IT Application Senior Associate

We are seeking highly motivated professionals to join our growing Information Technology Services team at KPMG. The Enterprise Application & Engineering team drives business value by leveraging IT technology to deliver customer-focused solutions and high-quality internal IT services.As an Application Technical Engineer, you will focus on software enhancements, product releases, and system improvements. Your responsibilities include providing guidance, training technical staff, delegating tasks, and collaborating to resolve technical issues. You will also evaluate work processes and implement best practices to streamline operations.What you will do:Assist the IT Manager in the negotiation of customer demands and specifications as regards to effort and cost estimates/calculations Produce detailed work plan for sprint development cycles Lead and supervise work executed by local and off-shore resources, ensure smooth workflow in delivery from development to productionTrack development milestones closely and re-prioritize deliverables Remain knowledgeable of new technologies and carry out research and experimentation to best achieve good system designs Translate business and functional requirements into technical specifications Produce, review, and ensure quality in technical deliverables (including documentation) Work closely with developers, testers, and business users to develop and improve operations processes and proceduresMaintain technical standards and ensure adherence to best practices, frameworks, software coding standards/guidelinesProvide recommendations to achieve better system performance and efficiencyTrack, verify, and report on costs incurred for developmentCarry out other technical related duties that may be required Report to the IT ManagerDesired skills and experience:Strong experience within Microsoft ecosystem (.Net, SQL, Azure) Competent in front-end and server-side technologies like JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, React, Angular, ASP.Net MVC, .Net Core, Web API, Windows Services Able to architect solutions Good knowledge in agile methodology Experience in managing off-shore/remote development teams Quick and very competent in producing and managing technical specifications Familiarity or Experience in DevOps processes Possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field Minimum of 3 years of technical work experience in cloud web applicationsExcellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills Having AI experience, Microsoft Azure Certification and/or ITIL will be strong advantageHaving cloud experience will be strong advantageOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Siddharta Advisory Recruitment team. All applicants' information and personal data collected will be treated strictly confidential and used for recruitment purposes only.