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Role: Associate Lead, Software Engineer – Specification Technology

Location: Bangalore - India

Job Description

This position will be focused on owning and driving the visualization specification tool (CET) development team based out of India and any other locations in future, supporting solution delivery for Miller Knoll Business partners’ world-wide. This will be a business partner, application development and process centric role that requires high performing individuals with exposure to multiple technologies, strong analytical background and knowledge of manufacturing and services domains. Also, this role should work on broader technical architectural aspects of combined MillerKnoll extension and to engage with Configura resource to help us guide on some work around modernizing and eliminating technical debt. This role is not limited to geographical boundaries as it aims to support multi-national Herman Miller business capabilities around the globe.

Shift Timing: 12.00 to 9.00 P.M.

Key Responsibilities shall Include

Delivery management

Work closely with Scrum Masters, POs, SA, QA, and Data lead to ensure everyone is on the same page with regards to prioritization and delivery expectationsWork with various scrum teams and the Systems Architect to understand technology gaps, challenges, issues and then engage the team to address these and ensure they are not encountered again

Team Performance

Ensure optimal team performance by measuring velocity, doing course corrections, establishing metrics to measure individual output, scrum team output etc.Being part of the code submit review process and establishing benchmarks for quality and productivityEnsuring the team is sufficiently trained and skilled in their respective area of work / tasks by taking help from the Technical Analyst and senior developer resources as necessary.

Resource Allocation and Optimization

Monitor team bandwidth, resource allocations and ensure team members are being utilized optimally to reduce wastage of effort and manpowerIf there is a genuine overload of work, then coordinate with the team manager to understand the need and get necessary approvals to hire additional headcountManage the nominated individuals who can support the team in training and mentoring other members, in interviewing and code reviews and ensure their efforts are tracked efficiently and recorded for reporting and transparency purposes and to acknowledge and recognises contributors periodicallyParticipate in hiring process and ensure quality individuals are brought into the team and are retained with continuous engagement and their utilization is in the best possible way.

Individual Contributor

As a working team lead, you will also participate in development activities and ensure quality product development and ownership of work areas as would be expected from a senior development professional. You should be able to reserve anywhere between 60-70% of your daily work time to software development and individual contribution activities and where necessary you should take the help of the Product Technology manager to help you with other tasks.

Essential experience

A minimum hands-on experience of 5 years or above on the CET platform and your previous title as Senior Visualization Specification Developer or above.Experience with recruiting, managing and driving high-performing CET developersSCRUM certification and experience being a Scrum masterExperience in the field of visualization technology

Ideal candidate

An individual who has attention to detailWith good technical skills to fit into the individual contributor role as well.With good communication and articulation skills.A strong team player with good feedback from existing stakeholders and team members within the projectA graduate / post-graduate in mechanical engineeringAbility to work individually or within a team environment and having good leadership instincts & qualities.Willing to work in UK / US shift on need basisAbility to identify/understand the business problem and develop a solution for itAbility to stay focused on defined tasks even when there are no immediate results or there are distractionsWilling to experiment and learn on your own and not get discouraged when something doesn’t work right the first time.Ability to take ownership of multiple projects / tasks and priorities in a healthy work environmentSolid understanding of System development, design, testing, implementation and support process.Ability to take direction, constructive criticism and work to specified deadlinesAdhere to process and procedures defined for the role, the team and the organizationA good track record of live systems in the production environment with some proof of quality of delivery.

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