Technical Lead

Overview

Location: Noida, India

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.

Job Summary

At mobile connectivity and Solutions business line at Thales, we are committed to revolutionize today's and tomorrow's mobile connectivity. If you desire to be a part of building this increasingly connected world and wish to work in areas of IOT, eSIM, Trusted Digital Identity and 5G then we are hiring!

We are looking for an experienced Software Developer for our Cloud OTA / TAC product line who can straddle both business requirements and technology implementations to deliver robust, enterprise-class solutions.

Job Skills & Qualifications

Education, experience

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems or equivalent work experience is required.
• A minimum 3 years of total IT experience.
  
  
  

Technical Skills

Architecture & Deployment

• Sound knowledge and hands on with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins & Microservices.
• Sound knowledge on SQL and Non SQL databases like Cassandra.
• Sound knowledge on deployment over AWS/GCP.
• Good knowledge on software security principles.
• Knowledge of VMware, Openstack, Kibana, Elastic search or Data dog is good to have.
  
  
  

• Experience in micro-services architectures.
• Expert developer in Java8 and Java EE 7 or higher: CDI, Tom EE or Wildfly or liberty.
• Experience in TDD (Junit, Mockito, Pact, Jococo) & ATDD.
• Experience in defining test strategies.
• Expert in Log4j2, REST API & Linux.
• Python knowledge is good to have
  
  
  

• Good knowledge on CI/CD(Mercurial, Git, Maven, Jenkins)
• Candidate must be hands on with software delivery process & tools – Scrum, Kanban & Jira.
• Experience on Static code analysis with Sonar, Fortify etc is required.
• Knowledge on confluence will be a plus.
  
  
  

Soft skills

• Humble, Hungry & People smart (Emotional Intelligence).
• Agile mindset who understands the importance of validation & DOD.
• Autonomous, Curious & team player
• Ability to work within a team
• Good communication and inter-personal interaction skills
• Problem solving mindset
• Capable of listening and interact with users (worldwide) and either solve their immediate problems or propose a new feature to fit their needs
• Must be a quick learner and adapt to new tools and technologies
  
  
  

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.