IS Technology Manager (IS Manager)

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Your role and responsibilities

Electrification Smart Power IS - Front End Application Domain is seeking an experienced IT Technology Manager (IS Manager) to lead and oversee technical part of the department. In the responsibility area of you have 3 functional teams: Development and Architecture; DevOps and Infrastructure; Automated Testing. This role requires a blend of technical acumen, strategic leadership, and project management skills to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions and efficient operational processes. As part of ELSP organization you will support not only other EL Divisions: • EL Smart Power - especially Smart Transformation fusion teams (Agile Teams in business, ex-tended to IS capabilities). • EL Smart Buildings - ED and BHAS configurators • EL Distribution Systems • EL Service But also, country organizations within QA Automation scope (e.g. testing US SAP systems) This role reports to IS Department Manager for Front End Applications (Customer Facing Applications). Grade:10 Responsibilities: Team Leadership: • Oversee delivery across all teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives • Manage, mentor, and develop a diverse team of architects, developers, DevOps engi-neers and automation testers, located in Poland and Brazil. • Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment that encourages continuous improvement. • Manage team resources effectively to meet project demands. Technical Oversight: • Provide technical guidance and direction for automation testing strategies, software development processes, system architecture design, and DevOps practices. • Ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards in coding, testing, and de-ployment. • Ensure adherence to internal ABB processes Process Improvement: • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency and product quality. • Drive the adoption of agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines to streamline work-flows. Stakeholder Communication: • Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders regarding technical initiatives. Work closely with business architecture and enterprise architecture teams. • Collaborate with other departments (empower, EasyOrder) to align IT initiatives with overall business goals. Technical scope: • 60+ applications, mainly web based but also fat client • Own managed infrastructure including Kubernetes Clusters • Development toolsets (e.g. Sentry, Monitoring tools etc) • Budget: • Oversee overall the infrastructure budget. Make sure all changes requested by security and app teams are properly understood in context of financial impact • Manage Cost of the teams and make sure those are properly back charged to the re-spective projects • Own Quality Assurance budget. Manage cost of test sub-department.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in IT
• Proven experience in IT management (minimum 5 years), especially with architecture, and DevOps, automation testing, software development,
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, testing frameworks, and DevOps tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
• PMP, Agile, Certified ScrumMaster, etc are a plus.

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