Engineering Excellence - Sr. Group Manager/ AD
- Acentra Health
- 15 - 20 years
- Chennai
- 1 month ago
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Job Description
Location:India/Remote
About the Job:
To lead and drive engineering excellence across the organization by establishing best practices, fostering innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role provides strategic leadership, empowers development teams, oversees the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, and ensures alignment with business goals while fostering a high-performing team environment.
What you will do:
Strategic Leadership (35%)
- Define and implement the organizations engineering excellence vision, strategy, and roadmap.
- Champion the adoption of modern engineering practices, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies, to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Partner with senior leadership to align engineering strategies with business objectives, ensuring measurable outcomes.
- Lead organizational change initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of cloud-native, containerized, serverless technologies, and AI-augmented architectures to future-proof software solutions.
Innovation and Technology Oversight (25%)
- Establish and lead Generative AI initiatives for software development, testing, and operational improvements, leveraging tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or custom AI models.
- Drive the integration of AI-assisted tools for automated code generation, predictive analysis, and intelligent test case creation to improve development productivity.
- Drive innovation by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies such as AI/ML, low-code platforms, and observability tools.
- Lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to assess new tools and methodologies for organization-wide adoption.
- Establish and enforce coding, security, and architectural standards to maintain the integrity of software solutions.
- Collaborate with product teams to architect solutions that are scalable, secure, and user-focused.
- Ensure compliance with ethical engineering practices, organizational policies, and regulatory standards while deploying technologies.
Team Leadership and Development (20%)
- Build and mentor high-performing development teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
- Establish clear performance expectations and measurable goals for team members that align with organizational objectives.
- Conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for development and growth.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
- Recognize and reward high-performing employees to boost morale, productivity, and retention.
- Address performance challenges proactively and implement improvement plans to support team success.
- Mentor and guide engineering managers and team members in leadership development and career progression.
- Act as an advocate for team members, ensuring their contributions are recognized and aligned with strategic goals.
- Provide guidance and career development opportunities to engineering managers and engineering employees.
- Develop and implement training programs and workshops to upskill teams on modern technologies and best practices.
Operational Excellence and Metrics (10%)
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to evaluate engineering productivity, quality, and delivery timelines.
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of dashboards and reporting systems to provide visibility into project status and team performance.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards, including 508 compliance, security best practices, and accessibility standards.
Who you are:
Education & Experience:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
Core Competencies
- Proven track record of leading large-scale software development initiatives with a focus on cloud-based and enterprise-scale systems.
- Expertise in modern software development frameworks and architectures, including microservices, event-driven systems, serverless, and AI-augmented technologies.
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring teams, resolving performance challenges, and fostering professional growth.
Technical Skills:
- Software Development Leadership: Demonstrated ability to oversee the strategic design and delivery of robust, scalable, and high-performing software solutions using modern development methodologies and tools.
- System Design and Architectural Vision: Expertise in defining and guiding the implementation of scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures, including cloud-native, distributed, and microservices-based systems, to align with organizational goals.
- Development Lifecycle Management: Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring streamlined processes for requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Cloud Strategy and Infrastructure Oversight: Proven experience in leveraging cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and infrastructure automation tools to drive operational efficiency and scalability.
- Quality Assurance and Risk Mitigation: Strategic oversight of manual and automated testing processes to ensure system reliability and alignment with organizational quality standards.
- DevOps and CI/CD Enablement: Leadership in establishing continuous integration and delivery pipelines to improve delivery timelines, ensure system stability, and support organizational agility.
- Data Governance and Optimization: Understanding of data management strategies, including relational and non-relational database systems, to ensure data integrity, scalability, and alignment with enterprise goals.
- Security and Regulatory Compliance: Strategic focus on embedding security and compliance frameworks into development processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements such as GDPR and accessibility standards.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Expertise in fostering collaboration through modern version control and project management tools while ensuring alignment between technical initiatives and organizational objectives.
- Technical Communication and Documentation: Proven ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment while supporting cross-functional initiatives with comprehensive documentation.
Additional Qualifications:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and adapt to changing requirements.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in healthcare or regulated industries is preferred.
- Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Developer, Azure Solutions Architect) are desirable.
Scope:
Leaders who typically direct and manage a department and implement goals which are driven by corporate strategy. Have a significant impact on the operating income of the company. This level manages resources, such as the allocation of project resources and department budgets.
- Drive organization-wide engineering transformation, aligning technical initiatives with business goals.
- Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability across the engineering organization.
- Lead initiatives that improve software quality, team productivity, and customer satisfaction.
- Implement resource allocation strategies, oversee project execution, and manage department budgets.
Soft Skills:
- English Language proficiency is required to effectively communicate in a professional environment.
- Excellent communication skills are a must.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a creative mindset to bring fresh ideas to the table.
- Should demonstrate confidence and self-assurance in their skills and expertise enabling them to contribute to team success and engage with colleagues and clients in a positive, assured manner.
- Should be accountable and responsible for deliverables and outcomes.
- Should demonstrate ownership of tasks, meet deadlines, and ensure high-quality results.
- Demonstrates strong collaboration skills by working effectively with cross-functional teams, sharing insights, and contributing to shared goals and solutions.
- Continuously explore emerging trends, technologies, and industry best practices to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Head - EngineeringEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Acentra HealthLocation(s): Chennai+ View Contact
Keyskills: Generative AI Azure AI/ML ChatGPT Engineering Excellence AWS GitHub Copilot Google Cloud
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