VP – IT Engineering (Retail/ CPG/ Consumer Market Research Domain) (Leading MNC IT Captive)

Full Time
  • Post Date: August 23, 2024
  • Apply Before: December 22, 2024
Job Description

Role:
– Define and lead Technology roadmap and own end to end delivery, from Architecture to Operations
– Hands on leadership and end to end ownership of leading and delivering platform and products by leveraging modern technology stack
– Drive innovation and efficiency through the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices, oversee the implementation of solutions leveraging advanced analytics and AI/ML capabilities
– Lead full cycle development of strategic initiatives and provide overall technical guidance to the application teams
– Performance Optimization: monitor and optimize systems for efficiency, accuracy, and security, implementing incident response measures as needed.
– Work closely with other platform, product and engineering leaders, creating a linkage between technology development and commercial outcomes
– Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices
– Work with various engineer leaders and creative technologist across the ecosystem and bring best design standards to reality, building an ecosystem of tomorrow
– Foster strong engineering discipline, rigor and code craftsmanship across the engineering organization
– Develop and inspire a world class team of engineers and technologist (full stack) fostering the highest quality talent while scaling to meet business challenges
– Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the technology team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment conducive to innovation, growth, and professional development.

Requirements:
– Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
– 18+ yrs of experience of hands-on experience in Data & Software Engineering and architecture/design in the Retail/ CPG/ Consumer Market Research domains
– Strong domain experience in the Retail/ CPG/ Consumer Market Research domains is required
– Deep experience in developing scalable and cloud native customer facing application using emerging technologies, architecture principles
– Experience in driving SAFe Agile and DevSecOps engineering practices adoption.
– Experience in training and upskilling engineers in innovative technologies.
– Hands on, creative technologist and delivery champion, not shy of going deep, spending time with engineering leaders and developers
– Proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, Python, Java, C++
– Deep understanding of data management, sampling, modelling, harmonization, with experience in consumer data and behavior.
– Knowledge of cloud platforms Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, ML (Machine Learning) Studio.
– Experience collaborating with 3rd party data providers and in-depth knowledge of Consumer sourced data.
– Knowledge of data security and compliance requirements, with experience implementing security measures and protocols in data-intensive environments.
– Strong mathematical and statistical background to understand Data Science Models.
– Extensive experience in leading delivery teams in agile software development practices and DevOps
– Advanced knowledge designing for performance, scalability and availability
– Demonstrated experience in designing and building multithreaded distributed systems
– Thrives in a fast paced, high-pressure environment and enjoys being challenged
– Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively influence across cross-functional technology teams, the business and outside the organization

Location: Chennai/ Pune

Company: This position is for a Client of Vertex Corporate Services which is a Leading MNC IT Captive