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Why Join Iris
Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one ofIndia's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture thattruly values your talent and ambitions
Join Iris Software - one of thefastest-growing IT services companies- whereyou own and shape your success story.
About Us
At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential.
With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.
Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us
At Iris, every role is more than a job - it's a launchpad for growth.
Our Employee Value Proposition, Build Your Future. Own Your Journey.reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.
We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best - both personally and professionally.
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Job Description

Skills and Experience:

. 16+ years of experience in software engineering, technology leadership, architecture,
platform engineering, or engineering management roles.
. 8+ years of experience leading large-scale engineering organizations within Banking,
Commercial Banking, Financial Services domains.
. Demonstrated experience managing engineering organizations supporting 150+ technology
professionals across multiple applications and platforms.
. Strong experience driving platform modernization, cloud transformation, engineering
excellence, and large-scale quality improvement programs.
. Proven experience building and scaling platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, quality
engineering, and architecture governance functions.
. Experience leading technology transformation initiatives involving modernization, cloud
adoption, automation, AI-assisted engineering, and engineering productivity improvements.
Technical & Leadership Competencies
. Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices including Platform
Engineering, DevSecOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, Architecture Governance, and Quality
Engineering.
. Demonstrated success in reducing technical debt, improving engineering productivity, and
driving measurable quality outcomes.
. Strong understanding of AI-enabled software development lifecycle and emerging
engineering practices.
. Ability to influence senior technology executives and drive engineering transformation
across complex organizations.
. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking capabilities.
. Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict
resolution skills.
. Proven ability to lead organizational change and establish a culture of engineering
ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Education:
Bachelor's / Master's degree in a Software discipline.

Mandatory Competencies

Programming Language - Java - Java 17 or latest
Middleware - API Middleware - Microservices
Programming Language - Java - Java Multithreading
Programming Language - Java - OOPS Concepts
Tech - Unit Testing
Programming Language - Java - JPA
Programming Language - Java - Design Principles + Design Patterns + Architecture Patterns
Middleware - Java Middleware - Springboot
Database - Oracle - Database Design
Development Tools and Management - Development Tools and Management - Maven
Middleware - Message Oriented Middleware - Messaging (JMS, ActiveMQ, RabitMQ, Kafka, SQS, ASB etc)

Perks and Benefits for Irisians
Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth. Click to view the benefits.

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