Consultant - IT

Job Description:

Job Profile Summary

We are seeking a Technical Lead with strong hands-on engineering experience in designing, developing, and delivering scalable enterprise applications. This role requires deep technical expertise across full-stack development, API-driven architecture, cloud-enabled delivery, automation quality practices, and engineering leadership to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing solutions.

The Technical Lead will provide technical direction, own solution design, guide development teams, review engineering deliverables, and collaborate closely with Product Owners, architects, developers, QA engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technology solutions. The role is accountable for architecture alignment, code quality, API and integration design, CI/CD adoption, production readiness, and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

At least 12+ years of engineering experience

Strong communication skills, with passion for quality and attention to detail and ability to lead a team of 7 Engineers across Development & Test Automation

Experience working across teams and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders

Significant experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred), React JS , Next JS.

Strong knowledge of server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API-driven development

Significant experience designing and building scalable RESTful APIs and microservices

Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to support code generation, refactoring, test creation, debugging, documentation, and developer productivity.

Ability to use AI coding assistants responsibly, including validating generated code, following secure coding practices, maintaining code review discipline, writing effective prompts, and protecting confidential information.

Strong understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design.

Experience building applications from concept/design → architecture → development → production deployment

Strong understanding of design patterns and architectural approaches such as MVC, MVVM, layered architecture, microservices, and event-driven architecture

Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SSO)

Good in cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Use/Integrate with Observability tools – App D, Splunk etc.

Strong knowledge of database technologies (SQL/NoSQL – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git)

Domain Experience (Added Advantage)

Experience working with US Insurance domain (Group Benefits, Billing, Claims, Enrolment, etc.)

Familiarity with platforms or business processes related to MetLife, Sun Life or similar insurers will be a strong advantage Understanding of regulatory, compliance, and customer experience aspects in insurance systems

Roles and Responsibilities:

Architect and design end-to-end full-stack solutions across frontend and backend systems

Review engineers’ pull requests and mentor them on coding standards, scalability, and best practices

Collaborate with UX/design teams to ensure consistent, intuitive, and responsive UI/UX patterns

Design and develop scalable, secure APIs and backend services

Build and maintain high-performance React/Next.js applications

Lead development of server-side rendering and SEO-friendly web applications

Manage application deployments across environments including Dev, QA, UAT, and Production

Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for web applications

Responsible for production support (PROD support) on a rotational/on-demand basis , ensuring system stability and quick issue resolution

Ensure high test coverage (unit, integration, and UI tests) and enforce quality gates.

Ability to guide and influence test automation via AI.

Lead the adoption of coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices

Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices using tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, and similar platforms to improve code quality, automation, refactoring, documentation, productivity, and engineering consistency

Evaluate and recommend new frontend/backend technologies and frameworks

Design solutions for security, scalability, and high availability

Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical initiatives

Work shift: Work in overlapping time zones with US teams on the East coast as required

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

Chennai, Gurgaon Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday