Tech Lead - Java

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing scheme

Career progression programmes

Flexible/remote working

Private healthcare

Pension & life assurance

Wellbeing programs

Training in AWS/Microsoft/Oracle/Red H

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join the Digital Data & Cloud Practice in the UK. You will lead design, development, testing and migration projects across public and private sectors, delivering scalable and secure cloud-based solutions.

You will drive technical ownership of products, guide architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with PMs, BAs and QA to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns.
• Experience with microservices and message-driven architectures in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of application design and software engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience with frontend and backend technologies listed.
• Awareness of CI/CD pipelines, security, and SOLID/DRY principles.
• Ability to estimate, size, and design integration/API components.
• Security clearance eligibility (SC).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions.
• Work within an agile project management delivery methodology.
• Own product/software solution design, estimation, and user story creation.
• Document architecture, configuration, release and handover processes.
• Collaborate with Version 1 and customer stakeholders across the lifecycle.
• Communicate designs clearly to varied audiences; transfer knowledge to team.
• Coach and develop junior team members and foster collaboration.

Skills

Coding best practices

Microservices

Message-driven architectures

Software engineering practices

Application design

Cloud technologies

AI technologies

SC eligible

Tools

Angular

React

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

Kotlin

Job description

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We're an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We're a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it's deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we'll invest in you!.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our 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

• Coding Best Practices: Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures.
• Non-Functional Requirements: Experience developing applications with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Application Design: Experience in application/digital services design.
• Software Engineering Practices: Proficiency in software engineering practices like code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and SOLID/DRY principles.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with the following technologies:
• Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, React, Node.
• Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate. Desirable Kotlin.
• Estimation and Sizing: Experience in estimation and sizing.
• Integration and API Design: Experience in integration and API design.
• Cloud Experience: Proficiency in cloud technologies.
• Emerging Technologies: Appetite to work with emerging AI technologies.
• Security Clearance: SC Eligible.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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