Tech Lead - Java

Version 1 Solutions Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share scheme

Mentorship & career development

Flexible/remote working

Pension & private healthcare

Wellbeing programs

Educational assistance (AWS/Microsoft/

Awards program

Employee discount scheme

Gym discounts

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a Tech Lead - Java to design, develop, test and maintain cloud-based software applications. Lead a team to deliver scalable, secure solutions following CI/CD and best practices, within an agile environment.

You will own product aspects from design to user stories, collaborate with stakeholders, mentor juniors, and promote a positive team culture while working in a flexible hybrid setup with strong AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partnership context.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java and modern architectural patterns.
• Experience with cloud-native development and microservices.
• Proven ability to own design, estimation and user story creation.
• Experience with CI/CD, code reviews, and SOLID/DRY.
• Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft and Oracle technologies is a plus.
• SC Eligible security clearance considered.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software.
• Provide technical leadership and coordinate delivery in agile environment.
• Own product design, estimation, shaping and requirements creation.
• Document architecture, configuration and release processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across PMs, BAs, Testing, Product.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

Microservices

Cloud

API Design

CI/CD

SOLID/DRY

Estimation & Sizing

Security

Angular

React

Node.js

TypeScript

SC Eligible

Job description

Tech Lead - Java Full-time

Department: Digital, Data and Cloud

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

• 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?

• 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