Job Description :
Summary:-
Looking for the candidate having 10+ years of Software Development experience with 3+ years as Technical Manager or Technical Lead.
2+ years of experience in Hadoop technology stack - Map Reduce concepts, Distributed computing concepts, HDFS, Hive, Pig and Spark.
Proficient in any one scripting language - Python, Perl, Ruby, Scala etc.
Roles & Responsibilities:-
As a core member of BI and Analytics team, the Technical Manager is primarily responsible for three areas: managing technical staff, overseeing application development and support efforts, and contributing to the creation of a nimble and responsive application development organization.
Works with cross-functional teams including Product Owners, Domain Architects, Solution Architects, Developers and Data Scientists to deliver BI and Analytics projects
Has overall accountability for successful application project delivery.
Ensures that projects deliver not only on functionality, but also follow and enhance the overall GapTech platform, and adhere to GapTech methodology and technical strategy.
Contributes to the creation and continuous improvement of a scalable application development organization.
Fosters open communication within and between teams.
Works closely with product management, upstream and downstream teams.
Communicates effectively with IT management and senior leadership
Stays abreast of industry trends and best practices.
Minimum Qualifications:-
10+ years of Software Development experience with 3+ years as Technical Manager or Technical Lead
2+ years of experience in Hadoop technology stack - Map Reduce concepts, Distributed computing concepts, HDFS, Hive, Pig and Spark.
Proficient in any one scripting language - Python, Perl, Ruby, Scala etc.
Solid understanding of any RDBMS, Data warehousing concepts and data modeling concepts
Familiar with Service Oriented Architecture Principles - Micro Services, JSON Structures, SOA integration patterns
Strong knowledge in building data pipelines, ETL concepts, near real-time integration patterns and technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.
Adapt to new tools and technologies in traditional BI space and Hadoop ecosystem
Passionate to understand complex data sets and help the team to build insights that drive business decisions
Proficient in using Agile methodologies with a strong mindset to decompose complex requirements into milestones, features and user stories.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audience
Manage business expectations, set realistic goals with stakeholders and deliver them
Strong leadership skills to motivate and rally the team
Effective collaboration skills in building partnerships with Product Owners, SME''s, Senior Leaders, Program Managers, Architects and other Technology Leads
Experienced in any reporting tool - Microstrategy, Tableau, Power BI, QlikView etc.
Skills (Education/ Certification, # years’ experience)
Top 3-5 Soft Skills: Leadership skills, collaborator, excellent communication and mentoring skills, passionate developer.
Preferred Qualifications
Retail domain experience a big plus