Software Technical Lead at Octotel

Where will the successful candidate fit in?


We are on the hunt for a Technical Lead to join our Rockstar Software Development team. By providing technical and strategic support, the Technical Lead will play a critical role in the Software Development Life Cycle and outputs for major directives.


Our Tech Stack


Proficiency or interest in these platforms are welcome.
PHP | Python | Ruby | Go | Django | Flask | RabbitMQ | VMware | EC2 | Lamda | Apache Mesos | React | Bootstrap | Foundation | Kubernetes | Docker | Swagger | MVC | Debian | Vagrant | Chef | Ansible | Git | Jira | Confluence | MySQL | GIS | GeoDjango | REST | Mobile App Development | Wordpress | Apache | Ngnix | HAProxy | Varnish


​Job Duties


Construct and support code across a wide array of projects
You will need some involvement (consulting) in almost all major directives.
Coordinate technical requirements between DevOps and 3rd Parties.
Provide support and strategic vision for technical development of systems.
Work closely with the product manager & solutions architect to develop technical designs.
Take a key role in the design and implementation of the development life cycle.
Analyze, code, review, implement and update existing systems.
Develop solutions for the company's current technology needs.
Assist developers in the removal of technical blockers and impediments.
Coaching/Mentoring of team members
Maintain technical documentation.
Define and maintain development standards.
Ensure system architecture maintains an acceptable security standard.
Any other reasonable tasks within the Development team


Requirements


A minimum of 7 years as a Software Developer
At least 2 of those years as a Software Technical Lead, or in a similar capacity.
Proficient in modern programming languages with a focus on Python and PHP
Proven ability to lead a Development Team with success.
Full software development life-cycle experience
A relatively grounded understanding of Automated Testing platforms, such as unit testing and behavior-driven development
Some knowledge of continuous integration or automated deployment, orchestration on the cloud with containerizations
A well-grounded knowledge of source control. Extra brownie points for GIT and GITflow
A grounded understanding of OOP, MVC, DDD, and other software development patterns
A solid foundation or sufficient exposure in working with MVC frameworks such as Rails, Cake, code-ignitor, Zend, Django
Experience in agile or other development methodologies
A grounded understanding of SOA (Micro Services) and Rest API
Grounded Experience in working with & building REST API's
Experience with large scale business-grade software and heavily integrated systems
Articulate with Good interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to work with a diverse array of people with different values and concerns
Ability to work under pressure
An ability to acclimate to new systems quickly, and easily transition between problems
Advantageous to have experience with Kubernetes and containerisation.
Angular
Javascript
SQL
Experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with GIS systems would be advantageous


Benefits


Medical Aid (Discovery)
Reduced Gap Cover Rates (Turnberry Premier)
Medical Insurance (Momentum - Health4Me)
Discounted Internet Connectivity
Free Employee Wellness Programme (Lyra)
Team Buildings
Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards
Lastly, a work environment that rivals the very best!