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Staff FDE / Engagement Lead

Job Description - Staff FDE / Engagement Lead

Job Responsibilities




  • Operate as either a Staff Full Stack Development Engineer (Individual Contributor) or an Engagement Lead (Management Track).




  • Own and deliver complex technical initiatives across multiple engagements or strategic programs.




  • Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale architectures and modernization initiatives.




  • Solve complex engineering challenges, including agentic AI architectures, evaluation frameworks, and COBOL-to-Java modernization.




  • Define and drive cross-program technical strategy, reference architectures, and engineering standards.




  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to align target-state solutions with business objectives.




  • Design scalable, resilient, and high-performance enterprise integration solutions.




  • Lead cloud transformation initiatives, including PCF-to-GCP migrations and IBM MQ-to-Kafka modernization.




  • Establish and drive AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle (AIDLC) standards across engagements.




  • Design and implement Agentic AI architectures, Small Language Model (SLM) strategies, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.




  • Define AI evaluation frameworks and governance standards for enterprise AI applications.




  • Present AI productivity metrics, ROI, and value realization frameworks to client engineering leadership.




  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders and engineering leaders.




  • Influence engineering practices and architectural decisions across multiple engagements.




Management Responsibilities (Engagement Lead)




  • Lead multiple workstreams, PODs, or strategic engagements simultaneously.




  • Manage and mentor a team of 3–6 engineers, fostering technical growth and career development.




  • Own project planning, staffing, demand forecasting, and resource allocation.




  • Drive delivery governance, business continuity planning (BCP), and program health.




  • Monitor project KPIs, delivery metrics, risks, and overall client satisfaction.




  • Lead estimation, delivery planning, and engineering pyramid optimization.




  • Coach engineering managers and technical leads while promoting team health and engagement.




Required Technical Skills




  • Java and Spring Boot




  • Microservices Architecture




  • GitHub and GitHub Copilot




  • Maven




  • PostgreSQL




  • Docker




  • Jira and Confluence




  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)




  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)




  • Cloud Run




  • Cloud SQL




  • Pub/Sub




  • Apache Kafka




  • SonarQube




  • Harness CI/CD




  • Terraform




  • Camunda or Appian




  • Vertex AI




  • IBM Watsonx for Z (preferred)




  • Agentic AI Frameworks (Agents & Skills)




  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)




  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)




  • Enterprise Integration Patterns




  • AI Evaluation Frameworks




Leadership & Preferred Qualifications




  • Proven experience defining enterprise architecture and technical strategy across multiple programs.




  • Strong expertise in cloud-native application modernization and legacy system transformation.




  • Experience driving AI adoption and engineering productivity initiatives at scale.




  • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.




  • Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and build high-performing teams.




  • Strong delivery ownership with a focus on quality, scalability, and business outcomes.




  • Recognized as a trusted advisor to client engineering leadership with impact beyond a single engagement.

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