Tech Lead

Position Summary

The Technical Lead will cultivate and maintain a variety of client, server and web-based applications. They will be responsible for developing software applications based on client requirement and make enhancements according to project specification. 

Position Responsibilities

• Work with IT to help design and implement tools and services needed to support the business;


• Design, develop, test, debug and document programs that meet user needs and specifications;


• Deliver high-quality systems and meet project deadlines;


• Maintain and improve existing programs;


• Gather, organize and manage information/requirements from users and various levels of management;


• Assist with ad-hoc reporting and special requests;


• Work on a variety of projects (multi-task);


• Ability to quickly learn and work on new technologies and implement POC;


• 40% hands on development activity / remaining time spent as a liaison between the Stakeholder and agile scrum team members


• Manage offshore associates

Education & Essential Skills

• BS in Computer Science;


• Strong Full-Stack Lead;


• Strong understanding of object oriented design and programming principles;


• Agile development methodology including DevOps mode;


• QA and Testing Tools and Methodologies;


• Self-motivated, energetic and with a very positive attitude;


• Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate clearly and be easily understood;


• Good attention to detail and ability to produce work quickly, accurately, and independently;


• Ability to think analytically and complete projects with minimal supervision;


• Excellent prioritization, planning, organization, time management and multitasking skills;


• Troubleshooting - debugging, problem solving;


• Ability to think "out-of-the-box";


• Background in the banking sector and/or insurance;


• Java/J2EE/Design Patterns;


• Single Page App;


• Working knowledge of AWS


• Proficient in design/deploying application in Cloud;


• Knowledge of API;


• Knowledge of static code analysis tools (CheckStyle/PMD/Sonarcube) and Testing framework JUnit.

Experience

• 10 years of development experience using Core Java


• 8 years experience in Application Architecture / Design Framework Capability


• 6 years experience using Spring Boot


• 5 years experience using Microservices Architecture


• Experience with working on webservers and applications servers like Tomcat, Jboss, Websphere


• Experience with code management and automation tools like GIT, Jenkins, Maven


• Experience in messaging area:  ESB Integrations


• Background in banking sector and/or insurance a plus.