Java Technical Lead
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
Job Title : Java Tech Lead
Location : Verna. (Goa)
Experience : 8+ years
Key Responsibilities :
- Develop and implement new application modules independently as per specifications.
- Implement fixes and enhancements for existing applications.
- Deploy new modules and changes into production or client environments.
- Troubleshoot issues and provide solutions for applications under development and in production, including working with others code.
- Write and maintain unit tests and support integration testing.
- Review code for quality, maintainability, performance, and requirement compliance, and provide feedback to junior staff.
- Maintain clear, descriptive code comments and ensure project files follow naming conventions and structure.
- Contribute to technical documentation and deployment guides.
- Collaborate with QA to ensure applications meet QA standards and drive plans to minimize defects.
- Communicate task and project status to clients and teams, assess implementation risks, and keep projects within timeline, budget, and quality objectives.
- Work with clients to evaluate and implement new technologies and propose strategies for new opportunities.
- Lead, mentor, and upskill developers to ensure they meet required technical qualifications.
- Assist in recruitment, including interviewing and evaluating technical candidates.
- Contribute to development standards, best practices, policies, processes, and strategic planning.
- Continuously improve proficiency in current technologies and explore new technologies.
- Oversee project work to ensure scheduling based on priorities, risks, and team strengths, and manage resource allocation.
- Collaborate with BSAs to refine client requirements.
Technical Qualifications :
- 8+ years of overall software development experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Strong proficiency in Java Enterprise Edition.
- Hands-on experience with Java 17 and above (Java 21 and 25 preferred).
- Strong experience with Spring framework, Spring Boot.
- Experience in building robust monolithic and microservice-based applications.
- Strong object-oriented analysis and design skills, coding best practices, and common design patterns.
- Strong experience in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), including bounded contexts, aggregates, entities, value objects, repositories, domain services, and tactical/strategic DDD patterns in microservice architecture.
- Experience with Hibernate, JPA, and related Java frameworks/libraries.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks and mocking tools (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
- Experience with advanced SQL queries, stored procedures, and query optimization.
- In-depth understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (preferably PostgreSQL and MySQL).
- Experience in RESTful API and web services implementation.
- Good understanding of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, Spring Security, and OWASP guidelines.
- Experience working closely with DevOps/infrastructure teams to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with performance testing and load testing.
- Experience with HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS
- Good working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and CSS frameworks.
- Working knowledge of Redis and Kafka
Personal Skills :
- Strong analytical skills to understand complex situations and drive optimal solutions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to act as an effective liaison between clients, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.
- Ability to ensure technical solutions align with business objectives and client requirements.
- Ability to propose alternative technical approaches to meet client and business goals.
- Education
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
Skills
Java, J2EE, Backend Architecture, JPA, SQL, NoSQL, Hibernate, RESTful API, Spring Frameworks, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture