Company Description
Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, with over 186 years of experience in helping generations of people and businesses to thrive. We offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities and businesses.
We provide an award-winning service for our clients by employing the best people. Join us on our mission to place the power of good advice into more hands because we believe that everyone deserves access to good advice, regardless of where they’re at in their financial journey.
An exceptional track record of growth and innovation is driven by our core values of: Personal, offering advice based on a true understanding of what matters to our clients; Partnership, working with our clients in a joined-up, collaborative way; and Performance, demonstrating a breadth and depth of advice expertise to deliver first-class results.
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Job Description
Job purpose
Our strategy is to put the power of good advice into more hands. To deliver on this promise we are building a new wealth management service to help them plan and manage their financial future. This service will combine the best of great digital product design and wealth management expertise.
The Technical Lead will be accountable for directing technical aspects of software development, providing a strong technical direction for a team of software developers involved in this exciting development. You will be the main driver in deciding on technical solutions to meet stakeholder requirements, as well as overseeing code design and quality. Working in an agile framework, you will be required to collaborate with product managers, designers and key stakeholders to build market leading client experiences within the framework of the overall product.
For the right individual with a passion for technology, this role will provide direct experience of how technology can transform business operations and create innovative wealth management services.
This is a great opportunity for those who are looking for an exciting challenge and an environment that provides opportunities for personal growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Ensuring good code design, quality, reliability and resiliency, and driving process improvements
2. Comfortable in scoping complex tasks and projects, providing mature, scalable technical designs to meet requirements
3. Collaborate with developers in solving technical solutions, as well as working with Technical Architects on the integration of products with other internal and external systems
4. Client focused on solutions that you are building, taking on board client experience to influence your future thinking
5. Willing to work collaboratively as well as independently
6. Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain solutions without technical jargon
7. Have a drive for self-improvement and learning new technologies
8. Approach solving problems pragmatically
9. Experience collaborating with designers and user experience specialists to develop new products and experiences
10. Experience working within an agile, iterative engineering environment
11. Lead/mentor/coach developers in best practices
12. Help shape the Engineering Centre of Excellence
Qualifications
Key Skills and Experience
13. Proven experience in software development
14. Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, and MapStruct
15. Strong experience with Maven, JUnit, and Mockito
16. Strong experience in JavaScript, Angular/React, ES6 & Typescript
17. Strong experience with API development
18. Good understanding of UI/UX
19. Strong experience with GIT
20. Good experience working with design patterns
21. Experience with containerisation Docker, Kubernetes
22. Experience working with cloud Azure
23. Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
24. Good understanding of Security principles and implementation
Additional Information
As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:
25. Competitive salary
26. Private medical insurance
27. Life assurance
28. Pension contribution
29. Hybrid working model (role dependant)
30. Generous holiday package
31. Option to purchase additional holiday
32. Shared parental leave
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.