Job Description

The Technical Lead oversees a team of personnel focused on technical issues, including software development, product releases, and system improvement tasks.

In addition to assisting with hiring, training technical staff, and delegating work assignments, the technical specialist may also collaborate with colleagues to identify and repair technical issues. They often evaluate their team's work processes and best practices and implement changes to streamline operations.

The role involves:

Assist the IT Project Manager in the negotiation of customer demands and specifications as regards to effort and cost estimates/calculations
Produce detailed work plan for sprint development cycles
Lead and supervise work executed by local and off-shore resources, ensure smooth workflow in delivery of codes from development to production
Track development milestones closely and re-prioritize deliverables
Remain knowledgeable of new technologies and carry out research and experimentation to best achieve good system designs
Translate business and functional requirements into technical specifications
Produce, review, and ensure quality in technical deliverables (including documentation)
Work closely with developers, testers, and business users to develop and improve operations processes and procedures
Maintain technical standards and ensure adherence to best practices, frameworks, software coding standards/guidelines
Provide recommendations to achieve better system performance and efficiency
Track, verify, and report on costs incurred for development
Carry out other technical related duties that may be required
Report to the IT Project Director

Competencies:

Very strong development experience within Microsoft ecosystem (.Net, SQL, Azure)
Competent in front-end and server-side technologies like JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, React, Angular, ASP.Net MVC, .Net Core, Web API, Windows Services
Able to architect solutions
Good knowledge in agile methodology
Experience in managing off-shore/remote development teams
Quick and very competent in producing and managing technical specifications
Familiarity or Experience in DevOps processes

The ideal candidate should possess:

Possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Minimum of 4 years of technical work experience in azure cloud web applications development
Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills
Having AI experience, Microsoft Azure Certification and/or ITIL will be strong advantage