Associate Director/Director of Software Engineering

HACKAJOB LTD

United States

7 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Part-time (≤ 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

arc.dev

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Confluence JIRA Bash Shell BigQuery Databases Continuous Integration DevOps Identity and Access Management

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Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MySQL Cisco Nexus Switches Scrum Methodology Ansible Software Engineering PL-SQL SQL Databases Google Cloud ReactJS Spring-boot Build Management AngularJS Kubernetes Apache Kafka Api Design Terraform Docker Service Stack Jenkins Microservices

Job description

Provide technical direction to ensure application build work aligns with our future-state architecture and technology stack
Lead the evolution of our technology products from an internally hosted monolithic application landscape to a cloud-hosted, API-driven, micro-service, micro-front-end suite of applications
Provide technical leadership throughout the technology delivery lifecycle, identifying and shaping technology solutions to meet customer needs and move us towards our future-state architecture
Coach, manage and mentor technical resources across multiple development pods (teams), enhancing their technical capability
Provide guidance and support adopting DevOps principles: CI/CD pipelines, automation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Keep technology expertise up to date in order to influence direction on tooling, technologies and security
Working closely with Agile leads, Product Owner, Technical Leads, Data analysts, QA engineers, and Business Analysts throughout the project lifecycle.
Performing & Leading Deployments to various environments using DevOps tools /CICD Pipelines.Technical Leadership skills to guide & mentor junior developers

Requirements

Strong backend engineering experience with Java, Spring Boot and SQL/PL/SQL.Front-end experience with React and/or Angular (micro front-end experience desirable)
Microservice Architecture & development with SOLID design principles.Scripting capability in Bash/Shell and Python for automation and operational tasks.
Strong experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, AliCloud).
Strong database experience (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery) with excellent SQL/PLSQL skills.Containerisation and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE)
Security (IAM, roles, service accounts, entitlements, code & container scanning)CI/CD Pipelines.DevOps practices & principlesExposure to tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Nexus etc.Experience with Kafka and Event messaging technologies.Strong architecture and design skills.
Agile development principles & tools (Scrum, Jira, Confluence)Exposure to service management and production support practices (e.g., incident/change/problem management)..
Awareness of Agentic/AI-assisted engineering practicesAbility to work in a large IT project with development experience in a Banking and/or Financial Crime Risk project.Willingness to adapt and learn new technologies.Willingness to take ownership of tasks.
Strong collaboration skills and experience working effectively in diverse, global teams.Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.