Technology Head - IT Solutions - IT Firm

Job Description :

- The incumbent should be a hardcore technology expert.

- Excellent com skills and strong in representing the organization at customers end

- Adapt to the latest technology trends and deep understanding of solution designing.

KRA's :

- Technological Analysis and Strategy Management

- BFSI exposure

- Handling Project Management

- Costing and Estimation Management

- Risk Management

- Sales

- Account Management

- Tech expert ( Open source, CMS, Web Tech, Mobile Tech, new source )

The incumbent should have the following attributes:

Business Acumen :

- Translates the client's business requirements into systems design

- Challenges business design when appropriate. Offers creative alternatives regarding business design Technical Depth

- Resolves complex technical issues

- Provides mentoring on best practices and processes.

- Ensures quality based on experience

- Deployment Considerations

- Understands what it takes to deploy an application - processes, procedures, organization, performance, etc.

- Works with a client on their tracks (planning, integration points, milestones)

Technology Strategy :

- Balances the considerations of what it takes to deploy an application -- processes, procedures, organization, performance, etc.

- Works with the client on their tracks (planning, integration points, milestones)

Project Processes :

- Leverages their knowledge of the stages of the One Team Approach

- Utilizes the deliverables from other disciplines and OTA phases

- Plans and drives: bus design, tech design, development, stabilization, pilot, parallel, production tracks, cut-over, support

- Promotes the value of project processes and establishes these processes on a new project

- Educates and ensures that team follows processes.

- Defines and assesses completeness of work

Project Management :

- Establishes high, mid and micro level plans for the team

- Sets technical direction and manages a team of up to 30 people

- Anticipates issues & risks and work towards resolving them, readily escalates project and account level issues

- Partners with the project manager and client to establish scope management process

- Actively manages scope at the project level

- Quickly evaluates the LOE, complexity and risk involved in adding a scope item

Estimation :

- Independently leads the estimation effort for a project

- Reviews other's estimates and points out holes

- Actively works to quantify project risks in the estimate