Java SQL Application Development - Vice President

The Application Development Tech Lead is a senior, hands-on technical leadership position responsible for architecting and building core platforms. As a hands-on technical leader for one or more Scrum teams, you will serve as a key voice in our architecture, driving innovation and ensuring our engineering practices meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. This role is ideal for a "player-coach" who thrives on influencing system design, mentoring engineers, and contributing directly to the codebase.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Personnel Management: Manage one or more Application Development teams to accomplish established goals, while handling core personnel duties.
Technical Oversight: Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Application Development domains to provide technical oversight of systems and applications.
Solution Architecture: Review and analyze proposed technical solutions across ongoing and upcoming projects.
Strategic Contribution: Contribute to the formulation of technical and architectural strategies for Application Development and related functional areas.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Develop a comprehensive understanding of how various business areas integrate to achieve organizational goals.
Decision-Making: Provide evaluative judgment based on the analysis of factual data in complex, ambiguous, or unique situations.
Delivery & Work Allocation: Drive impact across Application Development by monitoring end-to-end delivery and managing day-to-day operations, including resource planning and work allocation within the team/project.
Standards & Governance: Ensure essential procedures and governance policies are followed, contribute to defining engineering standards, and negotiate with external parties when necessary.
Innovation & Tooling: Actively explore and integrate modern AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced code analyzers) to accelerate delivery velocity, elevate code quality, and foster a culture of engineering innovation.
Recommended Qualifications
Experience: 12+ years of hands on experience in software design and development, with deep expertise in Java technologies. Proven track record in developing and optimizing multithreaded, high-throughput applications.
Database Expertise: In-depth experience with SQL Server, including database design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
Frontend Knowledge: Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) is a significant plus.
DevOps & CI/CD: Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling.
Architecture & Integration: Strong knowledge of system integration principles and practical experience implementing modern integration patterns (e.g., RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging queues).
Problem-Solving: Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to execute effectively in fast-paced environments.
Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree/experience) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Master’s degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level summary of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Time Type:
Full time
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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Work arrangement
Hybrid