Tech Lead I

Job title: Tech Lead I

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

Position Description:

• Collaborate with the project team to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Create and maintain logical and physical design artifacts, ensuring alignment with business needs and project constraints.
• Assist in defining high-level and low-level tasks for the technical team, ensuring clarity and feasibility.
• Work closely with individual team members to estimate and refine task durations, providing guidance when needed to keep the project on schedule.
• Provide technical design guidance to ensure scalability and extensibility of solutions.
• Ensure adherence to maintenance and enhancement practices to meet service level agreements for system availability and security.
• Collaborate with other technology teams as needed to support interdependent projects.
• Contribute to the definition and governance of architectural standards within the department.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned

Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Additional education, certifications, or other distinctions are a plus
• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)

Relevant Work Experience:

• 7 years’ experience in software development, with proficiency in:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining .NET-based applications, ensuring high performance and reliability

• Implementing RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints to enable seamless integration between different systems and services

• Utilizing Azure services and platforms to build cloud-native applications, ensuring scalability, availability, and security

• Designing and optimizing database schemas, writing efficient SQL queries, and implementing database-related functionalities

• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to balance technical requirements with business objectives

• Experience in mentoring junior team members is a plus

• Experience in leading technical projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and quality

• Leverage Microsoft Copilot within Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code to accelerate code development, validation, and review processes.

• Build and maintain reusable AI skills that support common development and operational activities.

• Create clear and concise context configurations and instruction files to optimize AI performance and output quality.

• Design, develop, and orchestrate AI agents and sub-agents to automate workflows and increase operational efficiency.

Pay:

We offer competitive wages that are commensurate with job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and geographic location, starting in the range of $105,050.00 - $149,700.00 USD annually for full time employees. The annual compensation range is comprised of base pay earnings.

Artificial Intelligence Statement

We recognize that applicants for positions at any organization may view AI tools for tasks such as drafting a resume or cover letter, provided the information is accurate and truthful. However, applicants should not use AI tools to:

• Answer interview questions on their behalf, or use AI tools in any way during the interview or other qualification process(es).

• Misrepresent or embellish qualifications, skills, or experience

• Create false or misleading representations of identity (e.g., deepfakes or altered images/videos)

Your application, whether an AI tool is used or not, should reflect your authentic abilities and experiences. Any use of AI that compromises honesty or integrity may result in disqualification from the process.

Equal Opportunity Employment and Accommodations:

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.