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Technical Excellence & Standards\nEstablish and uphold engineering best practices, including architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, and platform reliability\n\nDrive improvements in release velocity, quality, and defect reduction through modern engineering practices\n\nEnsure alignment with security, data governance, and compliance standards\n\n5. 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