Squad Lead M Level

Squad lead
RoleHighly skilled and experienced Squad Lead to oversee 2–3 Agile PODs focused on payment solution implementations. Well versed in System Design particularly in the payment’s domain and will be responsible for end-to-end delivery from requirement gathering to production deployment. Will work with product teams to translate business needs into scalable secure and high-performing technical solutions and good communication skills to articulate technical and business concepts from leadership to engineers on the ground

Required Skills

• Proven experience in leading multiple agile teams or PODs to deliver software in Java Development and cloud platforms
• Experience in Full Stack Engineering development using Java technologies
• Strong experience in Java Spring framework Srpingboot REST APIs and Microservices architecture
• Experience in Streaming technologies like Kafka
• Familiarity with containerization tools (Docker Kubernetes) Cloud technologies (Azure / AWS / GCP) and DevOps implementation using CI/CD pipelines
• Strong background in SQL/PLSQL and databases
• Experience in assesing and improving Code Quality using tools like SONAR and Security vulnerability scans like Veracode
• Proficiency in usage of GenAI tools for software development
• Should be well versed with Agile Scrum practices and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to mentor and upskill team members in emerging technologies
• Background in payment systems architecture and implementation will be a added advantage

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage 2-3 agile PODs ensuring on time and quality deliveries aligned with business objectives defined.
• Will be single POC to VISA for the POD teams and work as a development manager for 2-3 POD teams.
• Should be accountable for the delivery of the POD teams and be available for any discussions as per the needs
• Collaborating with product owner / Business stakeholders in gathering and understanding the requirements.
• Co-Ordinate between the stakeholders and the POD teams for implementing the requirements execution of the sprint cycle and delivering as per timelines decided.
• Work along with the VISA Managers in defining the Architecture and Design for the requirements
•Translate the requirement into a technical plan with tasks for each POD and come up with a release plan
• Be able to document the requirements into individual Stories
•Oversee the Scrum / Sprint ceremonies for individual POD teams
• Sets technical standards and conducts code reviews to maintain quality and consistency.
• To make sure all the quality practices/standards are being followed during testing of the solutions implemented as part of software delivery.
• Identify and monitor the risks on regular basis and create the mitigation plans to handle the risks.
• Help the team to Identify cross functional dependencies with external teams and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement innovation and knowledge sharing across teams.