JOB DESCRIPTION

You will be joining MassMutualandrsquo;sandnbsp;New Business andandnbsp;Underwriting Technologyandnbsp;team, whichandnbsp;consists of product owner/manager, developers, engineers, analysts, testers focused on delivering software solutions through waterfall and agile methodologies. You will be part of a team that is technical, highly motivated and excels at working in aandnbsp;fast pacedandnbsp;and always evolving environment with agility and resilience.
As aandnbsp;Technical Leadandnbsp;you will be working in a fast paced fast paced, innovative, and collaborative environment on exciting business and technology directives. You will have end to end ownership across various initiatives across various application platforms. processes. As part of this role, you will be working withandnbsp;varietyandnbsp;of stakeholders,andnbsp;contributingandnbsp;and influencing decision-making.andnbsp;
If this vision excites you, we are seeking aandnbsp;Technical Leadandnbsp;to become a MassMutual Romania team member. This isandnbsp;a great opportunityandnbsp;to be a part of the transformational journey at MassMutual Romania.andnbsp;As we continue to grow our business and look for new ways to engage with customers, technology will be paramount, and you can be a part of this important work.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelorandrsquo;s degree inandnbsp;Computerandnbsp;Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A masterand#39;s degree is preferred
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar role in the technology domain
• Prior experience as a Tech Lead who can be hands-on and guide a team of technical resources

• Maintain and prioritize the Product Backlog, ensuringandnbsp;that the team is working on stories that maximize business value and deliver necessary fixes and functionality to business customers
• Serve as the Technical liaison to the supported business group by listening to and understanding key businessandnbsp;objectivesandnbsp;and strategy of the product
• Engage andandnbsp;establishandnbsp;effective working relationships with business owners and stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment
• Workwithandnbsp;businessandnbsp;stakeholders to define and prioritize the Product Backlog refinement, manages road map, andandnbsp;establishandnbsp;intake mechanism
• Assess business value and prioritizeandnbsp;all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that align with product strategy
• Provide inputs to ensure user stories clearly communicate customer/stakeholder needs to the development team
• Work with team to clarify stories as necessary
• Advises Business Stakeholders on decisionsandnbsp;impactingandnbsp;product functionality
• Participateandnbsp;and prepare for Strategic and Program Planning
• Participate in teamandnbsp;Demo,andnbsp;Retro, and Inspect and Adapt
• Maintain oversight, understands inter-team dependencies, escalate issues,andnbsp;identifyandnbsp;potentialandnbsp;risksandnbsp;and develop mitigation plans
• Lead the team through technical roadblocks, contributing technical development and design skills to the team
• Provide technicalandnbsp;expertiseandnbsp;and leadership to design, development, implementation, testing, documentation, and operation of systems and/or applications that support Mass mutual applications/platforms andamp; integrations
• Build complex system components integratingandnbsp;appropriate technologiesandnbsp;as needed (e.g.andnbsp;creation,andnbsp;processingandnbsp;and consumption of events (Kafka preferred)andnbsp;
• Lead the design of event schema, topic design and production and consumption patternsandnbsp;
• Expertiseandnbsp;inandnbsp;understanding ofandnbsp;algorithms and data structures (core SE concepts such as sorting, inserting sort, merge sort etc.)andnbsp;
• Provide ongoing product support and maintenance to systems, with proven ability to think critically and componentize issues. Support other team members when debugging
• Accountable for enforcing use of SE Excellence principles in the scrum teams being managed.andnbsp;
• Writing or reviewing software system documentation and ability to share knowledge isandnbsp;a must
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