Java, JSP, J2EE Technical Lead Role

CLIENT is an Enterprise Content Management consulting firm with a proven track record of implementing business-focused ECM solutions across a variety of industries.  Considered experts in applying Documentum technologies to solve business problems, CLIENT is a Documentum signature partner, part of Documentum's elite Select Services Team (SST), and a member the Documentum Product Advisory Council.

CLIENT is a small, high-caliber team of consultants and software developers. We are a flexible, results-oriented organization full of smart, energetic, self-motivated people driven to achieve excellence. We are ruthless in our pursuit of client satisfaction.  Our culture is open, fun, and tolerant, and we value an appreciation of life outside work.

CLIENT is located in downtown fabulous Austin, Texas and serves clients nationwide.Job Description

The technical lead is a key member of our team and a vital cog in solution delivery engine.  At CLIENT, the technical leads are the top technical people in the company and are looked to by other team members for technical leadership, team leadership and mentoring.  Each development project has a technical lead that works closely with the project manager to ensure technical success of the project. 

Because CLIENT is a systems integrator and a project-driven company, the technical lead must also have strong consulting skills.  While the technical lead may only spend a small portion of their time in front of clients, those interactions are critical to project success and to the credibility and reputation of CLIENT.  As a result, the technical lead role requires excellent people skills and strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Our projects are typically staffed with two to four people and last from two to six months. They require a high degree of self-motivation and a focus on delivering client satisfaction. Although a great technical solution is one of the best ways to satisfy a client, we believe that timeliness, responsiveness, and expectation management are just as important.

We don't often create products from scratch - we integrate best of breed off-the-shelf products with the client's legacy environment in a way that solves their business problem. The ability to quickly learn diverse new technologies is a must.

We are looking for that incredibly rare intersection of outstanding people skills, top technical expertise, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. At CLIENT, we run a lean shop with as little overhead as possible, so candidates must be very self-directed and know when to ask for help.  Capabilities and characteristics similar to those we are seeking may be found in other firms in the role of senior consultants, team leaders, and development managers.

This position reports to a Practice Manager.Responsibilities

The technical lead is accountable for the technical success of the project.  The solution must meet the technical and business requirements with elegance and high quality.  The technical lead works closely with the project manager, the CLIENT chief architect, and the team members to ensure overall project success and a satisfied client.  The technical lead?s primary responsibilities include:

? Be a leader in the company and on your project teams.

? Work with our chief architect to define a solution that achieves the technical and business objectives of the client.

? Define the deliverable creation tasks and work with the project manager to flesh out a deliverable plan with an accurate estimate of time for each task within each deliverable.

? Guide the project team to ensure they understand their deliverables and know the best practices for delivering them. Advise the team members on technical issues as they arise.

? Be a mentor for developers.

? Work closely with client technical team members to ensure they successfully contribute to our project deliverables.

? Provide hands-on development of deliverables; often the most difficult development problems will fall to you.

? Work with client technical team members to hand-off the solution and provide insight into the support and maintenance requirements for the solution.

? Ensure that the project team is following the CLIENT Agile method.

? Ensure that the solution is developed with high quality and that the team is leveraging the CLIENT QA process.Qualifications

We have high expectations at CLIENT. The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

? A minimum of 5 years of previous software development and/or technical leadership experience

? Object-Oriented Design and Programming (preferably using UML Design)

? Java/JSP/J2EE Application Servers (Required)

? Web Client User Interface Design [HTML/JavaScript] (Required)

? XML (highly desired)

? SQL Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, etc.)

? Experience in a software professional services environment or similar consulting environment is a definite plus

? Web Content Management experience is a definite plus

? Enterprise Document Management experience is a definite plus

? Documentum experience is a definite plus

? A motivated self-starter with an excellent work ethic, high energy level, and strong interpersonal and communication skills

? Detail-oriented and able to manage a great deal of complexity and multiple priorities at one time

? A passion for excellence and a disdain for missed expectations

? Able to adapt to a rapidly evolving technical and commercial environment

? Willing to adhere to and drive the use of methodologies

? A collaborative working styleRequirements

The ideal candidate must meet the following minimum requirements:

? A computer science degree (or similar) from a top-notch university

? Eligible to work in the United States.Behavioral CompetenciesEssential:

? Ethics and Values ? Adheres to a set of core values and beliefs during good times and bad, acts in line with those values and practices what s/he preaches.

? Integrity and Trust ? Is widely trusted and is seen as direct and truthful.

? Intellectual Horsepower ? Bright and intelligent, deals with concepts and complexity with ease.

? Planning ? Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects, sets objectives and goals, adjusts for problems, and measures performance.

? Drive for Results ? Can be counted on to exceed goals and steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

? Directing Others ? Establishes clear directions, set stretch objectives, and distributes workload appropriately.

? Self-Development ? Is personally committed and actively works to continuously improve himself/herself.

? Learning on the Fly ? Learns skills quickly with facing new problems, a relentless and versatile learner, open to change, and analyzes both success and failure for clue to improvement.

? Creativity ? Comes up with new and unique ideas, easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions, and tends to be seen as value-adding in brainstorming sessions.Very Important:

? Customer Focus ? Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.

? Standing Alone ? Will stand up and be counted, will not shirk personal responsibility, and can be counted on when times are tough.

? Interpersonal Savvy ? Relates well to all kinds of people, builds appropriate rapport, and builds constructive and effective relationships.

? Written Communications ? Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles.

? Delegation ? Clearly and comfortably delegates tasks and tends to trust people to perform.

? Problem Solving ? Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.

? Decision Quality ? Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.

? Perseverance ? Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish.

? Composure ? is cool under pressure, does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough, and is considered mature.Nice to Have:

? Priority Setting ? Spends his/her time and that of others on what?s important, quickly zeros in on the critical points and puts the trivial aside.

? Motivating Others ? Creates a climate in which people want to do their best, can assess each person?s hot button and use it to get the best out of him or her.

? Strategic Agility ? Sees ahead clearly, can anticipate future consequences, and has broad knowledge and perspective.

? Dealing with Ambiguity ? Can effectively cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, and can decide and act without having the total picture.

? Comfort Around Higher Management ? Deals comfortably with senior management and can present and converse with people in positions of authority.

? Building Effective Teams ? Blends people into teams when needed, creates strong morale and spirit, shares wins and successes, and fosters open dialog.

? Self-Knowledge ? Knows personal strengths and weaknesses, seeks feedback, and gains insight from mistakes.

? Humor ? Has a positive and constructive sense of humor, is appropriately funny and can use humor to ease tension.