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CANDIDATE PROFILE - Ideal candidates will have a strong balance of technical and management skills, and experience in setting up and leading competency center. He will be responsible for managing the competency center (50%) as well as perform program management (50%) functions for the Architecture group.

Over all 8 to 9 years in IT industry with expertise in multiple disciples including technical, programme management and governance.

Prior experience in setting up competency centers/COE's from scratch in offshore scenarios

Minimum of 3+ years experience in Project management/program management

Minimum of 4+ years experience in leading technical teams

Should have strong experience in at least/or a mix of technologies - Java/J2EE, .NET, ETL, EAI/Middleware tools

Self-starter, who can deal with ambiguity, maintains focus, drives to clarity and provides innovative solutions.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and deliver results in a matrix organization

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Exposure to work in multi-cultural environment would be a definitive plus

Should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Should be well versed  in software engineering methodologies , agile, continuous integration

Should have experience in budgeting and forecasting.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Establish and run the competency center for niche technologies such as CAST( code analysis) and software factory (continuous integration)

Identify new technologies and build competency for those technologies

Create and execute roadmap to start competency center for various technologies

Perform program management functions for Architecture group

Work with the business lines and drive alignment of scope, timeline, and resource ownership for each project/initiative

Ensure appropriate level of awareness of the initiatives across the organization through effective updates

Collaborate with the global competency center and work towards shared objectives

Resource forecasting and planning (for competency and Architecture group) with businesses and skill development  of associates on a continuous basis

Assess, plan and monitor Architecture and Competency activities on an on-going basis and report on the same.

Key Words: Competency, COE, Center of excellence, Architecture, Architect, PMO, Program Office

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