Technology Lead

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements
• Lead all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support
• Design and maintain high-level and low-level application architectures to support scalable and efficient solutions
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentoring to development teams
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, production incidents, and performance bottlenecks
• Guide team members on coding standards, design best practices, performance optimization, and secure software development practices
• Support project implementation, deployment, hypercare, and warranty phases to ensure successful business outcomes
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, clients, and leadership to drive project success and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Strong expertise in Java, JEE, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and SOAP-based Web Services
• Hands-on experience with Hibernate and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, including the application of common design patterns
• Experience with front-end technologies including JSP, JSTL, JavaScript, jQuery, and Ajax for developing responsive user interfaces
• Strong experience with MS SQL, including complex queries, joins, indexing, stored procedures, views, and database performance optimization
• Experience working with SOAP-based Web Services and tools such as JAX-WS and Apache CXF
• Proven experience leading technical teams, mentoring developers, and managing technical deliveries
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and independent decision-making capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear documentation and client communications
• Ability to effectively engage with onsite teams, business stakeholders, and clients to drive outcomes and project progress
• Prior experience supporting Insurance or Financial Services applications is preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution
• At least 7-10 years of relevant experience as described in the job responsibilities