4 months ago
Gurgaon, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead application and platform assessments, modernization strategies, target architecture design, roadmaps, and planning workshops.
- Lead technical teams across CI/CD, testing, data migrations, architecture, application code, security, observability, and operational readiness.
- Review and approve assessments, architecture blueprints, migration plans, proofs of concept, and other key deliverables.
- Use and guide others in AI-assisted software delivery tools while validating outputs and maintaining engineering quality.
- Mentor consultants and client team members through implementation challenges and modern engineering practices.
- Build trusted-advisor relationships with technical executives and facilitate discovery sessions, workshops, executive readouts, and difficult conversations.
- Develop modernization strategies and business cases using TCO, ROI, risk reduction, business value, and organizational readiness.
- Decompose enterprise modernization programs into pragmatic workstreams and identify follow-on client opportunities.
- Lead pre-sales and pursuit efforts, including solution shaping, scoping, estimation, proposals, demonstrations, and technical credibility through close.
- Contribute reusable assets, accelerators, methodologies, code libraries, and thought leadership to the practice.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading large-scale application transformation, custom development, or modernization engagements for enterprise clients.
- Deep expertise in refactoring, rearchitecting, rebuilding, and other application portfolio transformation patterns.
- Expert-level knowledge of cloud-native architecture and in-depth proficiency with at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Deep proficiency in some combination of C#, Java, Python, and TypeScript, including reading, writing, debugging, and reviewing complex code.
- Strong experience with DevOps and DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, automated testing, code security scanning, and observability.
- Deep knowledge of data migration, database modernization, schema evolution, and relational and non-relational data platforms.
- Experience with legacy or monolithic applications and older technology stacks.
- Strong understanding of LLM prompting, context management, context-window limitations, and output validation for AI-assisted delivery.
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and modern SDLC practices.
- Proven ability to architect robust, scalable, secure solutions aligned with business needs.
- Executive presence and a trusted-advisor record with Director-level through C-suite stakeholders.
- Ability to build and present business cases connecting modernization investments to financial and operational outcomes.
- Experience assessing technical debt, identifying modernization candidates, and estimating business value, effort, and risk.
- Experience in consulting or pre-sales, including technical solutioning, prototyping, requirements definition, and project scoping.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Preferred experience with the business models and regulatory constraints of industries such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, or retail.
- Preferred experience modernizing brownfield applications and legacy enterprise systems, building proofs of concept or demonstrations, and contributing reusable practice assets.
- Preferred experience with automated software analysis tools such as CAST, Matilda, or Dynatrace.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance for employees with options to extend coverage to dependents.
- Paid time off, company holidays, and additional leave benefits according to policy.
- Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.
- Learning and development opportunities, including sponsored certifications and credentials.
- Employee wellness initiatives focused on physical and mental well-being.
- Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations.
- Inclusive, collaborative, people-first culture with internal groups and development opportunities.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About AHEAD
AHEAD is an IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and operates digital platforms for large enterprises across cloud infrastructure, automation, data and analytics, security, and DevOps. It generates revenue through consulting, systems integration, and managed services, including cloud management and operations. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chicago, it is privately held and owned by Centerbridge Partners.