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Your Role and Responsibilities We are looking for enthusiastic and talented Software Development Manager to join our team to lead a global team of software professionals. You will work as part of the Development team with a focus on the following key responsibilities:
Lead a team of engineers to meet release dates along with committed deliverables on-time and with quality,
Plan and manage component design, coding and functional testing to drive quality of deliverables
Balance priorities and work assignments across team members following agile processes to meet delivery schedules
Interface with product management and offering managers to understand customer requirements and business prioritization
Work with architects and technical leaders to build development plans
Drive development activities, monitor progress, collaborate to align dependencies, remove blockers for team members and manage risks
People management of technical talents executing HR programs for employee acquisition, development, performance management and optimization, retention, and separation
Required Technical and Professional Expertise Relevant experience of 20+ years:
Demonstrated leadership with atleast 10 years of hands-on technical IT industry experience preferably in the area of Systems product R&D associated with Cloud/AI technologies
Atleast 5 years of People Management experience, preferably managing Managers as well as Senior Technical resources
Proven ability to manage and lead/guide/mentor technical team and been part of their talent & career development - essentially a people champion
Good problem solver – business/technical solutions, conflict resolution, expert negotiator
Familiar with Enterprise Server (Unix/Linux) Operating System (advantage if familiar with IBM Z Systems as a consumer or user)
Technically associated with:
Systems Software, and Server/Systems platform architecture and familiar with Virtualization technologies and Performance optimization approaches
Kubernetes, RHOCP, DevOps, Python, GO Language, Docker, Jenkins, etc.
AI Methodologies including Data Science, Generative AI, AI Compiler/Runtime, Machine learning, Deep learning, and Natural language processing, Data Handling, etc.
Familiar with tools to track project & defect progress (RQM, RTC, Clear Quest, Best Quest, github, Jupyter, Jira, Trello, etc.) from program concept to delivery
Experienced in driving process transformation and innovation in the organization
Drive Agile, DevOps, and Design Thinking methodologies at work to streamline the delivery process
Proven ability to work effectively in a global team environment, forming & managing multiple projects across geographies
Proven command over the English language, both written and verbal.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience leading Agile scrum, working with GitHub and other tracking tools.
Experience in working on a SaaS application with SOC2 certifiation
Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and development cycle process
Leading organizational transformation, both technically and organizationally
About Business Unit
IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.
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