Specialist I

9 - 12 Years

2 Openings

Pune

Role Proficiency:

Systematically develops and promotes technology solutions ensuring the developed solution meets both functional and non – functional requirements.

Outcomes:

• Develop and promote technical solutions which support the business requirements within area of expertise.

• Ensures IT requirements are met and service quality maintained when introducing new services. Considers the cost effectiveness of proposed solution(s).

• Set FAST goals and provide feedback to FAST goals of mentees

• Innovative and technically sound for project analysis in depth.

• Uphold the standards and best practices by adhering to them in his/her work as well as by implementing them in the team's work by reviewing and monitoring.

• Provide innovative contribution within the team by coming up with ideas to automate repetitive work.

• Able to mentor Developers in such a way that they can progress to the next level of growth.

• Conduct peer reviews and demand high quality standards for the reviewed deliverables.

• Conduct technical assessments for hiring candidates to Developer roles.

Measures of Outcomes:

• Adherence to engineering process and standards (coding standards)

• Defined productivity standards for project

• Schedule Adherence

• Mandatory Trainings/Certifications

• Innovativeness (In terms of how many new ideas/thought processes/standards/best practices he/she has come up with)

• Maintain quality standards for individual and team

• Adhere to project schedules for individual and team

• Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project

• Number of defects in the code

• Number of defects post delivery

• Number of noncompliance issues

• On time completion of mandatory compliance trainings

• Adhere to organizational policies and processes

Outputs Expected:

Code:

• Independently develop code for above Maintain best coding and engineering practices

Configure:

• Implement and monitor configuration process

Test:

• Create and review unit test cases
  
  scenarios and execution

• 100% code coverage for unit testing

Documentation:

• Sign off templates
  
  checklists
  
  guidelines
  
  standards for design/process/development

• Sign off deliverable documents – design documentation
  
  requirements
  
  test cases and results

Design:

• Creation of design LLD architecture for Applications
  
  Features
  
  Business Components and Data Models

Interface with Customer:

• Proactively influence customer thought process

• Consider NPS Score for customer and delivery performance

Manage Project:

• Contribute to module level development

Manage knowledge:

• Consume and contribute to project related documents
  
  share point
  
  libraries and client universities

• Creation of knowledge sharing assets

Assists others in resolving complex technical problems::

• Manage all aspects of problem management activities
  
  investigating the root cause of problems and recommend SMART (specific
  
  measurable
  
  achievable
  
  realistic
  
  timely) solutions

Development and review of Standards & Documentation::

• Maintenance of software process improvement activities; communicating to a range of individuals
  
  teams and other bodies.

Skill Examples:

• Proactively identify solutions for technical issues

• Ability to maintain technical evaluation procedures

• Ability to estimate project effort based on the requirement

• Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications

• Break down complex problems into logical components

• Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practices

• Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback to team members

• Create and articulate impactful technical presentations

• Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication

• Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions

• Proactively ask for and offer help

• Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning; handling multiple tasks.

• Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables on time with a quality product

Knowledge Examples:

• Deep level proficiency in the specialist area.

• Proficiency in technology stacks

• Appropriate software programs / modules
• Programming languages
• DBMS
• Operating Systems and software platforms
• SDLC
• Integrated development environment (IDE)
• Agile – Scrum or Kanban Methods
• Knowledge of customer domain and sub-domain where problem is solved.
• Knowledge of new technologies (e.g. Data science AI/ML IoT big data and cloud platform etc RDBMS and NOSQL
• Deep knowledge of architecting solutions and applications on cloud-based infrastructures.

Additional Comments:

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Summary of This Role: Lead the development and delivery of software solutions in the Payments Domain, leveraging expertise in PERL, PostgreSQL, and DevOps tools. Responsible for guiding a team, architecting robust systems, and ensuring technical excellence in all phases of the software development lifecycle. What Part Will You Play? - Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical direction and fostering professional growth. - Oversee the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of scalable payment solutions. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive project success. - Ensure adherence to coding standards, DevOps practices, and agile methodologies. - Conduct code and design reviews, troubleshooting, and hands-on problem solving. What Are We Looking For in This Role? - Deep expertise in PERL and PostgreSQL with extensive experience in DevOps practices (Github, Jenkins, etc). - Proven ability to manage and mentor junior team members. - Strong communication skills, especially when working with geographically dispersed teams. - Experience in designing and optimizing databases and backend technologies. - Ability to architect, develop, and deploy solutions using modern tools and platforms. Job Complexity - - Responsible for complex software design, development, and deployment tasks - Handle architectural decisions and technical problem solving for business-critical solutions - Engage with stakeholders across locations to understand requirements and deliver solutions Supervision - - Mentor and guide junior developers, reviewing their work and supporting their growth - Supervise project tasks, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met Minimum Qualifications: - BE / B Tech / MCA years of development experience Preferred Qualifications: * Skills / Knowledge - - Expertise in Perl programming - Experience with database design, DDL, and DML for PostgreSQL and/or Oracle - C Programming, Oracle, Linux OS, GCP (or any cloud platform awareness) - Proficiency with development tools such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code

• PERL programming (Must have)
• Knowledge on APIs (Must have)
• PostgreSQL / Oracle (Must have)
• Payments domain expert, ISO 8583 / APACS / BIC-ISO protocols (Must have)
• C Programming (Desirable)
• DevOps (Desirable)
• GCP (Desirable)

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients' organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.