Technical Lead / Principal Engineer

Job Description – Dev/Tech (Principal)
Lead

Role Purpose

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.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Architectural Leadership

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

Engineering Excellence

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

Cloud, DevOps & Automation

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

Observability, Performance & Cost

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

Quality, Testing & Frontend
Leadership

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

Data & Platform Design

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

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven
  experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer in cloud‑native
  platforms.
  
• Deep
  expertise in:
  
• .NET
  
• ReactJS
  
• AWS
  & Azure
  
• Terraform
  
• Microservices
  & API‑first architecture
  
• Strong
  DevOps mindset with hands‑on CI/CD experience.
  
• Ability
  to mentor Senior and Junior engineers at a technical level.
  
• Strong
  understanding of service management, automation, and operations.
  

Key Expectations

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