Temat: Team Leader Big Data Team / Ocado Technology /Kraków

Ocado are an equal opportunities employer and as such make every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

The main purpose of this role is to lead a team of Big Data Developers within one of the Ocado Polska divisions, delivering business critical projects whilst maintaining high morale, managing the day to day activities in an efficient and professional manner and ensuring all team targets are met as advised by management.

Technical Lead Aspects of the Role
• Oversee the technologies, tools and techniques used within the team
• Work closely with the business and developers on issues related to design and requirements
• Drive change to implement efficient and effective strategies as advised by management
• Work closely with peers in the business to fully understand the business process and requirements.
• Gain enough business knowledge to be able to actively participate in specifying software solutions for business needs.
• Ensure that projects are accurately estimated and delivered to schedule
• Show flexibility to respond to the changing needs of the business.
• Actively contribute to the process of continual improvement, with regard to self, team and systems

Line Manager Aspects of the Role
• Lead a team of Big Data Developers
• Assume a high level of ownership of all work developed by members of the team.
• Train and integrate new team members and proactively support the continued development of existing team members
• Build and promote a positive working environment for the team within your areas as well as other business areas you will engage with.
• Effectively manage team members in line with company policy and procedures, including performance, development, disciplinary and conflict resolution with effective feedback.
• Proactively report and manage upwards to management and the business, so that they are well informed of the work currently in development.
• Implement team goals and objectives
• Supervise, train and guide team members
• Inspire and motivate team members
• Be knowledgeable about each member of your team, their strengths, weaknesses and effectiveness, whilst translating each of their behaviours into clear tasks and objectives to improve their individual performance.
• Work with the wider HR team to support further initiatives including Recruitment of new employees into yours and wider teams within Ocado Polska.
• Be a champion for your area within the IT and business organisations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming/Middleware
• Data structuring and design skills (inc good SQL)
• Experience with managing large datasets
• Knowledge of MapReduce algorithms
• Strong knowledge of distributed computing
Cloud Technology
• Bucket storage (S3/GCS)
• VM management, Linux skills
• Networks & Security
Nice to have:
• Java (J2SE)
• Experience with Hadoop & Family (Hive, Pig, etc.)

Work permit in Poland is necessary!

We are having 5-6 position open. Send your Resume to: ewa.nowakowska@itmatch.pl