Lead Architect - As an experienced Development Team Leader, whilst being highly technical and hands-on capable, you will lead development projects across predominantly Java, PostgreSQL and Angular.IO based technologies.

Summary about the position:

As an experienced Development Team Leader, whilst being highly technical and hands-on capable, you will lead development projects across predominantly Java, PostgreSQL and Angular.IO based technologies. Managing the successful delivery of projects will require you to plan, coordinate and lead activities across the full delivery lifecycle. This will include working closely with the department’s Project Managers, coordinating business analysts, architects and developers, as well as liaising with key project stakeholders as required. Working closely with other team leaders you will ensure the structured and coordinated planning of your team’s development. Your technical background and experience will ensure you can offer the support and guidance required being able to support and assist developers at code level. This role offers challenges across a wide variety of projects and responsibilities, including the opportunity to influence the future direction of the department and systems used across the business. To apply for this role, in addition to having a proven management background you must also have proven technical capability and a track record in software development combined with experience in the leadership of software development teams and delivery of projects within a software development environment. You will be joining a large team of diverse skills and experience and the job requires a motivated individual who is experienced in taking responsibility and can independently deliver results on both departmental and business projects

Key responsibilities :

1.        Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled developers

2.        Managing the delivery of multiple complex simultaneous system development projects from design through to release Capable of understanding and contributing to the technical solution from design through to code level

3.        Working closely with Development Project Managers and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and manage the transition from analysis through to design and delivery

4.        Provide regular and effective progress updates to and work closely with Development Project Managers to ensure the management of any delivery risks or issues

5.        Define delivery phases of the project including activities, sub-activities, and milestones ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting

6.        Ensure awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout its life cycle

7.        Participate in reviews and meetings and provide updates on project progress

8.        Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and drive all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards

9.        Work closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of existing and new systems

10.     Contributing to post implementation reviews helping to demonstrate success or otherwise of projects Supporting project resource scheduling and department capacity planning

11.     Contribution to the definition of departmental and systems strategies and progression of any allocated objectives Ownership, development and management of allocated departmental processes

12.     Undertake small analysis projects in the form of consultancy

13.     Work on a wide range of projects involving the implementation of new and existing systems, solutions and processes

14.     Take responsibility for making key decisions to ensure the successful implementation of all initiatives

Things we are looking for  :

●         experienced software engineer and technical leader

●         Experience in formal personal development planning and individual, team and process performance management

●         Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment Experience in a variety of software development approaches and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall

●         Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design

●         Strong facilitation and coaching skills

●         Excellent personal organization and ability to priorities and carry out multiple tasks Able to influence and drive projects to meet key milestones and overcome challenges Comfortable working without routine supervision

●         A desire to remain technically capable and an expert in current technologies

●         very good written and verbal communication in English language

●         a real team player

Experience and Education:

●         minimum bachelor's degree,  master's degree is preferable

●         10+ years experience in software development

●         Experience in requirements capture, analysis techniques and process improvement approaches Experience in the development of software using JAVA, SQL, Angular.io and other technologies Experience in the usage of UML

●         Experience of people management and the ability to lead and influence others

This position reports to:  CTO

Company benefits:

Young fast growing and dynamic work environment

Regular company events

Flexible working location and hours

Equal Opportunities Employer:

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Reimbursement:

1.        Annual Base Salary gross :  45k-48k   euro

Type of engagement:

1.        Full time  employment

Special requirements :

1.        Working on CET timezone;

2.        2 positions