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    "description": "<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Who are Inchcape<br><br></span>At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organizations.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We have an ambitious growth model, and a career here is certainly going to be a rewarding one that will allow you to bring your skills &amp; experience. 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You will be responsible for ensuring technology standards are defined, aligned, and governed across all products,projects and programmes with a heavy focus on managing technical debt and championing its resolution as part of Product roadmaps. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Job Location: Chennai/ Pune</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Duties and Responsibilities:<br></span><br></span></p>\n<ul></ul>\n<ul></ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">• Manage the Architecture team including the demand ensuring stakeholder expectations and quality of output is as required. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">• Ensure guardrails are defined, in place and effective, supporting an agile way of working.</span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> <br>• Ensure the team provides the most senior source of technical design through hands on </span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">collaboration with all Product and Engineering teams. <br>• Provide thought leadership for how technology should be used to underpin the business </span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">objectives and operating model and subject matter expert on emerging technologies and methodologies, assessing their potential use within Inchcape <br>• Oversee technical design practices that support the execution of change across the organisation.Ensure design decisions are escalated via the appropriate routes and chair </span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">necessary design boards. <br>• Technical debt management and champion for eradication <br>• Establish and ensure adherence to architecture framework governance and architecture review board. <br>• </span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Deputise for the VP – Product &amp; Architecture as necessary </span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Knowledge:<br></span></span></p>\n<ul></ul>\n<ul></ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">• Degree educated <br>• Expert in modern delivery practices <br>• TOGAF <br>• Solid understanding of modern tech stacks and cloud native architecture (AWS preferably (ECS, Postgres / Aurora, Lambda, etc.) React, C#, microservices, .Net) <br>• DevOps <br>• Low Code <br>• Storage design and optimization <br>• Microsoft tech stack <br>• Automation <br>• Product lifecycle  <br>• Knowledge of maritime desirable <br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Skills:</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">• Lead and motivate technical teams <br>• Identify, develop and retain talent <br>• Balance strategic leadership with hands on solution oversight <br>• Strong collaborative and partner approach <br>• Introduction, championing and embedding of new working practices <br>• Influencing across the organisation to raise overall digital capability  <br>• Implement control and structure without stifling innovation and agility   </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">• Confident communicator with executive stakeholders; able to bridge commercial, product, and technical domains. <br><br><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Experience:<br></span>• Proven experience as a Head of Architecture or Principal Architect in an <br>enterprise technology business <br>• Built and established global ecosystem of solutions (including data, identity, workflow, finance) <br>• Identified and introduced emerging technology and delivery practices to help provide / sustain competitive advantage  <br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Why Inchcape Shipping Services?</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We believe in building a diverse and high-performing workforce that works together to provide our customers with the exceptional service they deserve. To reach the highest standards, we depend on our people, their welfare, training and expertise. We realize the value of our staff and know that your unique experiences, skills and passions will help you to build a rich and rewarding career in our dynamic industry.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Our values are at the centre of everything we do, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate and fully adopt these:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Global Perspective - we connect the world and see the bigger picture.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">The Power of People - we rely on the strength of local agent knowledge and relationships.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Progress - we adopt new thinking and push for positive change in our industry.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">In return, we will offer you:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">A diverse range of benefits, depending on your geographical location. 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We recognise that our customers, colleagues, contractors and other partners are central to our success and that we work in a diverse society. We acknowledge not only our legal, but also our moral responsibility to ensure all groups have equality of opportunity.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">#LI-MB1</span></p>",
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