Technical Team Leader

Tasks
This role requires an individual with thorough software development lifecycle experience who is looking to take the next step and provide an all-encompassing responsibility for software/platform build, and leading a technical team delivering quality support and enhancement services.

Responsibilities including:

• responsibility for integration, deployment and support of complex solutions;
• responsibility for creation, installation, configuration and maintenance of solution platforms;
• responsibility for delivery of build artefacts to the customer;
• build and release management; 
• aiding in selection and specification of system platforms appropriate to customer requirements;
• incident and problem diagnosis and resolution of solution infrastructure and application software within agreed service levels; 
•  configuration, maintenance and monitoring of continuous integration environments. 
• leading and developing a technical support team.

Essential skills:

• Experience of deployments of and to IBM Websphere (particularly Application server v6/7)
• Knowledge of Apache Ant/Ivy 
• Knowledge of Subversion 
• Knowledge of SUSE Linux version 10 
• Knowledge of continuous integration methodology (using Cruise Control or Hudson) 
• Understanding of IT security 
• Understanding of Java coding language 
• Configuration control and Release management

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of Java Unit Test and Web Test frameworks (JUnit, Canoo Webtest) 
• Understanding/deployment of and to Websphere Dynamic Process Edition, Portal, MQ, Process Server 
• Accreditation in any of the above Websphere products 
• Knowledge of ITIL Framework, ideally v3 
• Knowledge of Oracle deployment 
• Knowledge of clustering technologies 
• Knowledge of deployments of and to Weblogic V9 also preferably versions 8 and 10 
• Knowledge of J2SE 1.4 and higher 
• Knowledge of JEE 5 and higher 
• Knowledge of Java Messaging 
• Knowledge of Apache Web Server 
• Knowledge of Windows operating systems and .net architecture 
• Knowledge of Tibco Product Suite (Business Works, iProcess, iDecisions, EMS)

Personal Skills 

• Flexibility to work in the delivery stage and ongoing support of the software lifecycle e.g. possible evenings/weekends 
• Ability to think through problems and what their causes might be to give information back to the support/development teams 
• Ability to work autonomously in pressure situations 
• Be comfortable and diplomatic with customers in explaining complex builds/problems to customers 
• Be able to convey knowledge to customer representatives 
• Ability to lead and develop a technical team leadership 
• Good documentation skills 
• Aptitude to establish a ‘centre of excellence’ to deliver internal and external support and consultancy for the Websphere product set.
  

Any other information e.g. dual location, special security clearance, foreign languages:

• Eligible to work in the UK 
• Must be able to obtain SC clearance 
• Must be flexible and able to work out on site if necessary

Applications:

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@scisys.co.uk