Project Manager or Srcum Master - Grade 11

Req ID: 347313 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager or Srcum Master - Grade 11 to join our team in Pune, Mahārāshtra (IN-MH), India (IN).

You will lead and scale engineering / quality engineering teams delivering digital solutions, define and drive engineering practices, test automation, quality platforms, and operational excellence across digital transformation programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the digital engineering organisation: set direction, roadmap, metrics, and align with business stakeholders.
• Manage and grow teams of engineering/quality professionals: hiring, mentoring, setting goals, coaching technical leads.
• Drive quality engineering practices (automation, continuous integration/delivery, test frameworks) and enforce engineering excellence.
• Oversee large-scale digital engineering programmes: ensure delivery of high-quality software solutions on time, on budget, meeting SLAs and KPIs.
• Collaborate with architecture, product, operations, DevOps, and business teams to integrate digital engineering into overall lifecycle.
• Establish and optimise metrics, dashboards, KPIs (defect density, automation coverage, velocity, production incidents) to drive continuous improvement.
• Manage budget, resource planning, vendor/partner relationships, technical risk mitigation.
• Foster a culture of innovation, engineering maturity, automation-first mindset, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (MS preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Typically 10–15+ years of experience in software engineering / digital engineering roles, with at least some in leadership / management capacity; for example listings indicate 6–10 yrs minimum for management roles.
• Strong track record of leading large teams in engineering, test/quality, automation, agile/digital delivery environments.
• Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices: CI/CD, automation frameworks, agile/DevOps, cloud-native, test strategies.
• Experience managing budgets, metrics, KPIs, vendor/outsourcing relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication with senior business/technical leaders, ability to bridge business and engineering.
• Preferably experience in a services environment (IT services / consulting) or large digital transformation engagements.

Desired Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinking and operational execution capability.
• Technical credibility: able to speak to architecture, engineering practices, test automation tools/frameworks, cloud/digital technologies.
• People leadership: building, motivating, scaling teams, setting culture, coaching.
• Business acumen: understanding digital business models, customer outcomes, value delivery, cost management.
• Change champion: driving engineering maturity, continuous improvement, automation, innovation.
• Strong analytical skills: define and track metrics, use data to drive decisions and improvements.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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