Tech Lead - Java

Version 1; England; Híbrido; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Profit sharing

Career development

Flexible/remote working

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Gym discounts

Bike to work

Educational assistance

Descripción de la vacante

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice. You will drive cloud-based software initiatives, provide technical leadership, and oversee architecture, design and delivery across large-scale transformations in both public and private sectors.

You will mentor team members, work in an agile environment, and liaise with stakeholders to ensure clear communication of technical designs and roadmaps. Flexible/remote options are available.

Formación

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns (microservices, message-driven).
• Experience delivering cloud-based software with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Experience in application/digital services design and software engineering practices (code reviews, CI/CD, SOLID/DRY).
• Hands-on in frontend and backend technologies listed, and ability to design APIs and integrations.
• Experience with cloud technologies and readiness to work with emerging AI technologies.
• SC Eligible or higher-level security clearance is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions.
• Participate in agile delivery processes and coordinate with PMs, BAs and testers.
• Own design, estimation, shaping and user story creation for products or software solutions.
• Document architectures, configurations, releases and handover procedures.
• Collaborate with Version 1 and customer stakeholders across the lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Cloud experience

Agile delivery

Stakeholder communication

Mentorship

Herramientas

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

Kotlin

JavaScript/TypeScript

Angular

React

Node

Descripción del empleo

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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