Technical Lead 

-The Technical Lead shall have at least two (2) years FTE experience leading the development on at least two (2) agile software projects.

-The Technical Lead shall have at least two (2) years FTE experience designing and developing externally-facing web .NET applications.

-The Technical Lead shall have at least two (2) years FTE experience decomposing business and system architecture to support clean-interface multi-team development.

-The Technical Lead shall have at least five (5) years FTE experience:

a. Developing software in a team environment, using a configuration management tool

b. Developing software using a test-driven development approach

c. Meeting Sprint “Definition of Done” criteria"

-The Technical Lead shall have at least five (5) years FTE experience in creating and deploying full stack .NET web applications in an agile environment.

-The Technical Lead shall have at least five (5) years FTE experience authoring developer-friendly documentation (e.g. design documentation, deployment procedures).

-The Technical Lead shall have at least five (5) years FTE experience engaging with business stakeholders and communicating with stakeholders at every level.

1. Responsible for full stack secure web application development with the below technologies but not limited to following Clean Architecture & Microservices Framework:

a. Current ASP.Net Core (C#).

b. Current Angular

c. Typescript

d. Bootstrap

e. RESTful API

f. SSRS

g. CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap

2. Provide overall technical leadership and guidance to the development team by setting technical direction, ensuring alignment with the project’s goals & objectives.

3. Collaborate and obtain approvals from the Enterprise Architects, ISO, Privacy Officers & other technical stakeholders by defining & evolving the system architecture; making sure that the technical design meets the requirements, is scalable, & aligns with best practices.

4. Enforce ETS coding standards & best practices within the development team and conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards by configuring pull request approval process.

5. Work with the scrum team to define the Definition of Done for all levels of scrum items including for User stories, sprints, release, and UAT.

6. Conduct technical planning sessions for every sprint to identify all the tasks involved in a PBI development as per the defined Acceptance Criteria.

7. Collaborate with the business analyst to ensure interactive mock-ups are created as per UI/UX standards in delivering the best user experience.

8. Configure Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for continuous development and deployment to higher environments.

9. Identify and manage technical debt, working to minimize its impact on the project and balance the need for rapid development with the importance of maintaining a sustainable codebase.

10. Foster collaboration between the cross-functional scrum team and communicate effectively with both the technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating technical concepts into understandable language.

11. Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog grooming sessions.

12. Help the team remove technical impediments and ensure adherence to ETS Hybrid Scrum principles.

13. Provide mentorship & knowledge transfer to the ETS staff by fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

14. Identify technical risks early in the project & work on mitigation plans by proactively addressing technical challenges and obstacles that may impact the project timeline or quality.

15. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and assess their relevance to the project by evaluating and recommending tools & technologies that can enhance development efficiency & product quality if DGS Enterprise Architecture approved software cannot be leveraged.

16. Collaborate with product owners & business stakeholders to understand customer needs & priorities.

17. Ensure that technical decisions align with the overall product vision & customer expectations.

18. Configure DGS provided code scanning tools within the CI/CD pipelines for inline, static & dynamic scans to proactively identify security vulnerabilities.

19. Ensure all the functional unit tests have been created using DGS standards unit testing framework, MS Test for maximum code coverage and leverage Azure DevOps tool to automate unit tests.

20. Ensure all the system integration testing are being performed and all the functional & non-functional bugs are tracked & resolved. Create and maintain all the necessary technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

21. Responsible for all the duties listed for a Technical Lead as well.

Must provide two (2) different staff references for each of the proposed candidates.

Must be local to Sacramento area work onsite Day 1 (707 3rd Street, West Sacramento, CA 95605).