Senior Tech Lead

Los Angeles, CA, USA
negotiable

JOB DETAIL

A Senior Tech Lead contractor is needed to serve as a full-stack developer lead and coach that is an expert at working in all layers of an application and guiding and building a team of developers. You will work in an Agile development environment as a master hands-on developer architecting, designing, leading and delivering technology solutions to transform healthcare into a safer and more cost-effective industry. You are the primary practitioner-coach on a team and help build the development capability of a team while influencing the technical direction of a larger organization. Responsibilities:
  • Lead large-scale eCommerce implementations, such as SAP Commerce, HCL Commerce, WebSphere, PCF (nice to have) providing both oversight and hands on contributions to the software design, development, and integration
  • Participate in the development of conceptual and logical architectures
  • Design, develop and maintain application architectures that support business requirements
  • Resolve integration and interfacing issues between various back-end systems
  • Optimize application performance and scalability across on-premise and cloud
  • Assist solution and project leaders conduct risk identification and mitigation planning
  • Builds strong working relationship with the IT run teams and business end-users. Fully understand technical abilities of tools as well as needs of business users and processes
  • Anticipate future needs of business partners and client system needs.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance related to planning system architecture, data transformation and data integration.
  • Initiate activities to close gaps and meet future needs before issues arise.
  • Analyzes production system operations using tools such as monitoring, capacity analysis and outage root cause analysis to identify and drive change that ensures continuous improvement in system stability and performance.
  • Plans and executes system implementations that ensure success and minimize risk of system outages or other negative production impacts.
  • Ability to grasp complex issues, even in circumstances where there is incomplete or conflicting information, or conflicting views
  • Ability to steer stakeholders towards a common goal and reach consensus. Ability to arbitrate decisions.
  • Ability to work autonomously in an international context.
  • Estimates to high level business requirements and provide options analysis.
  • Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
  • Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
  • Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
  • Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope. Projects may have significant and long-term impact
  • Provides solutions which may set precedent
  • Independently determines method for completion of new projects
  • Receives guidance on overall project objectives
  • Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
Qualifications:
  • 2-3 years as tech lead or architect
  • 10+ years of experience in application architecture and Java/J2EE software development
  • Experience with Test Driven Development concepts
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with RESTful web services
  • Proven experience with client-side web development
  • Comfortable working with open-source technologies
  • Proficiency in data modeling and API design
  • Must be competent in using software development tools such as IntelliJ/Eclipse, Git, Jira
  • Experience in multiple web technologies including: Java, .NET
  • Experience with project DevOps and automation technologies: Jenkins, Maven/Gradle, Selenium, automated unit testing
  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
  • Demonstrates knowledge of enterprise and application architecture, software development life cycle, modeling of business processes, application design patterns, and business/functional documents
  • Understands hardware/software platforms including but not limited to operating systems, databases, application servers, web servers, integration technologies and package implementations
  • Demonstrates knowledge of software development techniques and fluency in software languages and application programming interfaces.
  • Strong English written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with team members and management
Preferred:
  • Java/.NET experience highly preferred
  • Experience on iSeries highly desired
  • Experience in Digital application architecture / enterprise architecture, systems integration and development, and package implementation with knowledge of interactive design
  • Firm understanding of web application design and analysis, design patterns, and object-oriented design
  • Strong leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate technical discussions effectively and to deliver constructive feedback
  • Previous experience with Hybrid development methodologies is preferred; experience must be obtained while executing ecommerce projects with a global and local team
ABOUT REVEL IT: Revel IT (formerly known as Fast Switch) is one of the fastest-growing, privately held, IT Staffing companies in the nation. Our client base includes 32% of the Fortune 25. We have major offices in Dublin, OH, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, TX, and are rapidly expanding into new markets from coast to coast. WHY REVEL IT: 
  • In addition to standard health and 401k benefits, we offer referral bonuses and training/continuing education opportunities.
  • 5-year client retention: 99%
  • No. 1 supplier with customers: 53%
  • Top 3 supplier with customers: 77%
  • Consultant retention: 94%
We do our jobs in a way that brings delight every day to our clients and the people who work with us. Life is simply too short to grind through every day as a small cog in a huge recruiting machine. As a young and high energy company, we aim to help consultants and candidates land fulfilling jobs that offer real career growth. #IND2020 #gdr4900
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, United States, California

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