Java Technical Lead

Technical Project Manager: Java

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Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership (60%)

• Lead hands-on development and technical implementation using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Design and review scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide guidance to development teams.
• Work with REST APIs, SQL databases, messaging technologies, and cloud platforms.
• Drive technical design discussions, proof of concepts, performance optimization, and application modernization.
• Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to ensure quality releases and reliable deployments.

• People and Project Management (40%)

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of developers to achieve project objectives.
• Plan and manage sprints, task assignments, estimations, timelines, and deliverables.
• Track project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively resolve blockers.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, clients, architects, QA, and other cross-functional teams.
• Conduct team meetings, provide feedback, and support technical skill development.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, project status reporting, and delivery commitments.
• Follow Agile/Scrum methodologies and drive continuous process improvement.
  

Required Skills:

• 15+ years of overall IT experience in software development and technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and distributed applications.
• Strong knowledge of SQL databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL.
• Experience with ORM frameworks such as Hibernate/JPA or MyBatis.
• Knowledge of Kafka or other messaging technologies.
• Experience with JUnit, Mockito, Git, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Proven experience in people management, Agile project delivery, and stakeholder communication.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Technical Lead, Technical Architect, Engineering Manager, or Technical Project Manager.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale applications in an Agile environment.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding and technical decision-making with project and team management responsibilities.