Lead Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Lead Software Developer to work on diverse projects with international clients. The role involves active communication with clients, managing software development tasks, and leading teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud environments and software development best practices. Join a company that values diversity and offers competitive salary packages along with health and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Laptop

Phone

Training resources

Discounts within Tata network

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple teams and driving technology changes.
• Expert knowledge in cloud environments and database applications.
• Proven experience in software design and development.

Responsibilities

• Active communication with clients to gather requirements.
• Technical responsibility across all stages of software development.
• Participation in code reviews and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Self-sufficient

Leadership

Cloud-based environments

APIs

CI/CD

Java

Tools

AWS

Azure

SQL

noSQL

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Tata Consultancy Services

Hiring Lead @ Tata Consultancy Services - United Kingdom & Ireland

If you need support in completing the application or if you require a different format of this document, please get in touch with at [e-mail] or call TCS London Office number 02031552100 / [phone] with the subject line: “Application Support Request”.

Role: Lead Software Developer

Job Type: Permanent

Location: London/Leeds / Newcastle / Manchester / Blackpool / Sheffield

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• There is a wide array of projects and technologies that leads to diverse opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with international clients and teams and become part of a vast network of colleagues.
• Learning, training and upskilling at its best.

The Role

As a Lead Software Developer you will work on customer projects alongside other team members consisting of Product Owner, Scrum Master, Technical Architect, Developers and DevOps.

Your responsibilities:

• Active communication with the client, taking requirements and specifications and translating them into working, well-tested code.
• Take technical responsibility across all stages and iteration of software development (Planning, deployment and maintenance).
• Adapting and adhering to standards, tools and security measures of the working environment.
• Measure and monitors applications of the project.
• Proactively finding and resolving technical challenges.
• Estimates time and effort required for software development tasks and provide realistic estimates.
• Active participation in code reviews and quality assurance process.
• Consider business needs and ensure the software delivers value.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Self-sufficient and capable of managing their own workload.
• Works under general direction and manages own work within deadlines while managing a team or development tasks.
• Experience of leading multiple teams and driving changes in technology whilst fostering a supportive development and collaborative culture alongside other roles and disciplines.
• Expert and extensive Knowledge and experience of developing on cloud-based environments such as AWS and Azure and knowledge and experience of SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
• Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.
• Knowledge and experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI and CD): Git, Gitlab CI, Jenkins, SonarQube Nexus, Artifactory, No SQL database AWS or Azure – (desirable)
• Proven experience in the design, development, and support of software products.
• Knowledge of best practices for coding defensively against possible attack vectors, and testing with OWASP tooling (e.g. ZAP).
• Test experience: unit, integration, performance, security § Java (1.8) (including Spring Boot, Drop Wizard, Jersey, CXF and Maven).

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / [phone] to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps:

Application Process

• Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - [e-mail]
• Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.
• Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioral aspects and person-organization fit.
• HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.

Beware of Fraudulent offers

This is to notify you that TCS does not ask for any sort of payment or security deposit from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. The firm never sends out job offers from free internet email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and so on. TCS has not authorised any third-party company to collect money on their behalf. As a vigilant job seeker, beware of fraudulent recruitment activity and protect your interests! You can write to [e-mail] to report any fraudulent activity.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

Join us and do more of what matters. Apply online now.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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