Technology Lead

BELIEVE IN BETTER

Do you believe in shaping a better, healthier, more sustainable future through the power of digital?

At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
It's finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live. As pioneering innovators for over 100 years, we’re now transforming our organisation to be faster, simpler, and more connected. Because we want to be even better equipped to develop digital solutions and experiences that help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

And to get there, we need people with tech/digital/analytics expertise and passion to help develop positive sustainable change through digitally enhanced experiences that will impact the lives of millions of people and create a healthier future for everyone.

Sound like you? Then read on.

The opportunity:
Over time your technical leadership will:
- Improve our technical practices- Simplify our technology through adoption of Azure capability- Foster an engineering culture across the team

As a project technical lead, this role will review and approve solution designs at Architecture Governance, create development estimates and lead technical implementation. The contribution will ensure a high quality engineering outcome is delivered and deployments are seamless.

In a project and BAU capacity, this you will be work with internal and external technical teams to set best practice standards, ensure there is clarity on expectations and mentor/assist other team members.

Key responsibilities include:
Software delivery and technical development- Requirement analysis, solution design and development estimation- Technical design for assigned projects, small work requests and BAU activities across the technology portfolio.- Ensure that technical design aligns with the organizational system architecture through regular liaison with the Principal and Solution Architects- Communicate the final and agreed technical design with all relevant groups and stakeholders- Delivery of proof of concept initiatives- Integrated technical deployment planning-
- Where required design, code, unit test, build and deploy complex software components

Leading and Mentoring Development Team- Work collaboratively with the AIA business SME’s, Project Managers, Development Teams (local and offshore) and vendors to deliver required software solution across the technology portfolio.- Support developers and resources new to AIA, in gaining an understanding of the AIA systems infrastructure and constraints- Assist developers with interpretation of the technical design- Contribute (where necessary) direction of developer activities as part of retaining ownership / management of the technical solution- Contribute to the review and redesign of processes or procedures, on an ongoing basis, to deliver improved team productivity or efficiency- Contribute to maintaining development environments and software delivery tools- Manage the process of innovative change effectively- Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge for the effective performance of the role- As well as any other tasks or responsibilities assigned from time to time by management

Application Architecture- Take full responsibility for defining a technical solution based on detailed Business Requirements and aligned to the solution architecture across the technology portfolio.- Ensure all technical solutions are designed in alignment with AIA technical boundaries through ongoing consultation with Principal and Solution Architects. Ensure these designs are approved at Architecture Governance.- Create designs that address relevant areas of complexity and provide a fully considered and detailed solution design across the technology portfolio.

Technical Business Analysis- Along with the Technical Analyst for the Domain, and where needed, assess and understand the business requirements through liaison with the Project Manager and Business Analysts and involvement in workshops with the key business user groups/stakeholders- Validate business demands and document high level functional requirements- Provide input to the project estimation process to include the identification of required resource types, potential utilisation and geographical availability and allocation as well as effort and schedules for the technical components across the technology portfolio.

Creating a Functional Specification- Create a detailed Functional Specification where relevant across the technology portfolio.- Establish clear technological boundaries that align with the organizational solution architecture- Ensure all necessary documentation is prepared with the inclusion of full technical data and detail- Anticipate potential conflicts with the Technical Design and pro actively contribute to solutions- Engage with relevant Business Unit stakeholders to communicate/negotiate technical limitations and/or