Development Team Leader

SThree are pleased to announce we’re recruiting for a talented Development Team Lead to join & guide our excellent team based in our fantastic office space located in 8 Bishopsgate, London. As a Java Team Lead at SThree, this is an exciting opportunity to lead the Java Development team working on the Liferay portal. The team of Frontend and Backend Engineering will require coaching and managing. Using Agile framework, the Team Lead will manage sprints, estimations and delivery as well as upgrades to the platform.

About us: SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with innovative organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEM markets: Recruiting highly skilled professionals and discovering life-changing jobs for the unsung heroes who will positively shape our future. Elevating expertise and energising progress for everyone.

What are the day-to-day tasks?

• Team Management: Manage the day to day requirements for the Java team including Holiday management, HR activities, personal development and team communications.
• Manage upgrades and releases: Manage the release cycle including technical upgrades to the Liferay framework. Work with the testing, DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure releases are risk managed, governed and timely.
• Quality: Actively manage the quality of developed code and manage for low defect rates in both pre-release and production code.
• Estimations: Take responsibility for delivering estimations in line with actual effort required to achieve development tasks.
• Collaboration: Work with the CTO and Technical Architects to provide the technical outcomes as per designs.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentor junior team members.
• Task Management: Manage tasks, track progress, and deliver work effectively.
• Security: Manage all implementations and development with security risk in mind, such that unnecessary exposure to cyber security risk is avoided.

What skills and knowledge are we looking for?

• Building web applications on a Java technology stack with a React front end.
• RESTful API design and implementation.
• Experience with test-driven development and test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform.
• Experience of working in Agile software development teams and across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience of building solutions using Liferay DXP would be beneficial.
• Azure Integration Services (API Management, Service Bus, Event Hub).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Identity Management solutions (Azure AD, Azure AD B2C).
• Cloud computing architectures and fundamentals like security, performance, and scalability, with experience of working with cloud technologies in Azure.
• Knowledge of software quality assurance best practices and methodologies.
• Experience in managing teams, including personnel management, HR activities and team professional development.

Benefits for our U.K. teams include:

• The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our hybrid working principles.
• Bonus linked to company and personal performance.
• Generous 28 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum.
• Five paid days off per year for volunteering.
• Private healthcare, discounted dental insurance and health care cashback scheme.
• Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and saving.

What we stand for: We’re committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable, and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected. If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to help.