IT TEAM LEAD (M/F/D)

As one of the world's leading logistics companies, we have opened a new IT Hub in Porto.
Our goal is to accelerate digital technologies for our global customers, focusing on the development of new mission-critical products, e-solutions, and new digital services in accordance with the strategy of Kuehne+Nagel.
Join our fascinating and international working environment and be part of the team responsible for the further development of our digital logistics processes.
Your Role Your role is a key leadership position responsible for both technical and managerial aspects within a software development team.
This role combines expertise in software architecture and design with strong management skills to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions.
Your primary responsibility is to define the overall structure and design of complex software systems.
You will collaborate with stakeholders, including product managers, developers, and other architects, to analyze requirements, identify technical challenges, and propose effective solutions.
Your architectural decisions will shape the system's scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
You will also play a crucial role in selecting the appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to be used by the development team.
In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will assume a management role within the team.
This involves providing leadership and guidance to a group of software developers, ensuring that they have the necessary resources and support to meet project goals and deadlines.
As a team lead, you will foster a collaborative and productive work environment, promote knowledge sharing, and mentor team members to enhance their skills and career development.
Your Responsibilities Take a leading management role and create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
Develop and communicate a strategic software architecture vision that aligns with business goals and requirements.
Take technical responsibility for application development with a focus on Java.
Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze and refine project requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software solutions.
Design and document the overall system architecture, including software components, interfaces, and dependencies.
Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools used in the development process.
Provide technical guidance and support to the development team, ensuring adherence to architectural guidelines and best practices.
Your Skills and Experiences Exceptional knowledge of software architecture patterns, principles, and best practices.
Advanced practical experience in Java application development as well as related technologies Spring Boot, JPA (Hibernate), JUnit, and Mockito.
Bonus.
Front-end development using one or more of modern web JS frameworks (Angular >v14 preferred) and/or Vue.
s is beneficial.
Confidence with tools like Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket, and ideally IntelliJ IDEA, REST API, NodeJS RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, VS Code OpenShift or AWS.
Interest in working with agile methodologies and further developing agile strategies.
High level of initiative, team, and communication skills as well as a goal-orientated and structured working method.
Continuous learning mindset, staying updated with the latest technologies and industry trends.
English proficiency in speaking and writing.
Good Reasons to Join Your work will have a direct influence on the future of logistics and IT.
Your colleagues are experts who shape the IT industry in Portugal and worldwide.
We want you to feel comfortable in your working surroundings.
Therefore, we are offering you flexible working hours and mobile working arrangements.
We value teamwork, continuous learning, and diversity.
Kuehne + Nagel is offering you a custom-made career – through individual planning and supervisors who support and advise you in every way.
Personally, you get supported by a lot of work-life balance offerings and supplementary health insurance.