Associate Director
- Acentra Health
- 10 - 15 years
- Chennai
- 8 months ago
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Job Description
To lead and drive engineering excellence across the organization by establishing best practices, fostering innovation, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role provides strategic leadership, empowers development teams, oversees the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, and ensures alignment with business goals while fostering a high-performing team environment.
Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:
Strategic Leadership (35%)
- Define and implement the organizations engineering excellence vision, strategy, and roadmap.
- Champion the adoption of modern engineering practices, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies, to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Partner with senior leadership to align engineering strategies with business objectives, ensuring measurable outcomes.
- Lead organizational change initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of cloud-native, containerized, serverless technologies, and AI-augmented architectures to future-proof software solutions .
Innovation and Technology Oversight (25%)
Establish and lead Generative AI initiatives for software development, testing, and operational improvements, leveraging tools like GitHub Copilot , ChatGPT , or custom AI models.
- Drive the integration of AI-assisted tools for automated code generation, predictive analysis, and intelligent test case creation to improve development productivity.
- Drive innovation by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies such as AI/ML, low-code platforms, and observability tools.
- Lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives to assess new tools and methodologies for organization-wide adoption.
- Establish and enforce coding, security, and architectural standards to maintain the integrity of software solutions.
- Collaborate with product teams to architect solutions that are scalable, secure, and user-focused.
- Ensure compliance with ethical engineering practices, organizational policies, and regulatory standards while deploying technologies.
- Build and mentor high-performing development teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
Establish clear performance expectations and measurable goals for team members that align with organizational objectives.
Conduct regular performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, and identify opportunities for development and growth.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
Recognize and reward high-performing employees to boost morale, productivity, and retention.
Address performance challenges proactively and implement improvement plans to support team success.
Mentor and guide engineering managers and team members in leadership development and career progression. Act as an advocate for team members, ensuring their contributions are recognized and aligned with strategic goals. Operational Excellence and Metrics (10%)
- Provide guidance and career development opportunities to engineering managers and engineering employees.
- Develop and implement training programs and workshops to upskill teams on modern technologies and best practices.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to evaluate engineering productivity, quality, and delivery timelines.
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of dashboards and reporting systems to provide visibility into project status and team performance.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards, including 508 compliance, security best practices, and accessibility standards.
Critical Qualifications: Education and Experience
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale software development initiatives with a focus on cloud-based and enterprise-scale systems.
- Expertise in modern software development frameworks and architectures, including microservices, event-driven systems, serverless, and AI-augmented technologies.
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring teams, resolving performance challenges, and fostering professional growth.
Software Development Leadership : Demonstrated ability to oversee the strategic design and delivery of robust, scalable, and high-performing software solutions using modern development methodologies and tools.
System Design and Architectural Vision : Expertise in defining and guiding the implementation of scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures, including cloud-native, distributed, and microservices-based systems, to align with organizational goals.
Development Lifecycle Management : Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring streamlined processes for requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Cloud Strategy and Infrastructure Oversight : Proven experience in leveraging cloud ecosystems (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and infrastructure automation tools to drive operational efficiency and scalability.
Quality Assurance and Risk Mitigation : Strategic oversight of manual and automated testing processes to ensure system reliability and alignment with organizational quality standards.
DevOps and CI/CD Enablement : Leadership in establishing continuous integration and delivery pipelines to improve delivery timelines, ensure system stability, and sup
Job Classification
Industry: Medical Services / HospitalFunctional Area / Department: OtherRole Category: OtherRole: OtherEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Acentra HealthLocation(s): Chennai+ View Contact
Keyskills: innovation leadership technical expertise business growth strategy
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