Lead Technical Consultant

Technical Lead

Established in 2002, Zafin is the award-winning global leader in cloud-based product and pricing solutions for banks, enabling its clients to create and execute innovative products and propositions to respond to market challenges and opportunities at speed. The company is transforming the banking industry—catalyzing core modernization and digital transformation strategies, enabling improved customer experiences, driving revenue, and increasing operational efficiency across the globe. Zafin’s platform is proven. The company has high impact installations in place delivering value at more than 30 banks worldwide.

Zafin is privately owned and operates out of multiple global locations including North America, Europe, and Australia. Zafin is backed by significant financial partners committed to accelerating the company’s growth, fuelling innovation, and ensuring Zafin’s enduring value as a leading provider of cloud-based solutions to the financial services sector.

Zafin is proud to be recognized as a top employer. In Canada, UK and India, we are certified as a “Great Place to Work”. The Great Place to Work program recognizes employers who invest in and value their people and organizational culture. The company’s culture is driven by strategy and focused on execution. We make and keep our commitments.

What is the opportunity? 

Reporting to the Senior Product Architect, the Technical lead will provide solutions to technical issues, and will be responsible for meeting development schedules and ensuring the delivered solution meets the technical specifications and design requirements. 

Location – Trivandrum, India

What will you do?

• Thoroughly understand the requirements and design.
• Collaborate with internal teams on various deliverables.
• Understand High Level Design and prepare the Low-level design (the Integration / Interface modules) for the module assigned.
• Code reviews and other project documents developed by juniors / peers.
• Collaborate & work closely with Product teams, Project Managers, Architects, Software Engineers, Business Analysts & QA teams in different locations.
• Review and report the status of development & proactively address issues/challenges which might impact the timelines.
• Embed & enforce quality and standards with Development team.
• Continually improve quality of delivery and capability by building and growing a high-performance team.
• Review and report the deliverables to manager.
• Contribute to company’s KB and Process improvements.
• Adhere to company core standards & guidelines.
• Assign accurate & detailed tasks regularly to the team.
• Conduct model level effort estimation and integrate for complete application.
• Performance Engineering, Tuning, and architecting scalable

What do I need to succeed?

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology, or related field 
• 10+ years of work experience, along with equivalent lead experience.
• Strong database and query building knowledge across multiple databases  
• Knowledge on Application Servers like JBoss / Websphere / Weblogic. 
• Domain knowledge of banking and financial institutions and/or large enterprise IT environment will be a strong asset. 
• Proficient in core development tools.
• 8+ years of experience with enterprise software development 
• Product implementation experience 
• Experience with enterprise software development in JAVA, J2EE, Spring and Hibernate Frameworks, Web Services, MQ and REST-based APIs 
• Strong experience in multi-threaded server-side Java programming 
• Proven experience in the use of Eclipse, Maven, Sonar, JUnit tools. 
• Experience working with agile methodologies.
• JBuilder / Java / Servlets / EJB 
• HTML / DHTML/ Java Script/XML/CSS 
• J2EE / WebLogic/ WebSphere/Spring/Hibernate/Struts/Report framework 
• MS SQL, Oracle, DB 2, OOAD, UML
• Ability to work in remote and/or office setting  
• Fast paced environment with tight deadlines 
• Support offshore hours / time zones 
• Flexibility with working hours based on team and client needs 

Nice to have:

• Strong, clear, and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and can foster team collaboration.
• Out of the box thinking approach ability to conceptualize and articulate new approaches and solutions 
• Ability to collaborate and communicate to achieve positive outcomes 
• Detail-oriented and strong ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Aptitude to solve problems
• Ability to conceptualize and articulate new approaches and solutions in analysis at all levels of organization
• Pro-active and has a strong desire to learn.

What's in it for you?

If you work with us, we expect you’ll show the spirit, drive, and intellect that makes you great. We offer a challenging, team-oriented work environment, competitive remuneration and benefits, and excellent opportunities for professional and personal growth. If you believe you are up for the challenge, please apply.

Zafin welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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