Technical Lead

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we're driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India's growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

• Design, implement and test features (frontend and backend) with scalability, performance, deployment / operation and end-user experience in mind.

• Apply coding/implementation best practices to produce elegant, high quality and reusable code.
• Collaborate with other developers, UX designers and product managers to improve look and usability
• Collaborate with other developers to share knowledge and improve overall product/solution.
• Implement Proof of Concept to validate UX concepts or new technology/features prior to product implementation.
• Follow the agile and SAFe (Scaled Agile) methodology used for the project, which includes writing user stories and creation of corresponding tasks in JIRA.
• Implement and follow security best practices for web applications.
• Monitor and evaluate new technologies and their evolution in order to keep our products/technologies up-to-date and our team continuous improvement.
• Write good quality design and specification documents, in Confluence.
• Regularly archive source code and assets into source code repository (Git). Perform code review of other team members and provide feedback/guidance.
• Coach junior developers.

• Participate in issue investigation and deployment of applications and new releases in testing/integration environment as needed.
• Interface with the geographically distributed teams on a regular basis.

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or other relevant field of study.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated use and familiarity with existing code assistance tools, agentic AI systems or platforms that utilize AI, along with the ability to understand and potentially enhance them
• 5-8 years of industry experience in designing and developing web based client-server applications using Java (Java Spring Boot), .NET or nodejs with strong focus on Test Driven Development (Junit, NUnit,MSTest, XUnit) and test automation as well as Web UI test methodologies, frameworks, and tools, such as BDD, Selenium.
• 3 years of web development and UI development experience is required (frontend and backend). Proficient understanding of web markup, protocol, and client-side scripting technologies in general, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, REST API, Angular, React, Node.js
• Experience as a Scrum Master highly desirable and experience with Agile/SAFe/Scrum methodologies. Familiarity with tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience with cloud (GCP or AWS) and micro-services development: Docker and orchestration (Kubernetes), as well as building and maintaining CI pipelines for automation of CI/CD (Helm/Skaffold with pipelines in Gitlab, CircleCI or Jenkins)
• Ability to effectively communicate design, specification, test, and implementation details as well as the ability to work independently on assigned tasks.
• Strong attention to details, high aesthetical taste, and ability to apply user-centric design approach to produce a delightful and highly usable UI/UX.
• Proficient understanding of web markup, protocol and client-side scripting technologies in general, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, REST API, Angular, Node.js
• Experience with unit testing writing and running (Junit, NUnit,MSTest, XUnit) and test automation
• Familiarity and working experience with Agile/SAFe/Scrum methodology.
• Ability to effectively communicate design, specification, test and implementation details.

At Thales, we're committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you'll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference - for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.