Responsible for delivering
software that aligns to Kognitiv products, delivering solutions on time and
within budget, managing actuals versus estimates, and ensuring development best
practices including design, documentation, coding, unit testing and peer
review.
Experiment with, and
introduce, new technology to improve software solutions.
Work with Architecture and
Senior Leaders on technology strategy.
Instil an “On Time, and
Right the First Time” culture within the development team.
Work with Business Analysts and
Solution Architects to provide appropriate estimates for efforts that include
time to understand requirements and the proposed solution, carry out necessary
design work, design and build unit tests, write code, carry out peer reviews
and subsequently test code.
Work closely with the Project
Management team to ensure appropriate resources are available to deliver
against project deadlines and to pragmatically manage resource conflicts.
Foster a culture of ownership and
accountability across the team for the solutions developed.
Make sure that the Development team
take pride in their work and fully understand the business benefits of their
efforts.
Ensure a consistent approach to
Development that ensures maintainability of all code going forwards.
Mentor Development team and assure that
individuals are being challenged and supported at the same time.
Manage the peer review process.
Lead Development team, ensuring
resource levels, skills and quality are maintained to appropriate levels at all
times.
Provide forward thinking in terms of
exploiting new tools that will improve the delivery capability of the
Development team.
Requirements :
10+
years of commercial software development experience
5+
years of experience leading development teams
Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science or similar discipline
Experience
in both frontend and backend technologies
Deep
Expertise in Java with proficiency in at least one other programming language
Experience
in scripting languages like Python
Familiarity
with modern frameworks like Spring
Experience
with high volume transactional systems
Experience
with test driven development
Experience integrating with 3rd
party API’s, e.g., in the social media space
Familiarity with public cloud
providers/services (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Solid background in SDLC, from
building, testing, quality to release (e.g., Maven, Junit, Cucumber, Sonar,
Clover, DBDeploy, etc.)
Experience with continuous
integration, code coverage tools, source control management tools (e.g., Jira,
BitBucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Artifactory, Crucible, etc.)
Preferred experience developing
cloud-based solutions with good knowledge in web/application servers (Nginx,
Apache, JBoss)