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Job Description Why Join Iris Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of India's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture that truly values your talent and ambitions Join Iris Software one of the fastest-growing IT services companies where you own and shape your success story. About Us At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential. With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services. Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation. Working with Us At Iris, every role is more than a job it's a launchpad for growth. Our Employee Value Proposition, Build Your Future. Own Your Journey. reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it. We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best both personally and professionally. Curious what it's like to work at Iris Head to this video for an inside look at the people, the passion, and the possibilities. Watch it here. Job Description - Define and communicate the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the core platform, encompassing infrastructure, shared services, common frameworks, developer tools, and security standards. - Act as the voice of the internal customer (other Product Teams, Engineering Teams, DevOps) to understand their dependency needs, pain points, and requirements for performance, scalability, and resilience. - Analyze market trends in platform technology (e.g., Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Observability) to ensure the platform remains modern, cost-effective, and competitive. - Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the platform, focusing on technical metrics like developer velocity, system reliability, security compliance, and cost efficiency. - Manage, groom, and prioritize the Platform Backlog, translating architectural epics, technical debt, and cross-cutting requirements into clear user stories with defined acceptance criteria. - Lead Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews) for the Platform Engineering team. - Balance conflicting priorities between immediate feature delivery support, critical security patches, and necessary long-term architectural investment (technical debt repayment). - Collaborate with the Chief Architect and Engineering Leads to ensure all platform development aligns with the overall Enterprise Architecture. - Accept or reject completed stories based on the Definition of Done, ensuring high standards for code quality, documentation, security, and operational readiness. - Serve as the primary liaison between the Platform Engineering team and the consuming Product Teams. - Manage communication and dependencies across multiple technical teams, clearly articulating platform capabilities, upcoming changes, and migration paths. - Create and maintain high-quality documentation (APIs, integration guides, service catalog) to accelerate adoption and reduce cognitive load for dependent teams. - Conduct internal demos and training to socialize new platform features and drive adoption across the organization. - 5+ years of experience in software development, engineering management, or product ownership in a technical domain. - 4+ years specifically serving as a Product Owner or Technical Lead for a platform, infrastructure, or shared services team. - Proven experience working with complex, distributed systems (Microservices, APIs) and Cloud-Native technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP). - Candidate should have a technical background history in platform & product development - Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and service meshes. - Knowledge of core platform components such as API Gateways, identity management (OAuth/OpenID), monitoring (Observability), and container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker). - Ability to read, understand, and discuss technical designs, architectural diagrams, and trade-offs with Principal Engineers. - Exceptional ability to synthesize complex technical information into strategic business context for executive review. - Proven track record of influencing without direct authority and building consensus among senior technical leaders. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills for technical and business audiences. - Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of driving multi-quarter initiatives across organizational boundaries. Mandatory Competencies DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Development Tools and Management - Development Tools and Management - CI/CD Architecture - Architectural Patterns - Microservices DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - Cloud Platforms - AWS DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - Cloud Platforms - Azure DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - Cloud Platforms - GCP DMS - Data Analysis Skills Agile - Agile - Extreme Programming Beh - Communication and collaboration Perks And Benefits For Irisians Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click here to view the benefits.