Technology Lead

Job Description

Role Purpose

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The Dev/Tech (Principal) Lead owns the end‐to‐end technical architecture and engineering standards for business‐critical digital platforms. This role is a hands‐on technical leadership position, not a people‐only lead, responsible for ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cloud‐native, and aligned with business objectives.

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Key Responsibilities

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Technical & Architectural Leadership

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• Own and define end‐to‐end solution architecture.
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• Drive architecture and design decisions aligned with business outcomes.
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• Define and enforce reusable design patterns and frameworks.
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• Design API‐first, microservices‐based architectures in cloud environments.
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• Apply Domain‐Driven Design (DDD) principles.
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• Ensure security by design, scalability, and resilience.
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Engineering Excellence

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• Lead and review feature‐level technical designs.
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• Drive adoption of modern engineering frameworks and practices.
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• Lead complex internal and external system integrations.
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• Remain hands‐on where needed across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD.
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Cloud, DevOps & Automation

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• Architect and optimize multi‐cloud solutions (AWS & Azure).
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• Define and govern CI/CD standards and reusable pipelines in GitLab.
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• Mentor teams on IaC best practices using Terraform.
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• Establish release management governance.
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Observability, Performance & Cost

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• Establish observability frameworks (logging, monitoring, alerting).
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• Monitor performance, reliability, and availability using cloud‐native monitoring services.
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• Drive cost optimization, capacity monitoring, and performance tuning.
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• Automate operational and service management tasks.
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Quality, Testing & Frontend Leadership

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• Define testing strategies across unit, integration, and E2E testing.
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• Ensure testing is embedded in CI/CD.
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• Oversee advanced frontend practices including React optimization and Module Federation.
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• Enforce accessibility and quality standards.
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Data & Platform Design

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• Define data strategies:
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• Relational vs NoSQL selection.
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• Normalized and denormalized schema design.
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• Sharding and partitioning for NoSQL where applicable.
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Ensure HA/DR, scalability, and resilience.

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Required Skills & Experience

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• Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud‐native platforms.
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• Deep expertise in:
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• .NET
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• ReactJS
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• AWS & Azure
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• Terraform
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• Microservices & API‐first architecture
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Strong DevOps mindset with hands‐on CI/CD experience.

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Ability to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level.

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Strong understanding of service management, automation, and operations.

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Key Expectations

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• Must perform Dev Lead or Tech Lead duties, not just coordination.
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• Must be capable of delivering architecture and designs without client FTE dependency.
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• Accountable for solution quality, performance, cost, and operational readiness.
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• Acts as the technical authority for the delivery.
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