Lead Architect

Job Purpose
Bajaj Finserv Web is a critical component of the companys omnipresence strategy. You will be working with Indias largest NBFCs web technology stack encompassing over 40 business lines and 230 features with nearly 500 million traffic and managing over 30000 webpages.
It is an integrated platform offering a portfolio of products covering payments cards wallets loans deposits mutual funds and loans on lifestyle products ranging from consumer durables to home furnishings.

The Technical Architect will lead a major implementation project collaborating with various POD teams to ensure timely delivery and utilizing technologies like ReactJS SolidJS and NextJS as frontend frameworks AWS/Azure and DevOps while focusing on customer segmentation and personalization.Duties and Responsibilities
Architecture and Roadmap
Create a robust Architecture for the new Web Platform looking at non-Functional aspects including Security Performance Scalability and Availability
Lead Define maintain and own platform and solution architecture for the Customer Facing Asset within wider IT Compliance
Ensure that the roadmap contains the new and yet-to-release features of the core base products like Node JS React JS Solid JS Next JS AWS DevOps pipeline Adobe Target Adobe and Google Analytics NewRelic Akamai and various other frameworks
Must be able to create a validation framework to measure and report the effectiveness of Architecture
Must be able to create a culture of industry benchmarking before releasing or opting any new product/framework and be able to define a robust roadmap and evolution of the same with respect to the current and future needs of the One Web Platform
Collaborate with IT Teams Marketing teams Data teams and partners across the organization to create a sustainable and achievable framework for the platform
Must be able to create a strong understanding of the backend infrastructure and systems while delivering a dynamic personalized and customer first integrated asset
Work collaboratively with various partners to define the Security Architecture of platform including Video hosting Caching Security feature like DOS
Executing POCs to validate technology roadmaps feasibilities & possibilities with scalable solutions which are also versatile inter-operable can co-exist in the overall ecosystem and cost effective
Must create a wholistic Auto Scalable and Highly Available environment across all key components including Node servers.
Leverage and sponsor innovation work both through internal incubators and companys external start-up network to create evaluate and introduce novel technical capabilities into the platform
Foster a culture of innovation and engineering excellence across the Enterprise: modern engineering practices adoption of open source and open standards creating a culture of collaboration and efficiency
Ensure that throughout the year including peak sales season digital assets continue to perform the best by suggesting robust technology frameworks right infrastructure and correct data flow processes
Analyze data like drop-offs bounce rate etc. to constantly evaluate and improve process flows and to identify any tool ideas for processes improvements that can be built to attract the online customer
Partner with Engineering teams across BFL to create an environment that provides an optimal Infrastructure Developer Experience for from IDE and CI/CD through to IaaS provisioning and Cloud Native Service on-boarding and Team development

Add strategic value to processes through competition mapping and best practices adoption
Scout the technology landscape to ensure adoption of emerging solutions and maintain innovative edge
Participate in Project presentation with project priorities timelines quarterly plans etc. to Vertical Head for sign-off
Inspire and influence others to think differently solve problems and seize opportunities
Work with cross-functional teams to set and achieve targets for cross-selling
Determine individual training needs & development plans to build expertise and enhance skills
Set objectives conduct reviews and close appraisal processes for the team as per timelines
Ensure high employee engagement and morale through right management interventions while ensuring a deep emotional intelligence in approach
Establish performance expectations and regularly review individual performance of the team
Identify and create development opportunities for team members to enhance technical knowledge
Work towards customer business outcomes ensuring there is a strong connection between delivery activities and business objectives

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION

09-12 years of experience in leading Technical Deliveries preferably in Fintech or Ecommerce company
Must have lead teams in tune to 25 people across multiple domains and skills
FinTech or Ecommerce experience is desirable
In-depth understanding of Adobe Experience Manager and be able to drive a team of developers and architects effectively
Hands-on skills in technology is a primary requirement specifically in the following: Adobe Analytics Adobe Target Launch/DTM Adobe Campaign SEO CDN.
Strong hands-on experience with mainline programming and scripting languages such as Java
Hands-on experience with architecting Websites using MERN stack.
Hands-on experience with building and managing release systems code merging and promotion and CI/CD workflows and tools.
Relevant experience with Agile and Scaled Agile frameworks DevSecOps methodologies & continuous improvement mindset
A solid understanding of eCommerce and Digital Marketing landscape sufficiently strong level of business acumen of the domain.
Understanding of security risk and compliance management processes in the context of IT solutions delivery
Must be able to lead mentor and guide a team of developers and Architects.Key Decisions / Dimensions
Following decisions are taken by the role:
Recommendations on existing architecture to get it integrated with NODE JS and REACT JS or SOLID JS as major architecture component to build optimal solution to handle very high traffic with minimal infra
Development workflow definition to reduce major gaps and bandwidth challenges
Onboard and offload Partner and internal resource on basis of POD requirement for deliverables
Internal and external training program for the freshers and byte employee to build their career as per interest
Development build checklist for every deployment to maintain hygiene on PROD servers
API structure and integration approaches to build Mobile and Web App
Common content across both APP and Web platform to reduce repetitive task and steps
Product and technology evaluation to meet the business use cases/requirement
Finance evolution for technology unit within Marketing department
All decisions towards quality delivery to release quality productsMajor Challenges
Innovative architecture definition which integrates seamlessly with Marketing product suites and tools
Data driven architecture to utilize user behavioral and transactional data to provide prefer user experience for acquisitions of new users
New finance products and capabilities understanding to build business driven solutions with collaboration of data and marketing products
Systems and technologies need to be continuously evolved/ changed within minimum time to manage growing business volumes
Constant training to byte hires and new joiners for optimum resultsRequired Qualifications and Experience
a)Qualifications
B. Tech Computer Science and Engineering
b)Work Experience
Minimum 9-12 years of experience in software development with a strong focus on web content management systems particularly React JS Solid JS Node Js along with DevOps practices
Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the finance industry and experience in leading technical deliveries.
Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Java/JEE React JS Solid JS Node JS Akamai
Frontend Skills: Solid knowledge of HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript and related frameworks (React JS Solid JS). Experience with frontend technologies like Bootstrap ReactJS Handlebars Grunt Next CSS3 HTML5 and jQuery.
Cloud and DevOps: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and DevOps tools (Jenkins Maven). Strong knowledge of cloud-native approaches and platforms including AWS Azure or GCP.
Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and mentor development teams.
Project Management: Lead and involve in planning and estimations of projects. Lead all tracks of the project from frontend backend QA and project management.
Infrastructure: Strong physical architecture concepts (infrastructure) including load balancers (ELB) Apache setup CDN disaster recovery recommending capacity of instances.
Quality Assurance: Implemented quality processes for projects like continuous integration (Bamboo/Jenkins/Git/BitBucket/Cloud Manager) SonarQube code reviews (manual and automated) code formatters automation testing etc.
Mobile : Experience with mobile app development and micro-services-based architecture experience.
System Properties: Leading solutions considering quality properties like SEO accessibility (A AA AAA) monitoring (Squid Nagios Zabbix Ganglia App Dynamics New Relic etc.) scalability security performance and responsive architecture.
Adobe I/O: Good knowledge of Adobe I/O Runtime and Adobe I/O Events.