Web Tech Lead

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and manufactures in over 400 factories. Its 33,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.76 billion in 2024.

Sika Informationssysteme AG operates Sika’s global modern IT platforms allowing our approx. 23’000 users in over 100 countries around the world to carry out their business processes efficiently. As a competent partner it supports the business and the local IT organizations to develop the next generation of innovative digital solutions.

Job Description

As a Web Tech Lead ensures the reliability, availability and performances of our systems while actively contributing with code, configurations and coordinating a delivery team. The goal is to have ownership of the full source code, maintain and improve system reliability through automation, monitoring and incident response.

• Take ownership of every line of code, ensuring that coding standards and best practices are followed.
• Actively participate in coding.
• Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency.
• Collaborate closely with the Solution Architect to implement architectural decisions and ensure alignment with the overall project goals.
• Monitor system health, analyze performance metrics and proactively identify areas for improvement. While expertise in Java for the Adobe Experience Manager CMS, Javascript/Typescript for the React frontend and knowledge of DevOps and Azure is highly desiderable, it is not mandatory.
  
  

Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Several years of proven experience in web application projects.
• Several years hands-on experience with any Java based content management system (CMS).
• Knowledge of the Web technologies, J2EE, Javascript framework(s)
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top10 and most common web security standards
• Experience with object-oriented programming, preferably Java.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and Test-driven development.
• Experience working with cloud, on-prem and hybrid solutions, in complex and agile environments.
• Hands on experience with implementing security protocols (Oauth2, Basic Auth, SAML, etc.).
  
  

Soft Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Solution-oriented personality and consulting mindset.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Excellent ability to interact with technical & non-technical teams including vendors and subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage multiple and frequently changing priorities.
• Experience working in distributed teams.
• Open minded and positive attitude
• Self-motivated team player with problem-solving skills
  
  

Additional Information

• This position does not offer Visa Sponsorship opportunities.
  
  

Friendly, personable and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that's how many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit

We offer a fair employment package with good social benefits

We look forward to your direct online application