Duties and Responsibilities:
As the Software Development Team Lead, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical leadership to teammates by offering coaching and mentorship.
• Establishing good practices and habits to maintain high standards of software quality within the team. Identifying areas for growth and improvement and encouraging the team to pursue them.
• Guiding team development efforts to ensure successful project delivery.
• Collaborating with software developers, business analysts, and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications using Microsoft technologies.
• Assisting in collecting and documenting user requirements, developing user stories, and creating estimates and work plans.
• Creating reports, manuals, and other documentation to communicate the status, operation, and maintenance of the software.
• Designing, developing, and unit testing applications in accordance with established standards. Participating in peer reviews of solution designs and code.
• Working with teammates to migrate legacy applications to current Microsoft technologies. Developing, refining, and optimizing integrations between applications.
• Analyzing and resolving technical and application problems.
• Packaging and supporting the deployment of releases.
• Assessing opportunities for application and process improvement and documenting the rationale to share with team members and other stakeholders.
• Adhering to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions within deadlines and budgets.
• Providing third-level support to business users.
• Researching and evaluating various software products.

Minimum Requirements:
To be considered for this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Previous experience in a technical leadership position.
• A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from a college or university.
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments.

Core Competency Requirements:
In addition to the minimum requirements, the following core competencies are expected:

• At least 6 years of experience as a Software Developer.
• Proficiency in Microsoft .NET 3.5+ development using C#.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with core Microsoft .Net technologies such as WCF, WPF, WF, LINQ, and EF.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing enterprise-grade software.
• Experience with automated testing.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies like Kanban and Scrum.
• Knowledge of multi-threading and concurrency.
• Skills in debugging, performance profiling, and optimization.
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories.
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with internal team members and external stakeholders.
• Proactive attitude in identifying ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes.

Preferred Competency Requirements:
The following competencies are preferred but not required:

• Experience with web development technologies including .NET, MVC3, JavaScript, AJAX, and CSS.
• Knowledge of database development, including relational database design, SQL, and ORM technologies.