Project Lead

About this role

Reports to: Delivery Head/Technical Project Manager

Purpose of this Role:

As a Project Lead, you will be responsible for leading and project managing at least one project team independently. You will work directly with clients, Senior developers, and other Team Members to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software solutions to our clients.

What you’ll do.

• Engage with client to mutually agree on the defined scope by analyzing the requirements and designing the solution.
• Oversee, lead stand-up meetings, and mentor project team to develop full-stack web application and
deliver projects on time, with quality and within budget.
• Participate in hands-on development, troubleshooting, deployment etc.
• Stay up to date on the latest .NET Core, Azure Cloud, and any of the UI (React/Angular) technologies.
• Enable implementation of unit tests and automated testing frameworks
• Collaborate with all stakeholders (client, leadership, team) to solve business problems and identify risks in advance.
• Mentor junior developers looking to develop .NET skills.

The Ideal Profile

Highly skilled and motivated Project Lead with 8 to 12 years’ experience in full-stack software development, of which at least 3 years in client facing roles, mentoring, and managing teams technically. This implies:
– Experience of handling software development projects with a minimum project team size of 5+ members.
– Experience in delivering projects with high standard of quality control by actively involving in identifying root cause of problem and solving it permanently.
– Should be a fast learner with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
– Hands-on experience in C#, .NET core with exposure to Azure Cloud apps.
– Hands-on experience in front-end technologies such as Angular or React (not Angular.js).
– Hands-on experience using Microsoft (MS) SQL (database design, joins, optimizing queries or stored
procedures, backup / restore databases etc.)
– Hands-on experience working in Agile projects and experience working in Azure DevOps, Git repo and CICD pipeline.
– Experience in handling testing automation projects is desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities:

– Should be flexible to work extended hours (till 9:30 PM IST) to overlap with client work timings. Typical work
timings will be 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM
– Should be working from office for the initial 2 months of service to work with team. Post that candidate can
work on a hybrid model.
– Estimate hours of project in a cost-effective manner and ensure that project is delivered within the cost
committed.
– Manage at least 1 project team (for a client) end to end and work closely with Client counterparts related to
project delivery, timelines, staffing, risks etc. related to projects.
– Collaborate with Marketing to come up with case studies and other ways to project our expertise.
– Should be experienced in identifying Risks, stakeholder management, negotiation, prioritization, work
allocation etc.
– Enable new initiatives including cost optimization for operational efficiency like Test Automation, AI / ML, Cognitive AI and others that involve Research and Development activities.
– Involve in recruitment process to define the responsibility, skillset needed for a specific requisition (role) and interview candidates to screen talents, assist in onboarding them and make them productive.

What we offer the right candidate

– An opportunity to carve out a profile with a unique and enviable mix of consulting and project management
skills.
– Technically exciting and challenging projects.
– Competitive compensation.
– An organization that is strong, stable, and focused with steady growth that invests in its employees and their career growth. Mentorship opportunities.
– Excellent work/life balance

Qualification requirements
– Engineering bachelor’s degree in any field or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Programming with an overall percentage of 70% or above.
– Formal qualifications or certification in project management and software development are highly desirable but relevant experience will be considered.