Engineering Manager – Digital Platforms

A. Position: Manager / Assistant Manager - Engineering Digital Platforms

Department: Corporate Digital

Location : Chennai

Reports to : Group Head Digital

B. Job Objective

• Create and maintain comprehensive Connected Operations platform for Capsules & Packaging Materials
• Develop and support all use cases spawning out of the Connected Operations platform, along with IIoT based use cases, AI/ML based use cases etc.
• Deliver optimum efficiency from the platform in optimum cost
• Work on incubating cutting edge technology and on subsequent scale-ups

C. Primary responsibilities

• Engage with internal customers (Capsules & Packaging Materials program teams and business teams) in identifying avenues, understanding the requirements for every identified use case
• Create and follow the plan for development of individual use cases
• Own and drive the development of use cases and Connected Operations based initiatives
• Understand, change and maintain the technical architecture and deployment architecture of the IIoT platform and other edge & cloud applications as required
• Maintain agile culture in development
• Establish KPIs for quality and promptness of delivery and continuously strive towards raising the bar on the KPIs
• Remain updated on organizational cybersecurity policies and ensure compliance of all applications with the policies
• Continuously strive towards optimizing the cost of the Azure platform that supports the initiatives, and the performance delivered by the initiatives
• Decide on a prudent mix of in-house development or outsourcing based on several factors such as capability and availability of in-house team and importance of the use case
• Keep continuous tab on latest technological developments and identify technologies that need to be brought in as PoCs, Pilots or as scaled implementations
• Drive a performance driven culture by periodic review of performance parameters and continuous feedback to the team
• Take overall responsibility for people development initiatives and chart out the course of development of each role within the team
• Defining skill gaps of team members and building and enforcing training plans.

D. Key Result Areas

Managerial:

• Ensure clear alignment and communication with program and business teams
• Develop, maintain and follow a detailed plan for the development of each individual use case
• Monitor progress and ensure adherence to timelines and milestones
• Ensure smooth implementation and integration of new initiatives
• Implement agile methodologies and practices to enhance productivity and flexibility
• Efficiently allocate resources to maximize productivity and meet project goals
• Ensure high performance and reliability of deployed initiatives
• Chart out individual development plans and career paths for team roles

Technical :

• Understand the nuances of various programming languages such as Java, Python, JS, SQL etc.
• Stay abreast of new technology and have a keen eye on implementing them within ACG at the right time at the right place
• Incubate new technologies / programming languages/ methodologies / platforms, assess maturity and roll them out as appropriate.
• Architectural expertise on large platforms that span multiple technologies such as IIoT, AI / ML, Low-code platforms, edge computing etc.
• Experience in assessing platform security and implementing necessary counter measures.

E. Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

• Program Management Team & BAs
• Business Teams (Capsules, Packaging Materials)
• Cyber security team
• Product development team

External Interfaces

• External technical auditors
• Cybersec professionals & auditors
• Software development partners and consultants

F. Educational and Experience Requirements:

Minimum Requirement : Bachelors / Masters degree in Electronics / Computer science

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in managing and driving software development of scalable cloud native software platforms in Industrial IoT, smart manufacturing space .

Working experience with multiple technology sets such as IIoT, application of AI/ML, Azure cloud, integration of COTS platforms, Mobile app development, Low code development etc.

Experience : 10 to 12 years of overall experience