Lead Engineer

SUMMARY

The Lead Engineer will oversee the selection, buildout, configuration of cloud-based systems and platforms necessary to transition current proprietary platforms to a cloud or hybrid cloud-based architecture, with security, speed, and reliability as core areas of focus. The Lead Engineer will work closely with the product development team responsible for the continuing development, optimization, maintenance, and integration needs of our existing technology platforms.

SCOPE

Develop and implement a cloud migration strategy, including a plan for maintaining existing legacy systems built in PHP and MSSQL

Lead the migration of applications to the cloud, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations

Work closely with development teams to ensure that new applications are built with cloud-native architecture in mind, using modern front-end application design

Oversee the development of automation tools to assist with the migration process

Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure maximum performance and cost efficiency

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other members of the product development team

Ensure that legacy systems built in PHP and MSSQL continue to function properly and are properly supported after migration

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL

Proficient problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Proficient written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated knowledge of security requirements for web applications.

Eagerness to participate on a team designing, building and/or testing cloud infrastructure focused solutions.

Demonstrated ability to adapt to existing methods and procedures, and also provide new insight and solutions to complex problems.

Desire to create strong solutions to the strategic direction and revenue driving opportunities defined by senior leadership.

Able to establish methods and procedures on new projects with guidance.

Manage teams and/or work efforts of offshore/nearshore development assets.

Ability to work with stakeholders resolve business issues by collecting requirements and implementing solutions

Proven experience of staying up to date on, and incorporating, emerging technologies, standards and trends.

CLOUD ARCHITECTURE

Strong understanding of cloud architecture, specifically Azure

Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform

Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

Proficiency using metrics to measure and monitor application and infrastructure performance, and experience using APM/monitoring tools (ex. AppDynamics, Splunk, Prometheus, etc.)

WEB / DATABASE DEVELOPMENT

Highly skilled in common web development languages (PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Web Services (REST/SOAP), WordPress) and modern front end technologies (React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js)

Proven ability code and deploy cross-browser platforms

Practice using development and debugging tools for cross-browser issues

Experience leveraging third party APIs

Extensive knowledge of MS-SQL

TESTING & MAINTENANCE

Experience with testing and validating queries and code to return the desired result.

Ability to optimize development code to achieve optimal performance.

Experience leveraging QA automation platforms and methodologies

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS

Git and Github

API testing tools (i.e. Postman, SoapUI, etc.)

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Requirements

MINIMUM TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant technology-based discipline, or equivalent work experience.

3+ years of experience in leading or managing cloud migration projects

Strong understanding of cloud architecture, particularly Azure

Strong knowledge and ability in MSSQL databases and queries

Strong knowledge and ability in common web development languages (PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Web Services (REST/SOAP))

Strong knowledge and ability in modern front end technologies (React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js)

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Strong problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Proficient written and verbal communication skills