Technical Lead .NET

Job PurposeThe Application Technical Lead at NIHDI-ICT (SDO) holds a key position in the organization's technicalleadership, primarily within a specialized application team. He/She is responsible for delivering impactfultechnical solutions to a specific portfolio. His/Her role encompasses the technical oversight of new projectinitiatives and the maintenance of existing applications. Working collaboratively with developers andother team members, including functional experts, and business analysts, he/she also coordinates with theportfolio architect and the Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) teams. Reporting directly to the ProjectLead, his/her expertise is crucial in driving innovation and integrating technology solutions that align withbusiness goals and enhance operational efficiency.Key ResponsibilitiesThe Technical Lead's role is a blend of high-level technical oversight and hands-on coding. This dualresponsibility ensures that the Technical Lead remains deeply connected to the technical details andchallenges of the project while providing technical leadership and technical design direction. The Keyresponsibilities of a technical lead are:1. Technical Leadership and Coaching: Providing guidance and mentorship to the development team,fostering a culture of technical excellence.2. End Technical Responsibility of Software Systems within application team: Overseeing all technicalaspects within the application team, ensuring that software development and deployment meetorganizational standards and goals.3. Active Development Contribution: Dedicating a significant portion of time to hands-on developmentwork, contributing to coding, feature development, and bug fixes.4. Preparation of Technical Deliverables: Creating detailed technical documentation for software releases,including infrastructure requests and release documents 5. Requests for Configuration Changes to I&O:Managing configuration change request made to I&O to ensure system stability and performance.6. System Design: Designing scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems while adhering toarchitecturalstandards and complementing the overarching architecture in collaboration with thearchitecture team.7. Requirements Analysis: Collaborating with analyst to refine requirements and translating them intorobust technical solutions.8. Code Review and Quality Assurance: Ensuring code quality through thorough reviews andimplementing stringent quality assurance processes.9. Performance Optimization: Regularly assessing software performance and making necessaryadjustments for optimization.10. Security Considerations: Incorporating up-to-date security practices to safeguard software systemsagainst threats taking into account architectural decisions.11. Technology Evaluation and Integration: Assessing and integrating new technologies that align withbusiness objectives and enhance system capabilities taking into account architectural decisions.12. Troubleshooting and Support: Leading the resolution of complex technical issues, providing experttroubleshooting and support.13. Adherence to Architecture Standards and Collaboration: Collaborating with the portfolio architect toalign with the strategic architecture while retaining the discretion to make complementary designchoices.Key Soft SkillsFor a technical lead, especially in a .Net environment, key soft skills would typically include:1. Leadership : Ability to inspire, motivate, and guide the other developers towards achieving projectgoals. Collaborative mindset to work with various cross functional teams harmoniously. Awareness andconsideration of team members' emotions and motivations to create a positive workenvrionment Clear andeffective communication skills, both verbal and written, for collaborating with teammembers,stakeholders, and non-technical audiences.2. Mentorship : Willingness to share knowledge, provide feedback, and foster professional growth amongother developers. Ability to mediate disputes within the team and negotiate solutions with stakeholders.3. Problem-Solving & Decision-Making : Strong analytical abilities to identify issues and developinnovative solutions. Confidence and competence to make crucial decisions impacting project directionand execution. Capacity to understand the broader business goals and align technical objectivesaccordingly. Ability to empathize with customer needs and translate them into technical solutions.4. Resilience : Flexibility to cope with changing technologies, requirements, and environments. Capacityto prioritize tasks and manage time effectively to meet deadlines. Stamina to handle the pressures ofdeadlines and technical challenges without compromising performance. 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