Java Tech Lead - Actuarial Squad

Toucanberry Tech is a boutique software consultancy specialising in the reinsurance sector. We're looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead to join our Actuarial Squad, providing hands-on technical leadership for backend development in a complex AWS-based environment.

Requirements

• Act as the technical lead for the Actuarial Squad, overseeing backend development and ensuring technical excellence.
• Lead development within the client's AWS environment, understanding what AWS can and can't do to deliver efficient, secure, and cost-effective solutions.
• Review and understand existing infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, etc.) to ensure seamless integration between infrastructure and application layers.
• Provide input to architecture review boards and help shape long-term technical direction.
• Serve as the Java SME – performing code reviews, offering troubleshooting guidance, and mentoring developers.
• Scope and size work, refine backlog items, and support the Product Owner in roadmap planning.
• Champion Toucanberry Tech's best practices for coding, design, testing, and delivery.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to align technical direction with business vision.
• Support discovery and proof-of-concept work to validate technical approaches.

Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Outside IR35
• Long term contract