The Project Manager Engineering & Architecture will play a pivotal role in orchestrating and aligning Architecture, and Engineering Automation within the Hapag-Lloyd Technology Center FIS3 Engineering Department. This role ensures cohesive collaboration, technical governance, and engineering productivity across delivery teams to support enterprise-scale systems and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of experience in IT delivery and governance, with strong exposure to architecture frameworks, engineering automation and AI. The role requires the ability to bridge technical and managerial perspectives — enabling high performance, consistency, and continuous delivery across diverse technology teams. Project Lead • Lead a team of cross functional experts from the Architecture, Engineering and AI domain to drive different topics forward. • Drive new initiatives across teams to increase developer satisfaction, architecture adherence and productivity. • Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, retrospectives, and governance reviews. • Ensure communication flow between teams in Chennai and global technology stakeholders. Architecture Coordination • Partner with enterprise and solution architects to ensure design consistency, scalability, and alignment with business objectives. • Facilitate architecture reviews, standards documentation, and approval workflows. • Maintain visibility on system dependencies and integration patterns across global applications. • Support technology evaluation and architectural decision-making for major initiatives. AI Engineering Capability Build-Up (Developer Efficiency Focus) • Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve developer productivity across the software development lifecycle. • Partner with engineering teams and architects to identify and implement AI use cases in coding, testing, documentation, and code review. • Establish standards, governance, and best practices for responsible and secure use of AI in development. • Develop reusable AI-enabled accelerators and measure impact on productivity, code quality, and delivery speed. Continuous Improvement & Governance • Establish governance models for architecture reviews, quality checkpoints, and operational KPIs. • Promote continuous learning, automation, and best practice adoption across teams. • Drive efficiency and maturity improvements across delivery pipelines and DevOps practices. • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, and project delivery within enterprise environments • Proven experience managing end-to-end technology projects, including planning, execution, and stakeholder management • Experience working with large-scale enterprise systems, preferably in logistics, shipping, or financial services • Strong exposure to Agile delivery, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines • Familiarity with architecture and governance frameworks such as TOGAF or ITIL is a plus Technical Skills • Strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architecture, and REST API design • Experience with Java, Python, JPA, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and microservices-based environments • Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and modern deployment practices • Expertise in system design (HLD/LLD) and maintaining high code quality standards • Knowledge of secure coding practices, static code analysis, and software quality frameworks • Exposure to AI agent architecture, including prompt strategies and multi-agent orchestration Functional & Behavioral Skills • Strong architecture thinking and governance mindset • Experience in project planning, delivery tracking, risk management, and stakeholder coordination • Ability to mentor teams and drive engineering best practices • Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills • Proven ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams