Position Description Summary :

SBU PMSD Function : IT-Build

Grade B4 Location : Pune

Position Title : IT Solution Architect

Reports to (Title) : Sr Manager - IT Delivery

Total Staff Controlled :

Position Summary :

Key Objective / Purpose of the Job :

- As part of Network Inventory function within the IT- Build team, this person will be responsible for End to End Cramer Project Delivery Management. The incumbent will work closely with Function Heads/ Product Managers / Enterprise Architects and ensures the technical lead function of driving the design/development of Cramer Inventory Management System and underlying service delivery & integration platforms.

- He/she will manage and coordinate implementation plans and ensures that delivery of project matches requirements and design expectations. The incumbent will work closely with Architecture and PMO teams to ensure high quality product/solution delivery, ensuring supporting documentation and processes in place with best of class product delivered and maintained. He/she will be expected to perform this function with high level of stakeholder management both within company as well as with vendor teams.

Broad Role Activities :

- Interaction with projects sponsors for conceptualization, initialization & build frameworks for strategic initiatives on Cramer Inventory Management Systems.

- Interaction with Business Analyst, Operational Users, IT Dev teams etc. for design & documentation of Cramer Inventory Management Systems at enterprise level

- The role has global responsibilities and drives work on the key building blocks in the IT roadmap for Cramer Inventory Management System. The role requires close interaction with the Business Sponsors and development teams.

- Cramer IMS specialist will play key role in conceptualization of all Cramer IMS Domains as per vision

Key Role Activities :

- Manage the relationship between business teams and delivery team for program Delivery.

- Collaborate with various stake holders within for Cramer IMS program delivery across Domains.

- Interface with other groups within that are involved in project delivery.

- Ensure that appropriate policies and guidelines are strictly adhered to.

- Drive program from project initiation through delivery, interface with internal customers, vendors and other stakeholders.

- Organize cross functional activities ensuring completion of the program on schedule and within budget constraints.

- Need to manage multiple projects within the Cramer Inventory Management Program.

- Identify business Process change requirements due to a new or modified Cramer Inventory Management program.

- Develop and publish Architecture Guidelines

- Design Technical/functional solutions

Project Planning :

- Accountable for planning, prioritizing and execution of project by working with various stakeholders and customers. This includes procurement, integration, time, cost, scope, planning and initiation.

- Directs the development of required project documentation, identification of project goals and generate assignments consistent to meet objectives.

Relationship Building :

- Maintains clear communication with customers on mutual expectations and monitors customer satisfaction.

- Builds business relationships (internally and externally) beyond the project environment.

- Organizes and leads a matrix project team.

- Provides feedback and focus to all team members.

- Mentors and coaches tech leads.

Project Execution :

- Ensures all commitments are met in accordance with project goals/objectives.

- Overall responsibility for project activities. Directs project personnel and ensures compliance with policies.

- Responsible for monitoring and reporting on project financials and schedule progress based upon project goals.

- Ensures strategy for cost control is used.

Requirement Management :

- Understand Telecom service delivery and assurance business processes and its fitment to Cramer IMS.

- Formulate cost effective and efficient solution based on business requirement.

- Should be able to foresee possible scenarios/assumptions/risks at solution stage.

- Should be able to finalize solution with required stakeholders.

- Accountable for planning, prioritization and execution of project by working with various stakeholders.

- Prepare plan and oversee successful implementation of project.

- Participate in product backlog walkthrough and provide sign off on Requirements after due diligence.

- Provide internal IT estimates for project.

- Finalize estimates (schedule and efforts) and communicate same to program manager.

- Create HLA(high level architecture) for Cramer IMS projects and participate in HLA creation with IT for roadmap projects

- Ensure HLA walkthrough and sign off from stakeholders

- Provide inputs to commercial team to conclude negotiation with vendor for issue of PO(purchase order)

Person Specification :

Essential Qualifications :

- Should have a good understating of the industry standards and models; eTOM, ITIL, PMBOK

- Experience in multi-vendor solution development delivering requirements to multiple sponsors through a common platform

- High level of experience and knowledge to deliver projects and able to personally undertake IT due diligence and delivery activities across the platforms.

Requisite Skills :

Technical:

- Hands on experience on Inventory Workflow Manager (IWM) or Sync Engine.

- Hands on experience on Cramer Customization on Resource Manager Customization, Home page customization, Web report customization.

- Customization and implementation experience in Amdocs products Task Engine, Delivery Engine, Sync Engine, Resource Planner

- Implementation experience in Cramer Configurator and Metadata Manager.

- Solution and design experience of Service Delivery and Service Assurance business process.

- Experience in Cramer federation and Cramer consolidation.

- Min 5-6 years- experience in Java and Oracle PL/SQL development.

Functional:

- Bachelor Degree in Engineering-information technology or equivalent

- Technical Project Management experience essential.

- Develop and publish solution design guidelines and integration plans

- Participate in business requirement to technical requirement conversion and drive the project with required documentation (HLD/LLD), solution design and system topology documents.

- Coordinate development activities and ensure technical specifications are delivered to meet business requirements

Behavioral:

- Able to effectively present and communicate technical solution designs to senior management, customers and partners/suppliers

- Must be able to drive the delivery of functional implementation of a solution

- Must be able to own the responsibility for delivery (whether internal delivery or managing 3rd party delivery team).

- Can do attitude

- Should continually strive to improve systems being developed to better business requirements and promote efficiency

- Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written).

- Should be comfortable to work with a team across global time zone and geographies.

- Should have strong attention to detail

Work Experience :

- Over all 10 years - 15 years experience in Inventory Management System design.

- Experience in network inventory tools, design, implementation, enhancement and support of business applications.

This job opening was posted long time back. It may not be active. Nor was it removed by the recruiter. Please use your discretion.