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The role requires excellent communication, stakeholder management, diplomacy, and the ability to align multiple teams around shared priorities and delivery outcomes. You will manage dependencies, help resolve conflicts, communicate risks early, and maintain momentum across complex initiatives.\nYou will provide technical direction for the platforms and delivery practices supporting applications built with Java 21 and Node.js, event-driven services using Kafka, and infrastructure running on OpenShift and AWS. 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