IT Lead - Point of Sales

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Job Summary

The role would lead a team of developers for the operations and support of existing digital initiatives and future digital initiatives. 

The Technical Lead would own and manage the design of the IT landscape of the POS and would be responsible for establishing the scope of the development, setting down architectural principles and vision and for ensuring the rigor and integrity of the enterprise architecture, together with associated deliverables. 

Should have experience in leading development projects with good understanding of retail business framework, technical architecture, deployment processes and integration of the ERP.

The primary responsibility is to perform continuous assessment on the systems and improvise, fulfill the gaps where applicable.
Introduce & maintain the operational process to address the pain points of Business to improvise and ensure the applications are secure throughout and the on-going issues are addressed.

This role will be based in Kuwait, managing the local team & development partners.
 

Job Responsibilities

•    Development of web solution architecture and system framework and lead the team of developers in delivering the solution.
•    Provide consulting and development support in enhancing the current system with new features/functionalities.
•    Responsibility involves performing core development tasks tailored to meet the specific requirements of business projects.
•    Establishing and maintaining effective engagement with senior Business managers of Retail and IT units in Alghanim.
•    Provides leadership in the development of technical skills in others through active knowledge sharing.
•    Introduction of structured techniques and ensure that the team adheres to the design and development methodologies.
•    Developing technology roadmaps relevant for the business and help in timely execution.
•    Long and medium term systems architecture strategic planning and implementation
•    Setting standards and policies to govern the architecture and design of solutions delivered by vendors.
•    Ensure that standard systems features are explored fully, and realistic options are offered prior to any development and modification work.
•    Providing oversight in aspects of applications requirements, deployment, development and Maintenance.
•    Source, negotiate & manage 3rd Party suppliers & partners and forge partnerships with them for new technologies from long term perspective.
•    Lead aspects of applications selection and implementation from IT perspective 
•    Evaluating and introducing new technologies.
•    Continuous improvement of systems scalability, reliability, and performance.
 

Candidate Requirements

•    A bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/IT coupled with solid technology background in web/software development.
•    At least 7 years of experience in development of architecture specifications, object and data modelling, database design, programming and implementation support using Microsoft latest .Net technology.
•    Should be highly proficient and skilled in N-tier Web application & Web API development, 3rd party integrations and have a good knowledge of UML.
•    Design and maintain database structures, including SQL Server.
•    Develop and maintain n-tier MVC web applications and Web APIs.
•    Integrate third-party systems and services.
•    Preferred to have functional knowledge or experience working on Point of Sale and ERP Application
•    Preferred to have knowledge of .NET Applications integration with SAP Functional modules.
•    Expertise in HTML, CSS, XML, Bootstrap CSS, and UI design and Reporting
•    Develop and maintain n-tier MVC web applications and Web APIs and Windows Desktop Applications
•    Strong experience in GIT version control usage.
•    Should be able to manage end to end software development cycle i.e., Requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment etc.
•    Should have experience in managing the development team.
•    Experience in Vendor management.
•    Experience in doing analysis of 3rd party tools and applications for utilization.
 

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