Job Description

Technical Lead - Cloud

The Technical Lead will lead the delivery of a multi-cloud, multi-region, highly available eCommerce platform deployed across Azure and GCP. This includes platform infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, application architecture, MongoDB migration, and lightweight delivery management using Kanban.

What You'll Accomplish:

Technical Leadership

• Architect and implement a multi-cloud (Azure + GCP) active/active platform.
• Design and deploy Kubernetes workloads on AKS and GKE using Helm or Kustomize.
• Lead containerization of services, define CI/CD strategy (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Set up multi-cloud load balancing, ingress, and DNS failover patterns.
• Implement monitoring and logging via Azure Monitor, GCP Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus/Grafana, or Datadog.
• Lead application migration from Cosmos DB to MongoDB (including schema redesign, replication, data cutover).
• Guide development of stateless services, API gateways, and caching/session handling.

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Manage infrastructure-as-code via Terraform.
• Implement network policies, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), secrets management.
• Coordinate cross-cloud IAM, container security, and deployment automation.
• Own platform readiness, SLO compliance, and production rollout strategy.

Project Delivery & Kanban Oversight

• Serve as Kanban lead for one delivery stream (infra or app/data).
• Maintain and prioritize technical backlog, track WIP limits, and unblock team members.
• Coordinate workstreams across architecture, development, infrastructure, QA, and client stakeholders.
• Contribute to technical documentation and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with client’s advisory architects and internal/external SMEs.
• Coordinate and lead periodic product demos, showcasing key success metrics and overall progress to goals.

What You'll Bring:

Cloud Platforms

• Deep expertise in both Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Production experience with AKS and GKE, including deployment and scaling
• Familiarity with global load balancing (e.g., Azure Front Door, GCP Load Balancer)

Containers & Orchestration

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux)
• End-to-end knowledge of container lifecycle, CI/CD, and secure workload delivery

Databases & Data Migration

• Hands-on experience with MongoDB, including clustering and multi-region replication
• Experience migrating from Cosmos DB or other managed NoSQL to open-source platforms
• Understanding of transactional integrity and consistency models in distributed databases

DevOps & Observability

• Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• Proficiency in setting up observability: logs, metrics, alerts, and dashboards
• Experience with tools like Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, Azure Monitor, or Cloud Operations Suite

Project & Delivery

• Prior experience serving as a Tech Lead or Principal Engineer in agile/kanban environments
• Comfortable running standups, managing Kanban boards (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), and reporting progress
• Strong communication and coordination skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Anthos, Istio, or service mesh across clouds
• Familiarity with chaos engineering or failure injection (Azure Chaos Studio, Gremlin)
• Azure or GCP certifications a plus (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect)

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