Technical Lead M6369

Nisum is a leading global digital commerce firm headquartered in California, with services spanning digital strategy and transformation, insights and analytics, blockchain, business agility, and custom software development. Founded in 2000 with the customer-centric motto “Building Success Together®,” Nisum has grown to over 1,800 professionals across the United States, Chile,Colombia, India, Pakistan and Canada. A preferred advisor to leading Fortune 500 brands, Nisum enables clients to achieve direct business growth by building the advanced technology they need to reach end customers in today’s world, with immersive and seamless experiences across digital and physical channels.

What You'll Do

•  Demonstrates expert understanding of all application development processes including MST’s software development methodology, serving as a resource to others.
• Seen as an expert in the existing applications supporting the business area. Serves as a key resource to ensure the system is performing up to requirements.
• Works independently and guides within technical areas, applying in-depth knowledge of multiple technologies, as appropriate.
• Understands architectural issues, and factors them into decisions and recommendations.
• Provides technical leadership in their area of specialization.
• Understands changing business needs for the area(s) supported and the subsequent impact on applications.
• Understand key business drivers, business metrics, etc. for the area(s) supported and apply that insight to deliver systems that add value to the business.
• Advises customers/business analysts on discrete technology-related business problems, formulates options including assessing their relative merits and risks, and works with customers/business analysts to determine the best solution.
• Provides input into project estimates.
• Designs projects with broad implications, requiring systems integration of one or more technical platforms. Develops plans that anticipate and proactively address roadblocks and obstacles.
• Conducts complete diagnosis of most business problems, factoring in a strong understanding of the technical architecture.
• Facilitates design sessions by presenting logical statements of business problems and designs, and offering and incorporating ideas.
• May manage the development phase of work type 1 and small work type 2 projects, or plays a key role on a larger project team.
• With minimal support, this position would analyze vendor proposals, evaluate build versus buy, and formulate significant components of a project plan.
• Conducts and provides work estimates.
• Manages any vendors necessary to complete the project.

What You Know

• Must have at least 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in feasibility analysis for new systems/applications.
• Hands-on experience in Leads or plays a leadership role in the technical design of new systems/applications for work type 1 and smaller type 2 projects, working from functional specifications. Directs junior staff in the coding and/or configuration and testing needed to meet documented needs.
• Demonstrated experience in coding and/or configuration to meet documented needs, utilizing standard procedures and techniques.
• Monitors the operating efficiency of existing application systems and provides (or arranges for) proactive maintenance. Reviews analyzes, and modifies programming systems, including coding, testing, debugging, and installing for a large-scale system. Maintains records to document program development and revisions.
• Proficiency in technical support and leads effective problem resolution for customer inquiries and resolves production issues.
• Serves as a coach and mentor to more junior developers. Delegates tasks as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to lead the development phase of work type 1 and small work type 2 projects, making work assignments and holding staff accountable.
• Skilled in tools and methodologies for projects.
• Commits to deliverables for the scope of work with customers and/or management.
• Expertise in the modifications to jobs and schedules for jobs in production.
• Seasoned professional responsible for the development and support of applications for a specific area, leveraging expertise and knowledge of multiple systems/customer areas.
• Experience/familiarity with Java/J2EE, Hibernate, Oracle database, SQL, GCP
• Experience/familiarity with the following preferred:
• Spring, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, SOAP, XSLT, Agile Development.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Applications, or a related field

Benefits

• In addition to competitive salaries and benefits packages, Nisum US offers its employees some unique and fun extras:
• Professional Development - We offer in-house technical training and professional learning programs aimed at developing skills across a broad spectrum of topics such as technology, leadership, role-based training, and process expertise. We also offer an annual stipend for employees to attend external courses in order to maintain professional certifications
• Health & Wellness Benefits - We believe that your health and welfare are important, and we strive to ensure that you have affordable options available to you, including some plans that are subsidized for employees and their families up to 90%. We also have dental and vision plans in the US where Nisum pays 100% of premiums for employees
• Volunteerism Pay - We believe in giving back and in the US, our employees are eligible for up to 40 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer towards the causes that they are most passionate about. This is in addition to personal PTO and paid holidays
• Additional Benefits - We offer all the other important benefits to keep employees and their families healthy and financially secure, such as 401(k) retirement savings with a company match, pre-tax parking and transit programs, disability insurance, and Basic Life/AD&D, alongside exclusive employee discounts on a wide variety of products and services

Compensation Band

• $135-140k per year

Nisum is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.