Pillar is an IT company that understands
business, just as much as technology. We love technology and we enjoy a reputation
as world-class technicians, but we also appreciate IT’s higher
calling— solving business problems and delivering value as quickly as
possible. This is exactly what we’ve been doing for the past 10 years,
while scooping up the best and brightest minds in the industry along the way.
Our solutions put value before
completeness. We call this philosophy Speed to Value (S2V), and it’s
basically a combination of superior business case management coupled with the
highest quality, lowest cost, and fastest development process around. Our
methodology stems from the best practices of Agile Methods/XP programming
including, but not limited to automated regression testing, test-driven
development and refactoring.
We are currently looking for Sr. J2EE Tech
Leads to join our team on either full time or contract basis:
Basic Skills needed for success
• Experience leading small
teams
• J2EE
• Clear understanding of
web services and EJB- familiarity with JNDI is helpful, but not a must
• Must understand Business
Logic and testing around it
• Experience with J2EE on
at least one server platform. We use Weblogic, but Websphere, Tomcat, JBoss all can translate
• Concurrency
• Transactional knowledge
• Strong critical thinking
skills, diplomacy is a must- will be working with BA’s and client
• Strong Design and
Analysis skills
• Experience with one or
more of the following: Agile Methods like eXtreme programming (XP programming),
TDD (test driven development or test first), Scrum
Speed to Value Tech Lead Job Description
The tech lead on a Speed to Value project
is probably the most challenging and most impactful role on the whole project.
He or she works at the point where the business meets the technology and has
responsibilities in both areas.
The tech lead typically has the deepest
understanding on the development team of the goal the business is trying to
accomplish with the project, and how the project accomplishes it. Is the
business is trying to reduce cost, increase revenue, or enter new markets? The
tech lead has to know.
He or she works with the business
throughout the project to determine how to use technology to solve the business
problem. Sometimes this involves inventing technical solutions and many times
it involves helping the business make good trade-offs, spot opportunities, and
avoid mistakes.
The tech lead might or might not act as
the team architect. This depends on the particular tech lead and particular
project. At a minimum, however, the tech lead has oversight of the major
technical decisions because he or she is accountable for them.
Most importantly, the tech lead heads up
the development team. He or she works with the developers to define and
estimate tasks, assign tasks, monitor their completion, and troubleshoot issues
along the way. A good tech lead will understand the strengths and weaknesses
of individual team members and coordinate assignments to create as much team
velocity as possible. The tech lead is also responsible for setting and
maintaining the development team’s standards and practices, particularly
around testing, estimation, and continuous integration.
Tech leads write code themselves, but
should also understand that helping the team be productive is more important
than his or her personal development velocity. This is often a difficult
adjustment, especially for a new tech lead, and is a continual balancing act
for all tech leads. In the term “tech lead,” tech comes first, but
in practice leadership comes first.
Besides the tech lead’s interaction
with the business and the development team, the third interaction is with the
project manager and Pillar management in general. The tech lead keeps the
project manager informed of progress, and escalates problems when they arise,
along with possible solutions. Together the project manager and tech lead form
the nucleus of the project.
If this position is of interest to you or
you know of someone who might be interested, please call or email me at your
earliest convenience!
Rachel Howard
Resource Manager
Pillar Technology Group
614-890-0910
Rachel Howard
Resource
Manager
o 614.890.0910
pillar
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