Senior Technical Manager- JAVA

What success looks like in this role:

Project & Delivery Management

• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple projects/programs, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality goals are met.
• Drive Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban) across teams, ensuring sprint ceremonies, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking are effective.
• Lead project planning, estimation, risk management, dependency resolution, and tracking.
• Manage release planning, including CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins builds, hotfix releases, and production deployments.
• Ensure effective incident handling and hotfix delivery with minimal downtime.
• Track and report project/program KPIs, status, and risks to senior stakeholders and customers.

People Management

• Lead, mentor, and coach a team of engineers (backend, full-stack, DevOps, QA) to drive performance and career growth.
• Conduct performance appraisals, goal setting, and feedback discussions in alignment with organizational frameworks.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Work with HR/leadership on workforce planning, hiring, and retention strategies.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for customers on project delivery, risks, and escalations.
• Build strong customer relationships through proactive communication and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, architects, and other stakeholders to align on scope and expectations.

Technical Awareness & Governance

• Understand solution architecture and technology stack (Java Spring Boot, microservices, AWS cloud services).
• Collaborate with architects and leads on design reviews, technical debt management, and best practices.
• Ensure teams follow coding standards, CI/CD processes, testing practices, and release governance.
• Promote DevOps culture by working closely with release engineering and operations teams.

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You will be successful in this role if you have:

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 12+ years in software development & delivery, with at least 5 years in project/program management and people leadership.

Core Competencies

• Proven expertise in Agile/Scrum project management and scaling practices across multiple teams.
• Strong background in software delivery management, estimation, and release processes.
• Hands-on understanding of technologies:
  • Java Spring Boot / Microservices architecture
  • Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, etc.)
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience managing distributed teams and working in a matrix organization.
• Ability to balance program aspects (scope, cost, schedule, quality) with team well-being and growth.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in large-scale enterprise application development.
• Exposure to Agile at Scale frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Nexus).
• Knowledge of DevOps, observability, and production support models.

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