Java Technical Lead

Role Description:

Design, develop and maintain software applications that meet and exceed client requirements. The role requires building and enhancing skills in a broad range of application development technologies, platforms and methods that enables the Talent to produce high quality solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. This role also reviews application code and artifacts developed by junior developers to ascertain overall quality and maintainability of delivered system.

Primary Skills: Java, SQL, Spring boot, Microservices

Secondary Skills: Experience in API driven development, RESTful API/Web services.

Key Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities for this job role are as follows:

• Develops low level designs for application components based on High Level Design documents
• Build, assemble and/ or configure application components based on design specifications and system requirements
• Build and leverage reusable code and libraries for future use
• Implement and set security, performance and data direction for the coding work
• Review and Debug Code
• Perform Unit Testing of the system in controlled, real situations before System Testing
• Partner with the testing team to ensure applications/components are fully functional
• Oversee and fix any defects or performance problems discovered in testing
• Ensure that the code / Libraries used are not susceptible to vulnerability.
• Ensure application maintenance activities are in line with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or other business requirements
• Taking ownership of assigned issues/enhancements/features and helping to define a plan and related coordination activities to provide an end to end solution.
• Proactively anticipates problems before they occur; identifies possible causes; works with team to identify solutions; selects and implements most appropriate solution.
• Produce documents which contain clear, precise descriptive language
• Applies judgment in implementing methodologies, processes, and practices to specific requirements of projects/programs which may include product design engineering, information security, code review, code maintainability and reliability.
• Provide required training and support to other peer teams for newly designed and developed functionality.
• Utilize approved tools, adopt key performance indicators (KPIs), increase technology component reuse, and consolidate platforms, environments and products with the goal of reducing overall IT costs.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to production support staff
• Strong knowledge of SOA, object-oriented programming, design patterns, scalable application development
• Software Engineering experience and current expertise in respective relevant area, with years of services-based development experience in each areas.
• Source code management Familiarity with source control tools such as Git, Team Foundation Server (TFVC), and SVN and deploying those products/solutions throughout environments using automation.
• Implement coding standards and development disciplines for self and team as per organizational norms
• Prioritize software development tasks, set timelines & assign tasks to junior team members
• Communicate work progress status, issues, risks and support requirements regularly to Lead/ Manager through formal / informal reports
• Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
• Requires sound analytical skills and problem solving skills needed to manage multiple technical challenges simultaneously per each project assigned when needed
• Taking accountability for quality technical deliverables to agreed schedule and estimates.
• Adhering to the quality standards defined by organization/client

Other Responsibilities

The additional responsibilities pertaining to this job role will include the following.

• Guide and oversee junior developers to improve and evaluate their performance.
• May need to assist Tech Lead during interviews.
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting.
• Support Technical / Project Lead to present ideas for system improvements, including cost proposals.
• Managing Complexity- Breaks down and simplifies key elements of complicated issues with clarity, Encourages mutual understanding to work through change and uncertainty.
• Passion for Results - Displays sustained confidence, energy and determination in the face of obstacles, Asks for and fulfills challenging, stretch goals., Pushes self and others for results
• Influence - Uses logic and rationale to gain agreement on recommendations, Secures commitment from others to fulfill shared goals, Demonstrates interpersonal sensitivity and wins others' trust.