Date Sep 30 2025 Location Pune IN Company AkzoNobel About AkzoNobel Since 1792 we ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people s lives and protect what matters most Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe We re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life Because we believe every surface is an opportunity It s what you d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow Let s paint the future together For more information please visit www akzonobel com 2024 Akzo Nobel N V All rights reserved Job Purpose The Functional Engineer in Application Delivery is responsible for detailing design and hardwiring business requirements as per Architectural and Security guidelines This is done through projects changes and increasingly more through Agile Devops teams This requires high quality Stories change specifications and projects changes which will allow Engineers and or Developers to translate into code configuration The Functional Engineer sees to properly coordinate review approve and execute stories project changes and has an active role monitoring status in unit testing and change management once developed including organizing sign-off after testing The Functional Engineer has an active role in the preparation and execution of the actual changes together with our partners and external consultants where applicable Key Accountabilities Story specification Translate business requirements into clear detailed designs Own and develop high quality Stories change specifications and project changes for Engineers and External Consultants to then translate into code or config and a proposal on a change implementation Development delivery Guide coordinate and oversee the preparation and execution and implementation of the project changes and the development of the code config of Stories Ensure that all partners follow established standards process- documentation standards coding and testing standards naming conventions etc Review Approve and control the implementation and or embedding of new enhancements and or modifications of applications systems and or solutions This results in building sustainable and secure first-time right solutions in a very collaborate team spirit also with external service providers and in an engaging way with stakeholders and consumers of the solutions Solutions are built according to the Architectural and Security principles and changes are timely adequately prepared documented and or code works as intended Testing Own testing of changes or stories and or actively oversee testing by business Develop test scripts examine test outcomes sign off for unit testing and coordinate business sign off for Application Delivery related testing Contribute to test planning and test management for a specific release Resulting in changes and or code are properly and timely tested Incident management Perform functional or technical problem analysis in case of incidents or issues as needed depending on the severity of the problem Perform root cause analysis document these and share findings Deploy or oversee deployment of updates and fixes To ensure that issues incidents and problems are swiftly and effectively resolved Process management and improvement Monitor guard test and analyze that the use and security of applications and systems regarding the functional and performance aspects are in line with the agreed performance indicators and if necessary take measures Actively contribute to process improvement e g tool development dashboard insight development and visualization script automation Has a good view of the technical state of the application technical debt and regularly discuss and works seamlessly together with the domain Architect to develop plans to resolve the technical debt Resulting in available and optimally performing applications and IT infrastructure for the business and DevOps process tooling and dashboards are continuously improving Project support Support a project manager by taking ownership of specific project deliverables specifications config testing etc Define plan manage and participate in assigned project deliverables from the own functional or technical domain in accordance with the IT project manager and involved business project owners Resulting in efficient and effective realization of project deliverables Experience Has in dept knowledge of one of multiple applications platforms and technologies in his her subdomain process and is able in hardwiring of those processes in designs and build it Has a good understanding in the interdependencies between those applications platforms and technologies Participates predominantly in mono disciplinary projects and changes up to EUR100K Can participate in larger projects but under supervision Basic knowledge of agile DevOps concepts Draws conclusions based on medium-complex analysis within subdomain proposes measures on optimizing tactical strategic approaches and can estimate implementation efforts designs and impacts for business and potentially other sub domains Identifies shortcomings in current processes and procedures from the own discipline and suggests improvement 2-5 years of relevant work experience Relevant Bachelor or Master degree At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey as setting the foundations for a diverse environment For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable In our organization all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability Requisition ID 49314