Technical Lead at Silica

Job description

Main purpose of the Job

• Act as a mentor for the developers on the team
• Ensure all the developers understand the big picture of the work they do and the technical implications thereof
• Communicate technical issues/decisions effectively to the management team and stakeholders
• Has strong technical skills and often develops the architecturally significant components of the software system and/or interfaces
• Serve as the interface between the developers and the project manager for technical coordination of delivery
• Create/Manage architecture diagrams/plans
• Define and coordinate the technical tasks for the development of the software and/or interfaces
• Develop and maintain web-based applications, associated backend systems and processes
• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance
• Contribute in all phases of the SDLC
• Write well designed, testable and efficient code
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Drive continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies, presenting these for architectural review, and ensuring the team is aligned with the latest technology available
• Strong focus on robust service-orientated design, compelling user experience, and client satisfaction
• Provide first hand analysis and Investigation for production environment concerns
• Take ownership of projects assigned to him/her and liaise with the development team and respective manager and team leader

Educational and Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum Matric
• Bachelor Degree, preferred in Computer Science or Information Systems qualification (advantageous)
• Knowledge of / experience within the financial services industry (preferably investment banking) advantageous
• Recent working experience delivering projects using agile/scrum principles
• 3+ years of working in a technical leadership role
• Technical / Special Requirements (PC Skills / Product Knowledge / Specific Competencies)
• Recent working experience using TDD and BDD
• Recent working experience using GIT versioning system
• Recent working experience using continuous build servers (Jenkins)
• 5+ years of hands-one Web Development experience
• 5+ years of experience in C# (WebApi, MVC and ASP.net)
• Working experience in modern JavaScript libraries – AngularJS, Underscore, KnockoutJs, JQuery, BackboneJS
• Experience working with SQL Server, JSON, CSS, Redis, MongoDB, Selenium, NuGet and SonarQube
• Experience designing, building, styling, testing, and debugging custom corporate transactional web solutions
• Object oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies
• Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (MVC)
• Proficiency in applying patterns in the design of solutions
• Languages and technologies (advantageous):
• SQL Reporting Services
• XML-related technologies
• WCF – Developing and Consuming
• ORMs – Hibernate, EF, ORMLite
• Sybase & Oracle
• Integration technologies / distributed applications (Web services, WCF, ESB)
• Solid experience with 64-bit environments advantageous

Key Performance Areas

• Strategy
• Understand the strategy and relay it to the team and it's deliverables
• Drive to continuously improve efficiency
• Participate in technology decisions for solutions
• Delivery
• Ensure that deliverables are in line with business needs
• Strive toward a zero defect count in deliverables and eliminate re-work
• Ensure that deliverables are delivered in a way which maximizes user experience, system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Implement best practice and agreed standards
• Ensure that the release and defect management process and policies are followed
• Daily Operations
• Assist with production support where necessary, and ensure log management process is followed
• Ensure incidents are dealt with effectively, efficiently, and according to the policy and procedures
• Communication
• Ensure communication to stakeholders and team members is clear and professional
• Training / Mentoring
• Continuously improve your knowledge by growing and developing yourself
• Assist team members where necessary
• Relationship management
• Maintain sustainable operational / delivery partnerships with all stakeholders
• Silica Way
• Live according to the Silica Culture Themes