Delivery Unit Leader

OverviewStrategic and Operational responsibilities for the Delivery Unit, including methodologies, process improvement, resource productivity, sales/pre-sales support, tender management, delivery management, capability development, billability/utilization, financials, and client management support.ResponsibilitiesStrategic: 1) Delivery Excellence: Methodology Development — Ensure that all methodologies, processes and tools required for the successful delivery of services of Java and .Net services are developed and/or sourced as per best practices. Process Improvement — Develop departmental roadmap to continually improve processes for development, testing, release, creation and maintenance of technical specifications, and other key processes related to application development and integration, and modernization. Resource Productivity — Oversee the delivery unit’s activities and operations to ensure optimal productivity and timely delivery of projects.2) Sales and Pre-Sales Support: Opportunity Identification — Support Pre-Sales teams in identifying opportunities for cross/up-sell across clients in collaboration with Product Management team and help Sales teams in converting them. Proposal Support — Provide technical expertise in preparation of proposals, ensuring that Malomatia capabilities are accurately represented to meet client needs.3) Tender Management Support: Strategic Evaluation — determining the strategic fit and feasibility of RFP and Tenders’ purist. Resource Estimation — estimate resource requirements for potential tenders.Operational1) Delivery Management: Technical Leadership — Provide strategic guidance and technical oversight to teams ensuring alignment with project objectives. SDLC Oversight — Oversee the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including estimating requirements, application development, testing, implementation, client follow up, support and governance. Issues Resolution — First line of escalation for Project Managers. Provide ad-hoc technical and functional support required for technical decision processes, resource allocation and capacity planning.2) Capability Development: Capability Development Ownership — Own the development of Delivery Unit Capabilities. Team Upskilling — identify skill gaps within the team, and manage training programs to address needs.3) Billability and Utilization: Resource Allocation — based on project needs and priorities, balancing workload distributions and skill-availability to maximize billable hours. Team Utilization — Monitor and optimize the utilization of team members, ensuring high-utilization rates. Performance Reporting — Track and report on company-specified billability and utilization targets, making adjustments as needed to ensure financial success.4) Financial Management: Budget Planning — Plan and manage the budget for the Delivery Unit. Invoicing Management — Oversee the initiation of invoicing for clients and 3rd party vendors.5) Client Management Support: High-Level Systems Requirements Analysis — Take inputs from meetings with clients and other stakeholders to determine application requirements based on program priorities, regulatory changes and system needs. Client Interaction Support — Support Project Managers, as necessary, in managing clients’ interactions, providing technical insights. Client Escalation Support — Supports Project Managers to facilitate timely resolution of all customer feedback and handling of escalations if any.QualificationsUniversity degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Information Technology with specialization in Information Technology from a recognized university.12+ years of progressively larger experience in information technology management with the focus on application development/package implementation.At least 8 years of experience in managing a Scrum project/team through all phases of the SDLC.TechnicalTechnology Expertise: Strong technical background with hands-on experience in delivering custom applications using Java and/or .NET.Integration Technologies: eServices development experience using integration technologies and patterns, including but not limited to APIs, and microservicesCloud Platforms Experience: Understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure/GCP/AWS and experience with cloud-based services and deployment models.DevOps Practices Experience: Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).Implementation of DevOps key practices like Continuous Integration and Continuous DeliverySoftware Quality Assurance: Software quality assurance best practices and methodologiesProject Delivery Experience: delivering projects using Waterfall and Agile methodologiesRequired SkillsTechnical (Minimum four competencies are required)Cloud Platforms Experience: Understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure/GCP/AWS and experience with cloud-based services and deployment models.DevOps Practices Experience: Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchest