Technical Leader

Eightelevengroup; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Eightelevengroup is seeking a Technical Leader to guide architectural designs and execution for the team, emphasizing modular, scalable solutions. You will coach and be hands-on, aligning coding practices with CI/CD and automated deployment within an Agile framework.

You will partner with Product Owners to shape roadmaps, manage technical priorities, and drive best practices while traveling up to 25% as needed. A strong background in CDM/CDL and data integration is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience in software development, data modeling, or related technical roles, with leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of CDM/CDL principles, data modeling, and integration technologies; proficiency in relevant programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team accountable for the design and technological architecture of the product.
• Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, CI/CD and automated deployment.
• Coach the technical team, specifically with code reviews.
• Be a hands‑on, working leader who engages in coding to help the team develop solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Data modeling

CDM/CDL principles

Architecture design

DevOps Azure

Agile SAFe

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

SQL

Job description

As Technical Leader (TL), you will support the architectural designs and execution of goals for their team. You value simplicity, diversity of thought and are unafraid to challenge constraints and standard procedures to achieve the desired Agile design in partnership with additional subject matter experts. You'll manage all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses/incorporates future architectural changes and designs. You will guide the teams' engineering practices in test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment. You are a hands-on people manager who coaches their team and removes roadblocks for the team to be successful. You will report to the Director, Digital Data & Infrastructure.

The CDM/CDL Technical Leader is responsible for leading the technical vision, design, and execution of data modeling, integration, and platform projects. They bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, ensuring that data systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with organizational strategy

Your Responsibilities:

• In partnership with technical subject matter experts, you will lead the team accountable for the design and technological architecture of the product
• Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
• Manage the technical design of the product and make architecture decisions at a team and product level
• Coach the technical team, specifically with code reviews
• Be a hands‑on, working leader who engages in coding to help the team to develop solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand
• Identify and remove technical impediments
• Work with Product Owner(s) to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
• Be an advisor with the Product owner(s) in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs with Designers
• Always look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Provide the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
• Share responsibility with Product Owner(s) & Data Owner(s) for building reusable and scalable components
• Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels
• Develop budget and monitor expenditures
• Meet with IT staff to determine impact of proposed changes to hardware or software on computer
• Research and implement technological strategic solutions
• Seek out and embrace relevant perspectives when assessing a situation or a decision; demonstrate clear understanding of multiple viewpoints

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience in software development, data modeling, or related technical roles, with leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of CDM/CDL principles, data modeling, and integration technologies; proficiency in relevant programming languages
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required - We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
• Ability to travel up to 25%

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires 5+ years or relevant IT leadership experience
• Degree in CS, MIS, Software Engineering, or equivalent engineering/technical discipline
• Experience with a commercial facing portfolio with $5B+ in revenue
• Understanding of web-based application development and management experience
• Bring insight into newest technologies and trends
• Familiar with Cloud/DevOps environments including Azure DevOps
• Experience in Agile Development, with SAFe experience
• Understand relationship with Product Owner, Design Lead and rest of technical team
• Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog
• Experience managing the overall delivery through the aligned team