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Belfast, Northern Ireland

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2020-02-21 23:50:00

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Lead Android Developer

  •  Title: Lead Android Developer  

    Ref: 14/2/LAD

     

    Think Technology- Think Allstate

     

    We build solutions that touch 16 million customers on a daily basis.

     

    You will work alongside people as passionate as you, focused on delivering the best possible user experiences.

    You will work in a highly collaborative environment primed to adapt to an ever-changing landscape and which places technology solutions at its core.

     

    You will thrive, you will think differently, you will challenge convention and have the freedom to act with integrity, intention and speed; you will be at the forefront of developing capabilities in support of Allstate’s global business model; you will deliver results and you will leave things better than you found them.

     

     

    Location

     

    Belfast or Derry/Londonderry

     

     

    Job Description

     

    The Allstate NI Mobile Technology Team partners with technology and business stakeholders to contribute to and support the Allstate Corporation’s Mobile Technology Strategy. This strategy centers on developing mobile applications, SMS and social media solutions in support of our business objectives. 

     

    In your role as a Senior Android developer, you will leverage your previous application design and development experience to build best-in-class mobile applications. Furthermore, your passion for user-interface design will enhance the mobile experience for Allstate consumers across the US and beyond.

     

    You will lead the development of innovative, world-class projects. You will draw on insurance and wider industry and technology best-practice in the execution of your role and have opportunities to further build your technical skills.

     

     

    Responsibilities include (but aren't limited to):

     

    • Oversee and develop the area strategy and manage complex designs
    • Contribute to technology strategy and engineering roadmaps
    • Initiate and implement continuous improvements in all areas of development responsibility
    • Anticipates issues and develops preventative measures
    • Analyses long-term impact of new or anticipated strategies and contributes to overall area strategy.
    • Manage workloads in an Agile development environment coupled with coaching of more junior team members in Agile principles and practices
    • Engage appropriate stakeholders in risk identification and mitigation
    • Work in an Agile Scrum Methodology
    • Populate Version One (JIRA Replacement) with backlog items.
    • Evaluate detailed business, functional, and high-level technical requirements to create User Stories.
    • Knowledge of Jenkins, Confluence.
    • Conduct and Lead structured code reviews to ensure standards and systems interoperability.
    • Implement detailed technical components with high-level architecture, applying reusability and up to date development techniques. 
    • Provide Technical leadership in designing and writing Automated Unit and Functional tests
    • Participate in the strategic direction of the Mocking services platform.
    • Provide technical leadership, guidance and provide future enhancement direction for the apps.
    • Peer review and critique team members’ code.
    • Provide mentoring and guidance across multiple scrum teams.

     

    The ideal person will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

     

    • Firm Appreciation and understanding of industry trends within the mobile technology space
    • Strong research and analytical skills
    • Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on quality.
    • Willingness to step up and take the initiative.
    • Excellent communication and presentation skills

     

     

     

    Essential Criteria

     

    • Must be an EU citizen or possess a current UK Tier 1 Visa or Tier 2 visa and eligible to take up full time, permanent employment. EU candidates must also demonstrate they are eligible to take up UK employment post-Brexit.
    • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a technical lead role – some of which would ideally have been within an agile environment; and
    • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development with Android and
    • Experience developing/consuming Web Services and
    • Experience utilizing open source libraries and re-usable components; and
    • Understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous integration and deployment such as Jenkins, GitHub, Octopus Deploy; and
    • Strong knowledge of web development industry standards and best practices; and
    • Experience with delivering using Agile methodology practices; and
    • Strong knowledge of design patterns, automated testing patterns and tools.

     

     

    Desirable Criteria

     

    • Experience of cloud technologies like AWS, Azure
    • Knowledge of security (risks and threats, authentication, authorization, certificates, encryption)
    • Familiarity with Agile backlog management tools such as Version One / JIRA / Confluence, TFS
    • Experience in mobile development with iOS
    • Kotlin experience
    • Experience with Frameworks and libraries such as Dagger, Retrofit, Robolectric
    • Experience with Gradle
    • Experience with Git

     

     

    Apply Here: https://bit.ly/2SX16hJ

     

     

    Closing Date:  Friday 21st February 2020

     

     

    Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities:

     

    Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants.  This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.

     

    We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit.

     

    Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.

     

     

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