Our IT R&D team in the Polish part of bolttech consists of over 60 people, including Developers, PMs, Leaders, and Testers. We create software for internal business needs, including integration with external partners. The systems are also developed by external suppliers. The IT Architecture and Integration team you will lead currently consists of 4 people. This team is responsible for integration between systems, standards in the SDLC process, architecture, and development of shared services.
In this role, you will combine the functions of an Engineering Lead and a Team Lead, thus performing a role that both creates software development standards, design and build it solutions.
Your responsibilities
Defining technical goals and roadmap in response to the organization's strategy and needs.
Creating IT solutions concepts based on collected business requirements and actively participate in implementation.
Searching for optimal IT solutions
Standardization of IT architecture and integration
Standardization of SSDLC processes and tools.
Developing and maintaining technical documentation
Backlog management of your team (common services and integration)
Team work management (delegating tasks, motivation)
Development of team members, including leadership, mentoring and coaching,
Planning and verification of tasks based on established priorities and goals
Cooperation with Technical Solution Managers, stakeholders, Product Owners, external customers and suppliers
Improving processes organizing team work
Implementing best practices in IT Systems development (design patterns, methodology, toolset)
Defining and measurement of IT systems metrics
Verification and evaluation of proposals for technological changes
Analysing and assessing team work results for the purpose of optimizing organizational processes
Keep technical knowledge up to date and inspire others.
Additional tasks assigned by the superior
Our requirements
…we expect you to be able to demonstrate the following key competencies and skills:
Education: Preferred higher education in Computer Science or other technological fields
Experience:
• Minimum 2 years as an IT manager of a development team
• Minimum 2 years in a similar position as a technology leader (e.g.IT Solutions Architect)
• Minimum 3 years as an active developer (preferred technology .Net)
Technical Skills:
• Broad IT knowledge in the area of cloud solutions
• Expert level in .Net and architecture
• Very good understanding of Microsoft .Net technologies
• Very good knowledge of Jira
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure cloud solutions
• Knowledge of programming tools and CI/CD
• Familiarity with UML notation and architectural design tools
• Experience in defining architecture, integration – knowledge of design patterns, performance, scalability, and security issues of IT systems
• Experience as an IT systems developer (object-oriented language, integrations, services, components, databases)
• Experience in shaping architecture and designing using tools like Enterprise Architect
Managerial and Organizational Skills:
• Leadership skills and assertiveness
• Ability to manage scope and planning
• Excellent organizational skills
• Very good communication skills in Polish and English (minimum C1)
• Conflict management
• Ability to manage dependencies (system and team)
• Knowledge of SCRUM methodology
• Dynamic personality, not afraid of challenges, openly communicating with stakeholders at various levels of the organizational structure
• Proactivity and initiating new solutions
• Experience in managing business needs and changes in IT ecosystems
• Bold and open view on architecture – experience in creating system development visions
• Experience in managing a technology team (task delegation, scope management, people management)
• Experience in creating and implementing IT standards and procedures
• Experience in contract management and vendor management
• Very good communication skills, business empathy