Software Development Team Lead

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At LifeWorks, we offer more than career opportunities, we provide career opportunities to make meaningful contributions to people’s lives. The extraordinary expertise of a more than 7,000-strong workforce is harnessed to support the employees and families of the organizations we serve. Our innovative programs have a lasting impact on the health, financial security and productivity of 24,000 workplaces.
Software Development Team Lead
Administrative Solutions
Remote Work From Home
Full Time Permanent
The Software Development Team Lead will lead a development team in support of the all phases of participant benefits portal software applications, and relays software project goals and functional user requirements to the development team. He/she provides leadership support and troubleshooting to internal clients and external users and assists in the development and training of junior staff members. The ideal candidate is someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty with new technology with an eye for detail and software industry best practices.
Responsibilities:
Design, code, test and debug new and existing software applications using latest Microsoft .Net and relational database languages. Serve as a technical expert on the team, working on complex projects with less specificity and direction.
Analyze product architecture, develop project plans/scope, and track progress; give project direction to development team staff while reviewing team member's work.
Develop cost and time estimates associated with project and make decisions or escalate problems to appropriate resource if project is off timeline.
Provide technical direction to development team by researching and suggesting new technology offerings to team. Propose technology to development manager based on business requirements given for the project.
Curious to learn and master new technologies/approaches/design and an attitude to ensure the highest code quality is achieved for end users.
Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in Visual Studio, .NET Core, ASP.NET, C#, Redis, Azure DevOps, JWT, Bootstrap and Cloud Azure, CI/CD
• Self-starter with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience with Microservices and Micro front-end architecture and best practices
• Experience being involved with a codebase/application re-write an asset
• Experience in ensuring code is not exposed to security vulnerabilities
• People management experience
• Experience with implementing software development best practices in coding.
• Strong business acumen and project management skills
• Experience with T-SQL, Client-Side JavaScript or TypeScript 4+, Angular and Angular JS and HTML required
• 10+ years of application architecture and development experience
• Experience with Angular (10+) required with front-end unit testing
• BA/BS in computer science or related field, MS preferred
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment and with key stakeholders
• Good understanding of GIT version control and branching strategies

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Fulfilling work that matters
LifeWorks is in the business of helping organizations help their people and in the process, we strive to elevate ours. We're always looking for talented professionals and strategic leaders looking to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. We appreciate the interest of every applicant; however, we contact only those selected for an interview.
At LifeWorks, we are committed to putting our people first. Our priority is to optimize the health and productivity of our people. In light of COVID-19, our company continues to monitor the global situation and following local guidance in each of our communities to ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees. Safety is our highest priority, and while the goal is to ultimately return to the office, we are currently working remotely and are connecting with candidates through virtual interviews, recruitment events, and information sessions. We are excited to connect with you virtually, and look forward to receiving your application.