Senior Development Lead (Lead.NET Developer)

Role Description : The Technical Lead is an enabler in the project team. They are tasked with ensuring the development team on the project is productively working towards the technical delivery goals. They are also responsible for ensuring high functional and non-functional quality, and high code quality.In this role, you are a force-multiplier who achieves success through leading, coaching and guiding others.Specific Role Responsibilities : Analysis and designHelp developers understand the problem at hand before their build starts, help them with problem decomposition.Provide ad-hoc consultations for developers and do pair-work when necessary (to analyse work inefficiencies and remove technical blockers).In conjunction with solution consultants, specify and direct developers to find and reuse existing solutions for their builds, and to design their code to make future reusability as easy as possible.Help break large build items into sub-items (to enable more efficient and detailed progress tracking), in a way that aids smooth development.Take an active role in understanding the business domain and contributing to requirements gathering.DevelopmentSupervise technical quality (e.g., by doing pair-work, ad-hoc reviews, code reviews and spot-checks in promoted code).Give fast, continuous feedback to developers as their build progresses.Support regression testing by teaching and encouraging developers to write automated tests and unit tests.SDLC and process oversightEnsure the SDLC is adhered to by all developers submitting changes. This includes handover sessions (“Three Amigos”) functional reviews, code reviewers, test-driven development measures and ensuring good hygiene in the issue tracker.Ensure CI builds are green or being fixed immediately after break.Make sure every release has developer support allocated and problems are picked up without delay.Be responsible for deployment readiness and prepare complete technical stage gates for production releases.Actively raise risks and concerns that impact delivery or cause production issues.Non-functional requirementsEnforce correct usage of coding standards within the teamTake responsibility for non-functional requirements (useability, performance, security, etc.). Raise requirements and solutions that introduce issues in this space and work with colleagues to solve.Community and collaborationRemain across company-wide initiatives development practices / principles, components, and tools and implement these on your project.Participate actively in local technical lead forums, communities of practice, guilds and groups to identify problems and provide solutions that enhance development across the organisation.Actively look for weak points (e.g., parts of system that are too difficult / costly to maintain, features with high defect rates, and scalability erns,) and provide solutions to address them.Assist the Head of Development with succession planning. Build depth in the team by delegating technical lead tasks to other developers.Liaise with network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.Functional Area Responsibilities : Technical leadership of the team to ensure high productivity and quality on your assigned project.Responsibility for non-functional requirements.Experience required : Industry KnowledgeFirst class bachelor's degree or higher and / or equivalent experience.Experience of working on large scale technology delivery projects and successfully delivering technology change as part of these projects.Confident, and able to take a lead role in a delivery-focused environment.Experience of working with different levels of stakeholders within a project environment.Expert in the FNZ platform, technologies and delivery methodologiesAbility to learn quickly in a dynamic fast-paced industry.Enjoy working as part of a high-performance team.Hard-working, innovative and takes pride in their work.Passionate about creating innovative solutions for customers.Required Knowledge & SkillsExpert in Microsoft .NET development products, including .NET, C# and SQL Server.Expert in web development, including ASP.NET, JavaScript and ReactJS.Experience with the following legacy development products would be beneficial : ASP.NET MVC, VB.NET, legacy .NET Framework versions.Understanding of financial products and markets.Understanding of web services.Familiar with code analysis or automated testing tools.About FNZ CultureOur culture is what drives us. It's at the heart of who we are and everything we do. It's what inspires, excites and moves us forward. Our ambition is to create a culture for growth, one that opens up limitless opportunities for our employees, customers and the wider world. At FNZ we know that great impact is only possible with great teamwork.That’s why we value the strength and diversity of thought in our global team.The FNZ Way is the cornerstone of what we do. It is comprised of four values that set the standard for how everyone at FNZ interacts with each other, with our customers, and with all our diverse stakeholders around the world.Customer obsessed for the long-termThink big and make an impactAct now and own it all the wayChallenge, commit and win togetherRead more about The FNZ Way and our values : from day one, you will work alongside exceptional, multicultural teams - experts in their respective fields - who will inspire and challenge you to make your greatest impact.Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies;Working in a flexible and agile way that meets the needs of the business and personal circumstances;Remuneration, significant financial rewards and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority;We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, EU, US, Canada, South Africa and APAC.Commitment to Equal OpportunitiesAt FNZ, we recognise that diversity, equity and inclusion are important factors contributing to our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to gender, ethnicity / race, faith, age, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socio-economic background, disability or military veteran status where all applicants and employees are valued and respected.