Thales Cybersecurity & Digital Identity is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection.
With the massive surge of electronic travel documents and national eID cards, Thales Digital & Security global business unit is supporting border agencies, government authorities and airports to exploit technology convergence to gain consistent, comprehensive border, visa management and document verification worldwide, that will:
- Deliver seamless travel with border control applications
- Offer convenience for travelers for fast and secure border crossing
- Improve border intelligence for detection and prevention, including some of the most disruptive new technologies like biometrics, machine learning, or micro services.
If you’re looking for new opportunities, and ready to join a high-skilled multicultural team, we are now looking for a Java Technical Lead to join our Platform and Services Delivery team in Madrid.
What will you do?
- You will participate in the design, implementation, security and validation of applications within a project team structure, in accordance with institutionalized processes and delivery standards.
- You will analyze customer requirements, perform feasibility study, provide technical proposals, estimate workload and contribute to project requirements specification.
- You will collaborate on documentation related to these activities.
- You will be a team player inside one of our agile teams.
About You
To succeed in this job, you must have: knowledge and at least 8 years of experience in software development including:
- Java and J2EE. Knowledge of J2EE frameworks and libraries (Spring, Hibernate, JPA, JDBC)
- Knowledge of Web technologies (HTTP, HTML, XML, REST, SOAP, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON), Angular 2+, Typescript, database servers - SQL (MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle), No SQL (Apache Cassandra, MongoDB).
- Knowledge of Microservices architecture, Message Brokers (Kafka, Zookeeper), Containers (Docker, Docker Compose, Docker Swarm).
- Experience in Source Control Systems, Continuous Integration Systems and Unit Testing Frameworks.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or similar.
- You are fluent in English & Spanish and available to travel out of the country (maximum 15% of your time).
What do we offer?
- Flexible working hours.
- Intensive working days on Fridays and during August.
- Remote-friendly - 2/3 days a week working from home.
- Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarten).
- Free coffee on-site!
Thales is a company committed to equal opportunities between women and men, and for this reason, we work to raise awareness and disseminate information on the subject both internally and externally.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!Skills Required
- 8 years of experience in software development
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar
Thales Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thales and has not been reviewed or approved by Thales.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with employer contributions and matches, profit sharing, and share purchase opportunities are emphasized across multiple regions. These elements are positioned as competitive components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO that increases with tenure, paid holidays, and paid military, maternity, and paternity leave are described. This breadth supports work–life balance across locations.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid work options, flexible schedules, and parental supports such as childcare benefits and leave for sick children are available in several markets. Flexibility is presented as a core part of the employee experience.
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What We Do
Thales is a global high technology leader investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust, which is vital to the development of our societies. The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, by placing humans at the heart of the decision-making process.
