• **Role:** + Lead FCSD Technology’s software engineering practice in India + Consult with Global FCSD software delivery teams& Business Partners on current state implementations to guide & refine Technical Architecture, Integrations, Security & Dev Tooling. + Create, socializes, and publish Technical Architecture Standards & Reuse patterns that can be used by software delivery teams to implement solutions faster, integrate with Enterprise Systems and align to best practices. + Collaborate with and provide feedback to Enterprise IT Operations, Cyber Security, General Counsel & Dev Enablement teams to ensure Technical Architecture Standards & reuse patterns are aligned with Enterprise Cloud& API Strategy, Security & Privacy Policy and practical for software delivery teams to adopt. + Establish and operate the software engineering community of practice in India. + Manage the relationship with vendors. + Provide consulting on license usage and future needs. + Continue to further develop technical specialization and expertise by: + Sharing, consulting, and transferring critical& experiential technical expertise to others throughout Ford in centers of excellence, as well as internal and external presentations. + Deepening domain knowledge through consumption of external conferences, publications, and courses. **Responsibilities for Candidates** + Technical expert who has experience building platforms, underlying services for re-use, and DevOps capabilities + Understands business priorities and technical feasibility in order to prioritize the platform backlog, identify dependencies, and manage risks. + Conduct product and technology experiments, user interviews and other validation techniques to gather feedback and product insights + Track, prioritize and resolve technical debt so it does not hinder product growth. + Attends Tech Councils and provide feedback and support to accelerate software product delivery. + Work with Purchasing and General Counsel on purchases of products + Identifies areas within software delivery process and application ecosystem that require cohesion across the platform and addresses them through common engineering policies. + Assess the technology feasibility of the product line roadmaps + Employs and/or champions extreme programming software processes, culture, best practices, and techniques. + Communicates openly and frequently with the team by being responsive to in-person prompts. + Actively works to identify and remove/ mitigate risks and blockers to product delivery. + Assesses the overall health of the product and prompts key decisions to move it forward. **Educational Qualification & Years of Experience:** + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related technical field required. + 15+ years with progressive responsibilities in a Cloud Technical Architecture Advisory and or Delivery Role, for large, complex software engineering transformations at large companies, ideally in the Manufacturing Sector **Leadership skills:** + Must be able to think and act strategically, without constraints + Must be able to operationalize and assist teams with abstract technology concepts + Strong demonstrated competencies on cloud and digital platforms + Strong communication, collaborative, and influencing skills + Proven ability to work closely with senior leadership + Strong personal presence and capabilities to resolve technical concerns **Functional/Technical skills:** + Demonstrated ability to drive development of highly technical technology services and capabilities + Experience with Lean methodology & Test Driven Development + Demonstrated understanding and ability to drive API economy and solutions + Demonstrated understanding and ability to drive highly available consumer ready Internet properties and technical platforms + Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style to the audience + Ability to work collaboratively and navigate complex decision making in a rapidly changing environment + Strong leadership and communication skills and the ability to teach others **Requisition ID** : 48585