Role Description

Project & Delivery Leadership

Lead cross functional Scrum/Agile teams to deliver backend and API driven projects on time and within scope.

Own project planning, sprint execution, risk management, and stakeholder alignment from inception to release.

Drive governance, sprint ceremonies, reporting, and cross team coordination across backend, QA, DevOps, and cloud teams.

Ensure explicit documentation, architectural traceability, design decisions, and compliance with engineering standards.

Technical Oversight (Backend Focused)

Review, understand, and influence solution architecture, API designs, sequence diagrams, and integration points.

Collaborate with engineering leads to ensure scalable backend solutions using modern languages, frameworks, and distributed systems practices.

Support engineering in debugging, performance optimization, and production readiness reviews

Stakeholder & Communication Management

Act as the bridge between technical and non technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts clearly.

Engage with product, architecture,



customer leadership, and external vendors to ensure alignment and delivery clarity.

Provide visibility into project health, risks, KPIs, team velocity, and quality metrics.

Operational Excellence

Champion Agile delivery, engineering KPIs, DevOps culture, and continuous improvement.

Drive change management, release readiness, and post release stabilization activities.

Mentor teams, foster high performance culture, and support onboarding of technical talent.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core

15+ years total experience with at least 8+ years in backend engineering ( APIs, microservices, integration, distributed systems ).

Strong technical background in Java based backend systems

Solid understanding of cloud native architecture and AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.).

Ability to read and interpret solution designs, technical specifications, and integration c

📌 Java backend Project Manager II (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 UST
📍 Thiruvananthapuram