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.
Speed to Value Tech Lead Job Description
Basic Skills needed for success
- Experience
leading small teams
- J2EE
- 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
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.
We offer an exciting work environment
using the latest technologies, a culture that is fun, fast paced and geared to
the success of not only the project, but the individual. Additionally, we
offer an excellent comp/benefits package that includes an employee bonus
program, flexible hours, and matching 401k.
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
technical recruiter
ph:
614.890.0910
pillar
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