Java Technical Lead

Summary

Join Version 1 as a Java Technical Lead in our expanding Public Sector & Utilities Practice. This role offers significant growth opportunities and involvement in large-scale transformation and migration projects. You will design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native software applications, providing technical leadership to a team. Responsibilities include working within an agile methodology, owning product technical aspects, documenting solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to mentor junior team members. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including profit sharing, career development programs, flexible/remote work options, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing schemes, generous leave policies, and educational assistance.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures
• NFR / Non-Functional requirement understanding and experience developing applications with this in mind
• Application / Digital Services Design experience
• Experience in software engineering practices like Code Reviews, CI/.CD Pipelines
• Hands-on developing / coding role using the following technologies: Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript or Angular or React or Node)
• Backend (Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate)
• Oracle
• Experience in estimation and sizing
• Integration experience
• API Design experience
• RedHat OpenShift experience

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing and maintaining cloud native 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 simply and clearly communicate technical designs 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

Benefits

• 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 local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes