Technical CoE Lead- Front-End Development (Cx/Ux/Design)

Role summary​: Set up and scale Cyient’s technical CoE for Front end development (CX/ UX, web/ mobile development) with responsibilities across architecting solutions for deal pursuit and client engagements, PoC development, delivery of client engagements, focused IP/ accelerator development, and mentoring in-house talent in area of expertise

Key Responsibilities:

Solution delivery
Help Project/ Delivery Manager in identifying key technical risks and mitigation plan for the same
Help Project/ Delivery Manager in effort estimation and planning
Lead delivery in select instances and ensure high levels of client satisfaction during delivery
Knowledge management, capability building and training
Build practice of engineers and architects for respective technical domain
Mentor and guide engineers & team leads; nurture and groom in-house budding architects
Handle interviews to attract external talent for the role of Solution Architect/ Team Lead
Provide best practice advice to customers and team members; write ‘Point of View’ document on emerging technology trends; conduct internal sessions on Architecture and Technology topics
Pre-sales & solutioning support
Participate in pre-sales process, contribute to creation of effective proposals for large, complex systems
Architecture definition and PoC development
Lead team of engineers to convert architecture and design into PoC (Proof of Concept)
IP/ accelerator development
Design, architect and lead development of focused IP/ accelerators relevant to the CoE

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred (BE/ B.Tech)
Master’s degree in a related field preferred (ME/ M.Tech, MS, MCA)
13-17 years of experience in IT, including at least 5 years in Architecture roles
Experience in participating in pitches to enterprise customers as Subject Matter Expert
Experience in driving multi-million dollar technical solutions to meet client business needs in industry verticals such as Utilities, Communications, A&D, Auto, Rail, Medical Devices; managing scale delivery through optimal shoring with high client advocacy
Expertise in creating technical documents like Architecture views, Design specifications
Full stack engineering exposure (infra, integration, data, cloud, app), incl. UI/ UX design experience
Expertise in Architecture consulting engagements – Assessment, Blueprint, Roadmap
Experience in Agile, DevOps methodology, CI/ CD, familiarity with leading DevOps tools
Deep expertise in architecting, developing and implementing web and mobile applications with experience across different architectural patterns, e.g. multi-tenancy, federation, cloud-ready

Deep hands-on architecting experience in responsive design, including knowledge of modern Web Applications (incl. Search): Angular, Node, React, Vue and other JavaScript frameworks; mobile app tools and languages: Android, iOS (Swift, Objective-C), or Hybrid (Xamarin, Ionic, etc.)
Experience with Low Code development platforms
Proficient in analyzing consumer usability, customer journey mapping, design thinking, creating interaction design, design based development
Expert in UX design and documentation applications (wireframing, prototype development) such as Invision, Sketch, Axure, etc.
Understanding of full-stack development with one or more of the following technologies:
JVM technologies: such as Java/Scala, Spring/Play/Jersey, Hibernate/JOOQ, Netflix OSS
.NET stack: such as C#, ASP.NET (Web Forms and MVC), .NET Core
Experience in Power Apps or Rapid App Development tools; responsive UI Design and implementation
Knowledge and experience of working with scalable, cloud architecture on cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure

Soft skills:

Ability to deal with ambiguity, able to come out with solution by bringing in clarity & with quality assumptions, adapt and deliver results in unstructured situations​
Take ownership for outcomes; produce high quality work product within deadlines​
Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to elevate technical discussions to business value for senior internal & external stakeholders​
Strong learning orientation; stay abreast of the latest in industry and technology​
Strong team player, able to liaise with diverse set of internal/ external stakeholders​

Location: Hyderabad