Tech Lead - Java

Department:
Digital, Data and Cloud

Company Description Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We're an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner

3300+ strong, 350/£300m revenue business

10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK

Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW

Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We're a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it's deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we'll invest in you!.

• Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining cloud-based software applications.
• Technical leadership within a team to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions in line with good industry software engineering practices (code quality, CI/CD, security etc).
• Working within a project management/agile delivery methodology
• Experience in technical ownership for a product or software solution, covering design, estimation, shaping and user story/requirement creation
• Documentation of solutions (e.g., architecture, configuration, release, support-handover
• Collaborate and liaise with other Version 1 and customer stakeholders/ end users in the software development lifecycle - PMs, BAs, Testing, Product etc
• Able to communicate technical designs simply and clearly in conversation, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders of various technical abilities.
• Provide effective knowledge transfer to team members and customers.
• Manage, coach and develop junior members of your team and the wider community
• Fostering a positive working environment and facilitating team collaboration and communication.

• Coding Best Practices:
  Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures.
• Non-Functional Requirements:
  Experience developing applications with non-functional requirements in mind.
• Application Design:
  Experience in application/digital services design.
• Software Engineering Practices:
  Proficiency in software engineering practices like code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and SOLID/DRY principles.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Hands-on experience with the following technologies:
  Frontend:
  JavaScript/Type Script, Angular, React, Node.
  Backend:
  Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate. Desirable Kotlin.
• Estimation and Sizing:
  Experience in estimation and sizing.
• Integration and API Design:
  Experience in integration and API design.
• Cloud
  
  Experience:
  
  Proficiency in cloud technologies.
• Emerging Technologies:
  Appetite to work with emerging AI technologies.
• Security Clearance: SC Eligible.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people's individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including;
  Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in