Squad Lead

Squad Lead

A Squad Lead manages a team of talented engineers to deliver high quality software solutions and services. A Squad Lead is responsible for teams of 6 to 10 developers/devops. They ensure all projects are delivered to the highest standard with outstanding stakeholder service. They ensure all team members are productive, achieving set goals and advancing technically.

Our Squad Leads believe in servant-leadership. They empower their team, encourage growth, and embrace failure. They lead by example; understand strength comes in unity and leadership begins in the trenches.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Capability Development

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Delivery

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Squad Leads are expected to continue to write code, develop software, whether it be for

tooling, for automation, code refactoring or for application development.

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Practice & Craftsmanship

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Required Skills

• Excellent Stakeholder Management

• Demonstrates independent thinking and decision-making abilities

• Possesses strong management and leadership skills including, but not limited to, innovation,

  communication, ability to influence, strategic thinking and planning

• Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing business priorities and new requirements

• Strong innovation, influencing, negotiating skills, and strategic agility

• Professional maturity and responsibility. A Squad Lead is expected to take ownership of

  issues and work with others to resolve them.

• Strong ability to help a team in all facets of the delivery cycle from analysis of requirements,

  design, development through implementation.

• In depth knowledge of industry standard best practices, development lifecycle processes

  and methodologies. Experience using agile methodology is a plus.

• Thorough understanding of quality management.

• Experienced in the use of metrics to drive decision making and process change.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Self-motivated, able to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, high

  productivity environment.

• Action-oriented, decisive approach to work required, with the willingness to take a hands-

  on role to ensure deliverables are met on time.

Work with Chapter Leads, Principal Engineers and other Tech Leads to ensure best practices

are implemented and followed.

Identify and implement appropriate continuous improvement opportunities

Help improve our engineering tooling and practices

• Proven experience and expertise in delivering high quality enterprise applications.