Technical Lead
Take responsibility for the successful delivery of technical projects
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- What's it like to be a Technical Lead?
- How to become a Technical Lead
- Latest Technical Lead jobs
- Top skills and experience for Technical Leads
- Is Technical Lead the right role for you?
- Technical Lead role reviews
What's it like to be a Technical Lead?
Technical Leads are employed to manage the delivery of technical projects, usually in the context of computer software. They manage teams of Developers and work closely with senior managers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Technical Leads often have a background in software or web development, but also have strong communication skills and employ a broader managerial skillset. They work with team members and stakeholders to manage software projects from the concept stage to release. They are employed by IT–focussed organisations in a broad range of industries.
Tasks and duties
- Managing project scope before, during and post–delivery.
- Working closely with Developers, DevOps Engineers, System Engineers, Account Managers and Product Managers.
- Determining requirements and providing project estimates and timelines.
- Overseeing deployments and new releases.
- Reviewing code.
- Identifying and removing bottlenecks that impede the progress of projects.
- Providing leadership, support and motivation to technical team members.
- Ensuring project stays within budget and identifying scope creep.
- Solving issues and developing workarounds and alternative solutions.
- Ensuring the regular delivery of projects and products in accordance with Agile methodologies.
How to become a Technical Lead
Technical Leads usually have a relevant qualification and extensive industry experience, as well as experience working with Agile methodologies.
- Complete a bachelor degree in a relevant field, such as computer science, IT or software development.
- Consider enhancing your skills and knowledge by completing IT certifications, such as Project Management Professional or Agile Project Management Foundation.
- Build key technical skills by starting off in a role that trains you in coding and programming, such as Software Developer. Experience in coordinating or managing development projects is also beneficial.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Technical Lead employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. AWS
CI/CD
Microsoft Azure
Software Development
DevOps
API
Deployment
Pipelines
Java Programming
Typescript Programming
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Latest Technical Lead reviews
Sep 2023
Communication is key, you must be able make decisions and deliver techically and authentically.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Computer Science (Honours)
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsWorking with the business leadership helps my make the technical decisions that enable us to execute against the company priorities. It also helps explain decisions and strategies to team members.
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The challengesNot being on the tools enough. Sometimes there is too much talk and not enough tech.
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Sep 2023
It is fun when you have a great team to lead but you will have to be responsible.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Computer Science
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good things"Tech Lead is Bitter-Sweet"
The Good thing is: that you will work with different team members who are skilled in different aspects and it makes the job/project easier. Learning and development are f...
The challengesThe Challenge is that most times the pay isn't commensurate with the level of work and responsibility involved as a tech lead. you are responsible and accountable for team progress and. and you may ha...
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