Experience, Skills, and CapabilitiesArchitectural Leadership: Guide the architectural direction and manage the lifecycle of applications within the portfolio, ensuring they are aligned with the overarching technical and business strategy.Application Management: Refine and separate application functionalities in accordance with Technical Functional Capabilities, crafting a future roadmap that supports business objectives.Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Scrum Masters, developers, testers, support staff, and business analysts in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.Lifecycle Accountability: Take full responsibility for the application lifecycle, from target architecture and solution design to build and operations.Culture and Improvement: Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and quality within the team.Strategic Alignment: Ensure the architectural roadmap is in sync with broader technical strategies and manage the Client Tech capability roadmap.Stakeholder Coordination: Align with Client Tech leadership, business partners, and stakeholders on technical initiatives and business objectives.Vendor Management: Oversee the management of all vendors providing applications and services, ensuring cost-effectiveness and budget adherence.Capacity Planning: Ensure adequate allocation of capacity planning resources.Procurement Oversight: Manage the end-to-end procurement process for new off-the-shelf products when necessary.Team Performance: Lead the team to deliver high performance, including conducting performance management as required.Qualifications and ExperienceEducation: IT Degree or Diploma.Entrepreneurial Mindset: A self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit.Communication Skills: A natural communicator, able to engage effectively with both engineers and business partners.Stakeholder and Vendor Management: Strong skills in managing stakeholders and vendors.Experience: At least 2 years of experience in a similar role, with a deep understanding of the IT SDLC lifecycle and project methodologies.Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with web and app development technologies such as DotNet, Kubernetes, Angular, GitLab, Microsoft Azure, Dynatrace, and more.