Position Overview
Tech Lead/Senior Engineering Lead (Java/DevOps)
Are you a Tech Lead/Senior Engineering Lead (Java/DevOps) seeking a new interesting challenge?
Responsibilities & Qualifications
- 8+ years of software engineering experience in complex environments.
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Lead Developer or Engineering Lead.
- Strong technical background in Java and enterprise application development.
- Experience working in distributed / nearshore / offshore team setups.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust across teams and cultures.
- Ability to lead without formal authority.
- Coaching mindset, high level of ownership and strong interpersonal maturity.
- Professional fluency in English.
- Native or near-native Portuguese.
- Willingness to travel to the Netherlands regularly, especially around PI/SAFe events.
- Experience with SAFe.
- Experience in enterprise, public sector or regulated environments.
- Experience with CI/CD, operational stability and DevOps collaboration.
- Experience helping teams improve onboarding, alignment and distributed collaboration.
- Act as the local technical lead and trusted go-to person for Portugal-based engineers.
- Provide hands‑on technical leadership in Java and related engineering practices.
- Support engineers in refinement, implementation, code quality, technical problem solving and delivery discipline.
- Help Portugal-based engineers integrate effectively into the way of working of Dutch teams.
- Bridge differences in communication style, expectations and team culture between Portugal and the Netherlands.
- Build strong working relationships with Dutch Scrum Masters, architects, team leads and other stakeholders.
- Improve clarity, ownership, predictability and collaboration across locations.
- Participate in Scrum / SAFe ceremonies and help teams improve technical readiness and execution.
- Contribute to engineering quality, CI/CD practices, operational stability and continuous improvement.
Additional Information
- Workplace: Lisbon + hybrid work
- Work Schedule: 9AM to 6PM
- Permanent contract
- Pay and benefits Competitive salary and a flexible compensation plan adapted to your needs (Ticket restaurant plan + Health Insurance)
- Opportunity knocks Being a part of a growing company, we want to support your path with a career development plan and annual performance-based compensation reviews
- Learn as you grow Starting with a fantastic onboarding program, TCS has robust learning platforms that will allow you to learn and grow personally as professionally
- Bring your buddy If you have referred a friend for an open position under the BYB Scheme and she/he is hired you’ll receive a very attractive cash award
- Connect globally Work with people from all over the world. You can feel the multicultural workforce
- And so on Appreciations, incentives, Team Building activities, diversity and inclusion programs, sustainability activities, corporative events... This has only just begun!