Director - Architecture & Cloud Engineering

We are seeking an innovative and strategic technology leader to serve as our India lead of Enterprise Architecture and Cloud Engineering. This critical role combines architectural leadership along with cloud transformation leadership. The ideal candidate will drive our technology strategy, ensure architectural excellence, and lead the organization's cloud adoption journey while building and mentoring high-performing teams. Utilize expertise of industry principles, standards, and best practices to efficiently drive delivery of world class technologies meeting scalability, performance, security, quality and reliability objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Champion and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice

• Encourage new ways of thinking and performing. Create a team environment where members embrace change and adopt new practices as a result of leadership/influence, positive approach to problem solving and understanding of the business and technical challenges.

• Build rapport, credibility and cohesion across all business, operational and technology teams. Maintain strong knowledge and understanding of business needs, evidenced by the ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence. Inform business and IT leaders of opportunities/constraints of current and potential architecture capabilities. Act as a subject matter expert and sounding board to technology and business leaders in the development of IT solutions for business needs.

• Provide oversight of technology delivery activities, ensuring schedule, scope, cost and system performance targets/goals are met. Act as a single technology point of contact for business partners. Escalate, address, and communicate issues, as appropriate, with technology and business leaders to achieve timely resolution. Address and communicate impact of production incidents to ensure root cause is determined and permanent solutions are documented and implemented.

• Act as a change agent by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry advances and developments to be incorporated into and improve project life cycles, technology function and business capabilities. Institutionalize process/service management and quality practices to drive efficiency and standards within the organization. Champion and contribute to continuous improvement best practices through rigorous gap analysis and solution ideation and implementation to increase effectiveness of the organization.

• Provide technical expertise to a team of highly technical employees. Develop and maintain a high performing team through effective hiring, coaching, performance/talent management processes. Foster a collaborative, success-oriented team environment where resources are empowered and accountable. Provide work direction, delegation, and prioritization to team. Ensure compliance with company's policies, processes, and procedures.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences

• Extensive experience with major cloud platforms, preferably AWS

• Proficiency in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with 6-8+ years of people leadership experience, including success in leading technical teams and executing technical projects in a quality management framework.

• 5+ years of proven experience and success in short- and long-term strategy planning and execution.

• 3-5+ years of experience and proven success in developing/supporting complex enterprise cloud implementations.

About Our Company
Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 125 years. We are a U.S. based financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence. The firm's focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You'll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Timings

(2:00p-10:30p

India Business Unit

AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office

Job Family Group

Technology

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