Principal Consultant

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.