ENVIRONMENT:Manage the technical aspects of the solutions delivery and systems as the next Technical Lead sought by aninnovative Investment Firm. Your core role will also entail managing Devs and making a personal contribution to tech solutions. You must possess a Degree/Diploma in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Information Science or related technical discipline, have 8 years professional development experience being able to perform at a Senior Developer level, knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in Object-Oriented design, data structures and algorithms, strong .NET, C#, C++ or JavaScript, SQL, UDFs and other T-SQL Querying, understand Relational Databases & system integration, distributed computing and building enterprise-wide systems. Please note this is an EE role.DUTIES:Manage the technical aspects of the solution delivery and systems within the domain
- Understand the focus and direction of the business area; prioritising and driving delivery that helps to achieve this.
- Define the technical direction for the domain and ensure design of solutions and delivery.
- Work closely with the Domain Owner of the domain.
- Involvement in the running of the domain, including sprint planning, design, drive delivery, retros, understanding root cause of issues/instability.
- Responsible for the quality of technical solutions, maintenance of standards and managing impact/risk introduced by changes across domains.
- Review code and approve changes before deployment to production.
- Assist with technical analysis, root cause analysis and designing preventative actions.
- Oversee the choice of application and approach to development for the delivery of new system/technical solutions by the Developers.
- Work with the Architect, other Tech Leads and Development Manager to understand and drive the strategic direction of the technologies within Institutional IT.
- Ensure domain technical direction is aligned with overall tech direction/architecture for Institutional IT, and overall tech direction caters for needs of the domains.
- Identify areas for continuous improvement of both systems and architectural standards and help drive implementation.
- Timeous, clear tracking, management and appropriate escalation of issues and risks.
- Ensure systems documentation for support are produced as required.
- Ensure a stable and sustainable technical platform is in place to support the business area.
Manage the developers in the domain
- Lead a team of Developers (+/- 5 Developers) in the domain, according to skill set.
- Carry out all aspects of people management i.e., staff performance appraisals, approve leave, recruit, train, develop and mentor staff.
- Responsible for assigning work to the Developers, determining estimates, overseeing technical design and driving delivery according to our SDLC procedures and standards.
- Ensure the correct technical skills are in place in the domain to meet business needs.
Make a personal contribution to technical solutions
- Develop key solutions that add to the central technical stack or contribute to initiatives.
REQUIREMENTS:Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Science or related technical discipline.
Experience/Skills
- At least 8 years worth of professional development experience – able to perform at a Senior Developer level.
- Managing a Dev team and driving team delivery.
- Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in Object-Oriented design, data structures and algorithms.
- Interacting with business users to understand their requirements and managing the implementation of system changes.
- Exceptional skills in systems design and coding in Microsoft .NET, C#, C++ or JavaScript.
- Writing SQL for Microsoft SQL Server, including Stored Procedures.
- UDFs and other T-SQL Querying.
- System integration, distributed computing and building enterprise-wide systems.
- An understanding of relational database structures.
- Knowledge of professional Software Engineering practices for the full Software Development Life Cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes and testing.
Advantageous
- Experience working in AWS Cloud implementation.
- Exposure to PostgreSQL.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Excellent leadership skills able to direct, motivate, delegate, inspire.
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types and deal with conflict in an effective way.
- Ability to deal with key stakeholders.
- Willingness to take initiative and responsibility.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Self-motivated and confident.
- Ability to work individually and with teams.
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