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Senior Developer / Tech Lead (Java)

CGI

CGI

Software Engineering
Halifax, NS, Canada
Posted on Friday, February 23, 2024

Position Description:

CGI in Atlantic Canada is looking for a technical lead to work as part of a team delivering solutions to clients in the financial industry.
We are looking for a tech lead to produce scalable software solutions and will be part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception, design to deployment.
As a Full Stack Lead, you should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Responsibilities
• Lead delivery teams which develop new custom applications, enhance/modernize existing applications, and provides system integration services
• Assist Scrum Masters / Agile Delivery Managers in the planning and estimation of project deliverables
• Plan, direct, and daily coordinate activities with the team members as well as act as an individual contributor during implementation
• Contribute to the development of standards and processes
• A technical leader can work in an agile environment that requires adaptation to changing digital transformation needs.
• Supervise the progress of development activities
• Perform code reviews and Support the team in troubleshooting technical issues
• Enforce coding standards and best practices
• Assist project manager with adhering to project deadlines and schedules
• Create High Level and Detailed Design for the projects
• Provide technical leadership to the team.
• Coach, Mentor, and Train team members in Technology and Process.
• Sound knowledge of Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Lean and xTreme Programming.
• Be the go-to technical representative of a team.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Must-Have Requirements:
• Minimum of 10+ years of hands-on, professional Java experience
• 3+ years IT Industry experience in application development as a team lead or technical manager
• Degree in engineering, information systems or related.
• Experience in design, architecture, Proof of Concept, and Proof of Technology
• Excellent understanding of key concepts of architecture in a distributed environment
• Object-oriented programming, design patterns, performance tuning, Web Services, Micro Services, Responsive Web Design
• Solid experience in technology implementation: Java, Spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC), Hibernate,
• JSP, Servlet, Beans, Angular 16, Node.Js, Angular JS, HTML, CSS
• Experience with development life cycle including:
o Source control (Subversion, BitBucket, Git, etc.)
o Builds and build delivery (Jenkins, Maven, Ant, etc.)
o Development of unit tests (JUnit, TDD, Mockito, etc.)
• Knowledge of XML, XSLT, XML Schema and JSON
• Experience in developing webpages/websites (Single page application, Progressive Web Applications, Enterprise web applications)
• Experience working with middleware/web server: WebLogic (an asset), Websphere, JBoss, Tomcat
• Programming experience with Oracle PL / SQL or MS SQL or SQL in general
• Experience with JavaScript, Java Swing, JQuery, BootStrap
• Solid experience in debugging and troubleshooting complex distributed systems.
• Proven ability to write high-quality technical documentation
• A hands-on leader (able to code, able to dig deep)

Other Requirements:
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, applications, and systems
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to facilitate technical sessions
• Can communicate in both technical and business terms
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously
• Working experience in React JS
• Exposure to containers like Docker, Kubernetes
• Ability to extract matrix/progress/milestones from JIRA or other collaboration tools for stakeholders


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Skills:

  • Angular
  • CSS
  • DevOps
  • Hibernate
  • HTML
  • Node.Js
  • Spring Boot
  • Java

What you can expect from us:

Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI — where your ideas and actions make a difference.