Software Development Technical Lead: MS Technology

ROSS; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy in Toronto seeks a Technical Lead to manage a small team and drive software development initiatives. The role demands expertise in Microsoft technologies and Agile project management. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proven track record in software development. This position offers a competitive salary of $85k–$90k plus benefits and the opportunity for bonuses.

Benefits

$3,000 educational allowance

Medical and dental package

3 weeks vacation

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing requirements and client interactions.
• Expert knowledge in software development lifecycle.
• Strong skills in problem-solving and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate a small team in Agile projects.
• Work as the main liaison between clients and the development team.
• Ensure timely project delivery and manage customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

B.Sc in Computer Science or similar

Tools

C#

VB.NET

ASP.NET

T-SQL

JavaScript

Job description

Our client is a small, but successful business and technology consultancy in their 5th year in business that helps their clients gain a competitive edge in the marketplace through the effective use of technology. They help companies grow by maximizing their investment in people, process and technology.

They’re looking for a Technical Lead – Microsoft Technologies. In order to succeed in this role, you must be either a technical lead or a senior developer ready to take your career to the next level.

You will manage and motivate a small team (currently 4‑5 people). You will be required to work independently with little day‑to‑day management while delivering on hard deadlines. As a leader, you should display a high level of energy and know how to bring out the best in your peers. You should also display a strong passion for quality, a proactive stance in problem solving and a desire to make a positive change in the overall solution.

You will assume the role of the technical lead on a project delivery team. You will manage and guide all aspects of the software development lifecycle.

You should thrive in an environment characterized by its fast pace and high level of collaboration between members on the team and clients. You need to demonstrate good time management skills, resourcefulness and ability to perform under pressure. The individual must be self‑motivated and a self‑starter. You love keeping abreast of the latest technologies and can help shape the future of this business.

Location, Travel and Compensation

You’ll be the key technical resource reporting into the owner of the company. You will be the main liaison between your employer and their clients. Therefore, you must have excellent presentation and client‑facing skills along with excellent communication abilities. Most of their clients are within the GTA, so you must be willing to travel to client sites when necessary.

They’re located in downtown Toronto (Spadina and Front) but they do allow occasional telecommuting.

The salary range is $85k–$90k plus $3,000 in educational allowance and potential bonus. They have a medical and dental package and provide 3 weeks plus vacation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all facets of project management using Agile Methodologies.
  • (e.g. Scrum)
• Works with the development team and subject matter experts to develop robust implementation plans, providing estimates, sizing and costing metrics for projects
• Ensures projects are running on time, on budget
  • Accountable for project profitability
    • (e.g. tracking profit margins and days over budget)
• Proven leadership abilities; mentors, educates, delegates and manages a team of Software Engineers
• Anticipating issues and risks for software projects
• Manages all software development activities such as requirements analysis, design, development and quality assurance.
• Manages customer expectations and satisfaction
• Exemplifies high degree of organization and ability to prioritize effectively.
• Self starter and able to prioritize time on high value activities

Business

• Working with clients to understand their business requirements
• Help clients break down business problems and translate them into project requirements, that can be consumed by the development team
  • (e.g. Work Breakdown Structure)
• Writing functional and non-functional specification documents
• Writing technical design and specification documents
• Document business, information, application and technology aspects of approach to solution

Technology

• Demonstrates broad applied knowledge of a variety of different software design patterns, frameworks, strategies and technologies
• Writes high quality software to specification, using best practices, coding standards and frameworks established by the team
• Deep understanding of Software Design Patterns and ability to apply them in software projects
• Develop conceptual and technical designs using OOA and OOD to create custom software
• Expert with Microsoft Technologies (e.g., C#, VB.NET)
• Expert developing web solutions using ASP.NET
• Knowledgeable and able to program against multiple technologies not limited to C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, T‑SQL, JavaScript, HTML
• Working with databases to; data model, design and normalize, writing T‑SQL code, optimization of DB objects, working with Stored Procedures, Views and Functions.
• Displays advanced debugging skills, able to debug system wide technical problems in unfamiliar areas
• Demonstrates testing proficiencies across test automation, code coverage, test plan and test case development
• Participates in technology assessments and/or software package evaluations
• Participates in architecture and application design review
• Conducts technical workshops to ramp up team and/or clients
• Provides direction, instruction and understanding around .NET concepts to development teams
• Leading design and code reviews
• Keeping up to date with the latest software development trends and practices

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Computer Science or similar background
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in English
• Proven experience interacting with clients, managing requirements
• Experienced applying Software Design Pattern on projects
• Experience with all phases in the Software Development Lifecycle Deep understanding with OOA, OOD and OOP
• Expert in either C#, VB.NET or Java
• Expert with web technologies and ASP.NET

Pluses

• Demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following areas
  • Web Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Warehousing
  • Collaboration Technologies
  • Workflow Technologies
  • Business process consulting

• Project Management using Agile methodologies

If you're not interested, but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a $750 referral fee.

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