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About the Role
Synechron is looking for an AI-Enabled SDLC Specialist / Software Development Acceleration Lead to accelerate software delivery by embedding AI-assisted practices across the SDLC. You will assess current practices, design AI-assisted workflows, train teams, and define KPIs.
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Responsibilities
- Assess current software delivery practices and identify where AI can improve speed, quality, consistency, automation, and developer productivity
- Design AI assisted workflows across requirements analysis, solution design, coding, test generation, code review, refactoring, documentation, release notes, and maintenance
- Define practical GitHub Copilot usage patterns, prompt examples, reusable templates, review checklists, and team playbooks
- Train and coach developers, QA engineers, analysts, technical leads, and product teams on effective and responsible AI usage
- Improve SDLC practices across backlog refinement, technical design, code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, peer review, and release readiness
- Collaborate with architecture, security, DevOps, and engineering leadership to align AI assisted development with internal standards
- Define KPIs and reporting mechanisms to measure adoption, productivity gains, code quality, cycle time, test coverage, and developer satisfaction
Requirements
- Strong understanding of the full SDLC, including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Hands on experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, code review, and secure development practices
- Practical experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants in real software delivery environments
- Ability to translate AI capabilities into concrete engineering workflows, standards, and measurable productivity improvements
- Experience working with software teams in engineering excellence, technical leadership, QA automation, DevOps, architecture, or process improvement roles
- Strong understanding of code quality, maintainability, testing strategy, secure coding, and software delivery governance
- Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, documentation, and change management skills
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About Synechron
- Synechron is a leading digital consulting firm with 17,000+ collaborative employees in 55+ global offices across 17+ countries.
- From our solid financial services industry foundation, we have become a prominent global digital consulting firm for large financial services and technology firms.
- We can provide you with customized end to end solutions that drive business value.
Job Description
- We are seeking a highly capable AI Enabled SDLC Specialist / Software Development Acceleration Lead to help accelerate software delivery by embedding AI assisted practices across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- This role will focus on improving how teams plan, design, build, test, review, document, and release software using GitHub Copilot and related AI enabled engineering practices.
Responsibilities
- Assess current software delivery practices and identify where AI can improve speed, quality, consistency, automation, and developer productivity.
- Design AI assisted workflows across requirements analysis, solution design, coding, test generation, code review, refactoring, documentation, release notes, and maintenance.
- Define practical GitHub Copilot usage patterns, prompt examples, reusable templates, review checklists, and team playbooks.
- Train and coach developers, QA engineers, analysts, technical leads, and product teams on effective and responsible AI usage.
- Improve SDLC practices across backlog refinement, technical design, code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, peer review, and release readiness.
- Collaborate with architecture, security, DevOps, and engineering leadership to align AI assisted development with internal standards.
- Define KPIs and reporting mechanisms to measure adoption, productivity gains, code quality, cycle time, test coverage, and developer satisfaction.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong understanding of the full SDLC, including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Hands on experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, code review, and secure development practices.
- Practical experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants in real software delivery environments.
- Ability to translate AI capabilities into concrete engineering workflows, standards, and measurable productivity improvements.
- Experience working with software teams in engineering excellence, technical leadership, QA automation, DevOps, architecture, or process improvement roles.
- Strong understanding of code quality, maintainability, testing strategy, secure coding, and software delivery governance.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, documentation, and change management skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience implementing AI adoption programs or developer productivity initiatives across engineering teams.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, pipelines, pull request workflows, repository governance, and engineering metrics.
- Background as a software engineer, technical lead, solution architect, QA automation lead, DevOps engineer, or engineering excellence specialist.
- Knowledge of responsible AI, data privacy, intellectual property, software security, and enterprise AI governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Relevant experience in SDLC optimization, software engineering enablement, AI assisted development, or DevOps transformation will be highly valued.
Benefits
- 100% Medical Insurance premium for Employee will be paid by Synechron.
- Medical Insurance Premium for the dependents on residence visa will be paid on 50% 50% copay policy of Synechron.
- Employment visa and residence visa cost will be paid by Synechron for employees and his/her dependents.
- Initial entry ticket will be paid by Synechron for employee and his/her dependents (for movements from outside UAE).
- 22 working days of Annual leaves and 15 Sick leaves will be given to an employee as per UAE.
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