Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience lead

Exp. Years Typically requires 8 years IT leadership experience.

Education Bachelor's or Masters degree in CS, MIS, Software Engineering or equivalent years of relevant work experience

Category System Administration

About this role

The Technical Leader - Applications supports architectural design and drives execution for a software team, acting as a hands-on people manager. The role emphasizes Agile design, engineering practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment, and close collaboration with Product Owners on stories and acceptance criteria.

Key Responsibilities

Lead team responsible for overall technological architecture design
Guide project teams on coding practices, continuous integration, and automated deployment
Manage technical design of the product
Coach technical team with code reviews and remove roadblocks
Align roadmap with Business Product Owner strengths and technical stack opportunities

Technical Overview

This role focuses on web-based application development and management with ownership of overall technological architecture. The leader establishes and drives engineering practices including test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment, while coaching through code reviews and guiding implementation roadmaps for reusable, scalable components.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with 8+ years of IT leadership experience, strong web-based application development and management background, and deep ownership of software architecture. They drive engineering practices including test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment, while coaching teams through code reviews and removing execution roadblocks.

Must-Have Skills

Test-driven developmentContinuous integrationAutomated deploymentWeb-based application development and managementArchitectural designsAgile designHands-on coding leadershipCode reviews8 years IT leadership experienceBachelor's or Masters degree in CSMISSoftware Engineering or equivalent years of relevant work experience

Required Skills

Web-based application development and managementarchitectural designsmodular solutionscalable solutionAgile designtest-driven developmentcontinuous integrationautomated deploymentcode reviewsProduct Owner collaborationstory creationacceptance criteriareusable and scalable componentssoftware engineering practicescoding

Hard Skills

Web-based application development and managementArchitectural designOverall technological architectureModular solution designScalable solution designTest-driven developmentContinuous integrationAutomated deploymentCode reviewsCoding (hands-on engineering)Continuous improvement of software engineering practicesStory creationAcceptance criteriaTechnical roadmap creationReusable and scalable components designAgile designIntegration of future architectural changesTechnical design managementTechnical clarification (implied via architecture guidance)Software engineering practices for higher code qualityBusiness-technical alignmentTechnology strategy related to coding practices

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingTeam managementCross-functional collaborationCommunicationProduct Owner collaborationDesign tradeoff communicationProblem-solvingRemoving roadblocksChallenging constraintsChallenging status quoSimplicity focusDiversity of thoughtPartnership with subject matter experts

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Lead and coach a software engineering team to deliver web-based application architecture and high-quality engineering practices.

Role Subtype Software Architect

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must have 8 years IT leadership experience (as stated), Must have web-based application development and management experience, Must be able to lead and participate hands-on in coding and code reviews

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