Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Java Technical Lead to join our UK Digital Data & Cloud Practice. Our Digital Practice is expanding rapidly and there will be an opportunity for you to achieve medium and long-term career goals. There will be a fantastic opportunity to work on some challenging and interesting, large scale transformational and migration projects within both public and private sector.
- Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining cloud-based software applications.
- Technical leadership within a team to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions in line with good industry software engineering practices (code quality, CI/CD, security etc).
- Working within a project management/agile delivery methodology
- Experience in technical ownership for a product or software solution, covering design, estimation, shaping and user story/requirement creation
- Documentation of solutions (e.g., architecture, configuration, release, support-handover
- Collaborate and liaise with other Version 1 and customer stakeholders/ end users in the software development lifecycle – PMs, BAs, Testing, Product etc
- Able to communicate technical designs simply and clearly in conversation, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders of various technical abilities.
- Provide effective knowledge transfer to team members and customers.
- Manage, coach and develop junior members of your team and the wider community
- Fostering a positive working environment and facilitating team collaboration and communication.
Qualifications
- Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures
- Hands-on developing / coding experience using the following technologies:
- Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript or Angular or React)
- Backend (Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate)
- NFR / Non-Functional requirement understanding and experience developing applications with this in mind
- Strong experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach, writing unit and integration tests to ensure high-quality code, and maintaining a robust testing suite for continuous integration and delivery.
- Experience developing REST-based APIs
- Strong experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (such as Jenkins, Ansible, Packer, Docker)
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift for containerisation and orchestration of applications.
- Experience in developing and deploying solutions on AWS Cloud, with expertise in AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, S3 and EC2 (AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect preferred)
- Ability to lead and co-ordinate stakeholder engagements and meetings.
- Ability to mentor and guide junior team members.
Top Skills
What We Do
Version 1 proves that IT can make a real difference to our customers' businesses. We are trusted by global brands to deliver IT services and solutions which drive customer success. Our 3000+ strong team works closely with our technology partners to provide independent advice that helps our customers navigate the rapidly changing world of IT. Our greatest strength is balance in our efforts to achieve Customer Success, Empowered People and a Strong Organisation, underpinned by the commitment to our values. We believe this is what makes Version 1 different and more importantly, our customers agree.
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