Lead Software Engineer - #1714614

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Role: Lead Software Developer

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Yorkshire / Leeds

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• There is a wide array of projects and technologies that leads to diverse opportunities.


• Opportunity to work with international clients and teams and become part of a vast network of colleagues.


• Learning, training and upskilling at its best.

The Role

As a Lead Software Developer you will work on customer projects alongside other team members consisting of Product Owner, Scrum Master, Technical Architect, Developers and DevOps.

Your responsibilities:

• Active communication with the client, taking requirements and specifications and translating them into working, well-tested code.


• Take technical responsibility across all stages and iteration of software development (Planning, deployment and maintenance).


• Adapting and adhering to standards, tools and security measures of the working environment.


• Measure and monitors applications of the project.


• Proactively finding and resolving technical challenges.


• Estimates time and effort required for software development tasks and provide realistic estimates.


• Active participation in code reviews and quality assurance process.


• Consider business needs and ensure the software delivers value.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Expert knowledge and extensive experience in Java, JavaScript and Node.js.


• Self-sufficient and capable of managing their own workload.


• Works under general direction and manages own work within deadlines while managing a team or development tasks.


• Experience of leading multiple teams and driving changes in technology whilst fostering a supportive development and collaborative culture alongside other roles and disciplines.


• Expert and extensive Knowledge and experience of developing on cloud-based environments such as AWS and Azure and knowledge and experience of SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB.


• Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.


• Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.


• Knowledge and experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI and CD): Git, Gitlab CI, Jenkins, SonarQube Nexus, Artifactory, No SQL database AWS or Azure – (desirable)


• Proven experience in the design, development, and support of software products.


• Knowledge of best practices for coding defensively against possible attack vectors, and testing with OWASP tooling (e.g. ZAP).

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Test experience: unit, integration, performance, security § Java (1.8) (including Spring Boot, Drop Wizard, Jersey, CXF and Maven).

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at ***************@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.

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Next Steps:

Application Process

1. 
   Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - ***************@tcs.com


2. 
   Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.


3. 
   Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioral aspects and person-organization fit.


4. 
   HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.

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Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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