Senior Technical Lead | Onsite - Delaware

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team to deliver application, cloud, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. 

• Translate architect-defined target-state designs and modernization roadmaps into actionable delivery plans, sprint tasks, and implementation standards. 

• Assess existing systems for modernization opportunities and provide technical input and recommendations to solution and enterprise architects. 

• Analyze existing applications, architectures, codebases, and operational metrics to identify modernization gaps and recommend pragmatic technical solutions (refactoring, replatforming, rearchitecting, or migration), including cost, risk, and effort estimates. 

• Drive hands-on delivery of cloud-native, microservices-based, API-driven, and event-driven solutions aligned to approved architecture designs. 

• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and engineering managers to break down technical requirements into deliverable work items. 

• Enforce engineering standards, coding best practices, and architectural guidelines across the SDLC. 

• Conduct code reviews, technical design reviews, and proof-of-concepts; recommend practical implementation approaches. 

• Mentor and coach developers on cloud technologies, DevOps practices, security, and modernization techniques. 

• Implement and champion automation, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, and operational excellence practices. 

• Identify, track, and escalate technical risks, delivery blockers, and cross-team dependencies to programme architects and engineering leadership. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. 

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a technical lead or senior engineer role. 

• Hands-on experience delivering application modernization and cloud migration programmes. 

• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. 

• Strong experience with microservices, APIs, containerization, Kubernetes, and modern integration patterns. 

• Practical knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, security practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. 

• Strong communication, team leadership, and problem-solving skills; able to work effectively with architects and product stakeholders. 

Preferred Skills 

• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) as a consumer. 

• Cloud certifications (Associate or Professional level). 

• Data and analytics modernization delivery experience. 

• Event-driven architecture implementation experience. 

• Platform engineering and developer experience (DevEx). 

• AI/ML and generative AI feature delivery experience. 

• Agile and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe) exposure. 

Experience 

• 8–12+ years of overall IT experience. 

• 3+ years leading engineering teams in cloud modernization or digital transformation delivery programmes. 

 

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 56,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 196,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post