Al Futtaim Jobs - UAE National Solution Expert | Group Digital | Dubai UAE (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 78101 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

 

The Solution Expert position works as part of the application support team, to assist with solution support and development activities. It provides a dedicated and professional solution knowledge base, together with deployment and domain expertise.

 

The role also warrants team leadership and organizational skills to manage the client, ability to translate their requirements, guide internal/external teams to derive the solution, drive the implementation and facilitate successful delivery.

 

The role will be a key in providing support to the team that is tasked with building and testing the end solution. Implementing appropriate processes to drive high quality and sustainable solutions will be critical.

 

The candidate is also responsible for Managing & leading the Development & Support activities from the extended external consultants team.

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Application Management

• To Manage a team of Mobility developers and External consultants
• To Consult, teach, troubleshoot, setup and maintain Frontend Mobility solutions to agreed service level standards. Participates and adheres to DevOPS framework
• Develops and maintains documentation for Technical solution modifications
• Liaise with software suppliers and the Change Management team for problem resolution and deployment of system changes
• Ensure compliance with IT Policies, Security Standards and strengthen internal controls

Solution Delivery

• Work with internal and external implementation team members and partners to contribute to the development, testing and deployment of Mobilty solutions
• Adheres to DevOPS software development and maintenance standards by maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of internal and external development best practices
• Estimate and deliver multiple projects assignments and system change requests as per agreed resourcing and timelines with required quality

Leadership & Team Management

• Working with an engaged team to plan and prioritise their workloads, set objectives, conduct appraisals (with managers) and support to continually improve their performance and results
• Develop team in line with target competencies and build adequate bench strength for future
• Resources assigned to project teams, to be managed as appropriate to the needs of application support priorities

 

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Education

• College or University degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Knowledge & Experience

• Proficient in development using iOS, Android, Java/J2EE OR Proficient in development using Java/C#, APEX, Visual Force
• Knowledge of DevOPS
• Knowledge of Agile methodology
• Minimum 7 years in development of IT projects using iOS, Android or Xamarin Mobility solutions

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