About this role
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced AWS Technical Lead to join our global Customer Identity & Consent (CIC) team.
You will lead the design, delivery, and operation of secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions on AWS, while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence across multiple initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead solution architecture and technical design for AWS-based applications and platforms
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code review support to engineering teams
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architectures
• Ensure security, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams
• Support production operations, incident resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives
Required Skills & Experience
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, or platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SNS/SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, VPC, and IAM
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Git-based development
• Solid background in Node.js/TypeScript and distributed systems
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Nice to Have
• AWS certifications
• Experience with identity and access management platforms (SAP CDC, Auth0, Cognito, etc.)
• AI experience (Claude, GitHub, etc.)
What We Offer
• Opportunity to lead a global cloud platform supporting multiple international markets
• Work with modern AWS technologies, DevOps practices, and enterprise-scale solutions
• Collaborative and highly visible role with significant impact on platform strategy and delivery
Required Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD, Cloud Engineering, Communication, DevOps, Git, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Node.js, Platform Engineering, Problem Solving, Software Engineering, Stakeholder Management, TypeScript Preferred Skills: Anthropic Claude AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AWS Identity And Access Management (IAM), GitHub Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
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