Application Delivery Lead

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls seeks an Application Development Lead to oversee high-profile software initiatives, align architecture and design, and drive delivery across multiple teams. The role collaborates with PMO and support groups to ensure program goals are met within Agile guidelines.

The candidate should bring 10+ years in IT, strong Agile/SAFe credentials, experience with Salesforce apps, vendor management, and the ability to travel up to 30% for global programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information technology.
• Experience in Agile environments; SAFe practices; Scrum Master experience (4 yrs).
• Experience leading remote/offshore teams.
• Experience establishing and managing vendor relationships.
• Experience in complex, high-visibility programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Salesforce-integrated applications.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.
• People management experience (minimum 3 years).
• Experience in creating Delivery plans.
• Good understanding of release management and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead development resources across multiple disciplines.
• Run all relevant Agile ceremonies.
• Lead team of 8+ people.
• Develop and maintain relationships with support and customer organizations.
• Ensure in-scope incidents are tracked and resolved within SLA guidelines.
• Establish and enforce sound development practices.

Skills

Agile experience

SAFe practices

Scrum Master

Remote/offshore leadership

Vendor management

Delivery planning

Release/risk management

Salesforce integration

Travel up to 30%

People management

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary: The Application Development Lead (ADL) is responsible for overseeing delivery of high-profile software development initiatives under the defined jurisdiction. Responsibilities may include managing large projects or small project portfolios, leading architecture and design initiatives, and leading quality management processes aimed at ensuring incidents and other customer-impacting issues are handled efficiently and thoroughly. When assigned to a large program, the ADL works directly with the program’s PMO team to deliver on program-specific goals while keeping development teams on track per Agile guidelines (including traditional Agile Scrum Master duties). The ADL also ensures technical continuity between the program and other areas of the business unit. This includes Salesforce teams, corporate technology support teams, and vendor resources that contribute to business-critical projects and significant technical initiatives. Examples of the types of initiatives that might be led by the ADL include major technology migration or transformation, application and infrastructure security initiatives, and application performance governance including system availability and the management of incidents and problems. Given the diverse set of technical disciplines that the ADL may manage, the ideal candidate must have an equally diverse background including robust experience with application development as well as some exposure to other topics such as operations, infrastructure and DevOps.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead development resources across multiple disciplines
• Run all relevant Agile ceremonies
• Lead team of 8+ people
• Develop and maintain relationships with support and customer organizations
• Ensure in-scope incidents are tracked and resolved within SLA guidelines
• Establish and enforce sound development practices

Technical proficiency required

Familiar with application architecture concepts Continuous Integration & Delivery and DevOps philosophy Technical strategy and planning

Other skills preferred

• 10+ years in information technology
• Experience working in Agile environments; ideally using SAFe practices Scrum Master experience(4 yrs)
• Experience leading remote/offshore teams
• Experience establishing and managing vendor relationships
• Experience in complex, high-visibility programs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Salesforce-integrated applications
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• People management Experience (minimum 3 years)
• Experience in creating Delivery plans.
• Good understanding of release management and risk management

Desired certifications (ideal candidate has at least one)

SAFe Agilist (SA), Scrum for Teams (from SAFe), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), DSDM: Practitioner, Advanced Practitioner, trainer/Coach, Consultant Scrum Alliance: CSD, CSPO, CSM, CSP, CSC, CST Scrum.org: PSM, PSD, PPO ICAgile.com: Certified ICAgile Professional (CIP), ICAgile Expert, Enterprise Agilist Other credentials – like Six Sigma, PMI: PMP, ACP, Kanban, DAD, LeSS, etc

Johnson Controls

Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.