in fully agile product or software delivery teams regionally 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation skills 

Working in a Product-based model and building strong partnerships with Product