Director - Automation - Cloud - Production Engineering Team

As a Director for Automation, the individual will lead the Production Engineering team and own the Point Automation roadmap across all the engagements. Key role expectations are:

- Create, own and execute the automation roadmap across multiple engagements using various tools and technologies, within given constraints.

- Act as the Lead Business Analyst for the automation activities in the IT Infrastructure domain.

- Identify opportunities of automation within engagements; create business justification for the same, evaluate build vs buy decisions, identify risks and solutions and implement solutions.

- Design and implement the delivery process using appropriate SDLC methodologies and tools.

- Own the business requirement gathering and analysis, design of the solution, effort estimation and formulation of resource requirements, tracking of progress, reporting status and issue resolution.

- Own the PMO for the projects being executed.

- Train, motivate and mentor team members.

Key Responsibility Areas:

Project Management

- Lead the Requirement Gathering and analysis activity.

- Effort estimation, scheduling, resource requirements, etc.

- Deployment of resources to execute multiple projects simultaneously.

- Risk identification and resolution.

- Track and review Development/QA progress.

- Reporting of status to key stake holders.

Process Management

- Implement formal SDLC process as a part of development process.

- Implement PMP/Agile based Project Management process.

- Identify and implement tools for Build/QA/Versioning/Bug tracking/Document repository, Project tracking and reporting, etc.

People Management

- Hire resources according to project requirements.

- Mentor and train resources to acquire new skills.

- Performance management of resources through a process of continuous monitoring and feedback mechanism.

Desired Skills and Experience

Educational B.E., B.Tech. Or Equivalent in any discipline of Engineering.

Desirable certifications in TOGAF, PMP, ITIL, Agile Scrum.

Experience At least 12 years of industry experience

At least 5 years of experience in leading a development team.

At least 5 years of experience in implementing automation projects across various Infrastructure services amp; technologies like Compute, Networking, Storage, etc.

Job-related Skills:

Technical Skills:

Should have experience in coding/scripting using technologies like C#/.Net, Python, PowerShell, etc.

Should have exposure to Monitoring tools (like Nagios, Zenoss, etc.) and ITSM tools (Remedy, ServiceNow, etc.).

Should have exposure to developing web-based Dashboard and reporting applications. Professional Skills:

Demonstrated commitment to continuous personal improvement of business and technical skills, including the ability to learn and apply new technologies and techniques.

Strong service attitude and a commitment to quality.

Flexible, continuous learner and knowledge sharer, enthusiastic, personable self-starter, works well in team environment, appreciates challenge, comfortable and effective working in new areas that require experimentation and rapid problem solving

Management/Personal Skills Management Skills:

Should have exposure to Project Management.

Should be comfortable with SDLC methodology.

Should have exposure to PMP/Agile based Project Management.

Should have exposure to Build/Version Control/Test tools.

Should have exposure to People Management (Hire/Train/Mentor).

Personal Skills Strong listening and question based solutioning skills.

Ability to uncover business challenges and develop a custom solution to solve those challenges Ability to secure trust and influence over peers in the organization.

Ability to clearly form and communicate ideas for wide audiences, both internal and external client stakeholders.

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral are required.

Should have the ability to work in ambiguous scenario