Tech Lead

Nexus Systems Group Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Technical Lead to drive strategy and technical direction. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in a leadership role, with strong skills in Java and Angular development, as well as experience in Agile environments. This role requires collaboration with multiple teams and engagement in solution design, ensuring alignment with business needs and strategy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a Technical Lead.
• 2+ years development experience with Java / Angular / Springboot.
• Experience in Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design discussions for the best customer experience.
• Ensure products are well maintained and aligned to Enterprise Standards.
• Assess and analyze business strategy and current technical environment.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Java programming

Angular development

Springboot development

Agile methodologies

Cloud platform (GCP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Bitbucket

JIRA

Confluence

MSSQL DB

Job description

Overview

Typical Day in Role: Primarily focused on strategy, problem solving and challenging our solution engineers to build amazing products and services. Ensuring products are well maintained by identifying and eliminating technical debt. Ability to showcase progress in projects/initiatives/programs, holding people accountable to their commitments and making sure we are on track for successful delivery. Participating in design discussions focused on building the best customer experience, design and implementation of best practices/processes. Assisting in architectural solution designs, roadmaps and related strategies that are aligned to Enterprise Standards in the effort to modernization software applications. Present and leverage technical information and solutions in a way that establishes trust relationships, persuades stakeholders, and achieves understanding and consensus at all levels. Assess and analyze business strategy & requirements, the current technical environment and technology options to evaluate solution alternatives that meet business needs and bank strategy. Participating in planning and review sessions. Partner with multiple teams across the bank to collaborate on strategy and direction. Assisting senior management to enforce standards and methodology; ensuring solutions are in line with the technology roadmap and mentoring the technical team members on a project-to-project basis.

Must Have Skills

• 3+ years experience as a Technical Lead
• 2+ years development experience with Java / Angular / Springboot
• 1+ year experience with Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence
• Experience in Agile environment
• 1+ year experience working with applications hosted on cloud platforms (GCP preferred)

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Experience from banking
• Project management or scrum master experience
• Experience in MSSQL DB

Soft Skills

• Flexible and ready to adapt to a dynamic environment.
• Attention to details, high standards for quality, ability to balance risk with technological advancements.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills with ability to build and foster relationships with business users, project stakeholders, strategic technology partners and external vendors.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field