Systems Integration Advisor

NTT America, Inc.; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA in Chennai seeks a Systems Integration Advisor to own fixed-price project delivery, governance and customer coordination while enabling architecture and engineering execution.

You will manage mobilisation, scope, change requests, RAID and budget tracking, coordinate BI/QA streams and deliver milestones with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong fixed-price technology project management experience.
• Scope, change-control and acceptance management.
• Integrated planning, dependency management and critical-path control.
• RAID and governance management.
• Budget/effort tracking and forecast-to-complete management.
• Resource and stakeholder management.
• SIT/UAT, release and go-live coordination.
• Strong written status reporting and senior stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Own mobilisation, project initiation, integrated project plan, milestones and delivery governance.
• Manage the fixed-price scope against the signed SOW and ensure requirements are controlled against the agreed design baseline.
• Manage change requests, scope clarifications and commercial impact assessments.
• Maintain RAID, dependency, decision and action logs and drive timely closure.
• Track customer dependencies, required-by dates and any impact to the critical path.
• Manage resource plan, effort burn, forecast-to-complete and project financials.
• Coordinate Solution Architecture, Data/SQL, SSAS, Power BI and QA workstreams.
• Run weekly status reporting and governance meetings and provide clear progress, risk and decision visibility.
• Manage customer stakeholders, escalations and cross-team coordination.
• Coordinate deliverable reviews, acceptance/sign-off and evidence required for milestone completion.
• Manage SIT/UAT readiness, production deployment, hypercare, documentation and KT completion.
• Drive project closure, acceptance and handover in line with the SOW.

Skills

Fixed-price project management

Scope & change-control

Integrated planning

RAID governance

Budget/effort tracking

Resource & stakeholder management

SIT/UAT coordination

Senior stakeholder reporting

Tools

Microsoft BI

Data/BI platform

On-premise infrastructure

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization,

We are currently seeking a Systems Integration Advisor to join our team in Chennai, Tamil Nādu (IN-TN), India (IN).

Role Purpose

Own fixed-price project delivery, commercial control, governance, dependencies and customer coordination, while enabling the technical team to focus on architecture and engineering execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own mobilisation, project initiation, integrated project plan, milestones and delivery governance.
• Manage the fixed-price scope against the signed SOW and ensure requirements are controlled against the agreed design baseline.
• Manage change requests, scope clarifications and commercial impact assessments.
• Maintain RAID, dependency, decision and action logs and drive timely closure.
• Track customer dependencies, required-by dates and any impact to the critical path.
• Manage resource plan, effort burn, forecast-to-complete and project financials.
• Coordinate Solution Architecture, Data/SQL, SSAS, Power BI and QA workstreams.
• Run weekly status reporting and governance meetings and provide clear progress, risk and decision visibility.
• Manage customer stakeholders, escalations and cross-team coordination.
• Coordinate deliverable reviews, acceptance/sign-off and evidence required for milestone completion.
• Manage SIT/UAT readiness, production deployment, hypercare, documentation and KT completion.
• Drive project closure, acceptance and handover in line with the SOW.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong fixed-price technology project management experience.
• Scope, change-control and acceptance management.
• Integrated planning, dependency management and critical-path control.
• RAID and governance management.
• Budget/effort tracking and forecast-to-complete management.
• Resource and stakeholder management.
• SIT/UAT, release and go-live coordination.
• Strong written status reporting and senior stakeholder communication.

Desirable Skills

• Microsoft data/BI platform project delivery.
• Banking or regulated financial-services experience.
• On-premise infrastructure/data-platform delivery exposure.
• Experience managing distributed/onshore-offshore teams.

Recommended Experience

Recommended: 10+ years in technology delivery, including significant experience managing fixed-price projects with formal scope, dependencies, acceptance and change control.

Expected Project Deliverables / Contribution

• Project charter/mobilisation and integrated delivery plan.
• Weekly status reporting and governance pack.
• RAID, dependency, change and decision control.
• Effort/financial tracking and forecast-to-complete.
• Acceptance, deployment, hypercare and closure coordination.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees.

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