Tech Lead

ROLE PURPOSE: Work with product squad and deliver state of the art digital experience through resilient, robust Omni channel Microservice platform and ensure that all back end systems of the digital product are integrated successfullyKey Accountabilities of the roleUse Agile engineering practices and various software and mobile development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the client customer and employee experienceWork in a team to craft clear user stories, design tests for prototypes and products, and continuously deliver product enhancementsLiaise with other teams within and outside the Digital unit to negotiate timelines, deliverables and dependenciesCollaborate closely with Product Owners, Designers, and team members to identify and socialize product and delivery risksDrive forward and role-model best practice engineering processes and Agile behaviour and ensuring teams members follow suitCommunicate with business stakeholders about Agile processes to set and manage expectations about delivery methods and timelinesOwn and drive best practice in terms of automation such as continuous integration and deployment Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge, Technical Competencies Required for this role:Consistently writes production ready code that is easily testable, easily understood by other developers, and accounts for edge cases and errors. Understands when it is appropriate to leave comments, but biases towards self documenting code. Understands their team's testing approach, and uses quality metrics to identify gaps. Works with their team to recommend solutions that are in accordance with accepted testing frameworks and the testing pyramid.Proficient at using systematic debugging to diagnose all issues within the scope of their domain.Drives monitoring work on their team based on the organizations monitoring philosophy. Is aware of the operational data for their teams domain and uses it as a basis for driving changes to the team's services to achieve stability and performance improvements.Has expertise in their teams domain, including the breadth of services, how they interact, and data flows between systems. Understands adjacent domains as they affect their team. Previous experience: 5+ years of software development experience with strong java/jee/spring development frameworks.3+ years of experience in designing distributed systems. Demonstrated implementation of Microservices, container and cloud-native application development.Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift and related container platform ecosystems.Strong understanding of static code analysis, unit testing and test driven development, security testing and automated test frameworks. Experience using Jenkins, SonarQube, GIT, Maven, Gradle. Experience with two or more database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL or Postgres, MongoDB.Experience working in a DevOps-focused environment previously with advanced understanding of DevOps principles as a big plus.Proven track record of delivering high quality and consistent systems and environments for development teams. Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.