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