Technical Lead (Java)with American Express

N Consulting Limited; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector is seeking a Technical Lead (Java) to join their team in Burgess Hill. The role involves software development, automated testing, and participation in quality reviews, requiring strong experience in Java and cloud technologies. This position offers the possibility of remote work and is ideal for candidates with robust technical skills and a background in agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of software development experience.
• Hands on experience with Java 8 and higher.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Building software to expected quality and standards.
• Participating in code, test & quality reviews.
• Enabling deployment and monitoring of software.

Skills

Java application design

Automated testing

Cloud computing

Event-driven architecture

Micro-services architecture

Spring Framework

Agile development

Education

University Degree in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

Git

IntelliJ

Redhat JBoss

Splunk

Job description

Possibility of remote work: work from Client's office 3 days a week
Contract duration: 12 months
Location: Burgess Hill, UK

JOB DETAILS

Role Title: Technical Lead (Java)

Job description:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education & Experience (5-8 years) of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience with the following:
• Hands on Java application design, software development and automated testing (Java 8 and higher)
• Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure technologies and components - familiarity with Cloud computing
• Experience with Event-driven/Micro-services architecture for high-availability/distributed systems.
• Experience using Spring Framework, Junit, GitHub, Microservices, Splunk and APIs. Experience with Test driven development and unit testing frameworks.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as GIT and code build tools like IntelliJ, Redhat JBoss, etc., including DevOps concepts and CI/CD tools.
• Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods
• University Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Building software to expected quality and standards using distributed enterprise frameworks.
• Participating in code, test & other quality reviews
• Debugging basic software components and identifying code defects for remediation
• Enabling the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments
• Automating deployments in test and production environments
• Scaling applications based on demand projections