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.