Technical Team Lead - Cloud

United StatesFull Timelead

OtherManagementTechnical Team Lead

0 views0 saves0 applied

Apply Now

Quick Summary

Overview

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery,

Technical Tools

OtherManagementTechnical Team Lead

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

This role will be serving as a technical thought leader and SME for our ecosystem of partners, clients, and service providers in the realm of Public Cloud, in addition to serving as a mentor of other teammates. The Technical Team Lead works as part of the consulting team to lead the development, design, and implementation of client solutions. The Team lead mentor other team members on a project basis, and within the broader AHEAD organization as it relates to internal initiatives and indirect project support. This role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership abilities, and deep technical proficiency across various domains and multiple clouds. This role still maintains the same utilization target as a Senior Cloud Engineer.

Ensure projects are delivered on time, at the highest quality standards while exceeding client expectations. 

Design and implement complex, mission-critical transformational enterprise-grade technical solutions for clients.    

Build and maintain strong client relationships, drive business growth, and identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling.

Develop high quality deliverables and presentations for Client engineering teams and senior leaders, this can include both technical and non-technical documentation.  

Collaborate with clients to understand their technical challenges and develop tailored solutions to address their needs 

Create and present solution designs, options, ideas, and innovations to clients’ senior leadership teams.  

Develop and maintain Technical Roadmaps and Innovation Plans for supported Solutions.

Establish project estimates and plans, identify risks and mitigations, oversee development and delivery of technical solutions.  

Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to team members, empowering them to grow and excel in their roles. 

Actively lead collaboration within our technical communities

Experience and ability to “jump on a whiteboard” in front of a customer to develop a solution to a business / technology goal or challenge. 

Strong consulting and business acumen.

15+ years of IT experience and 10+ years of Cloud, DevOps, and Automation experience.

Multiple certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Pro, AWS DevOps Engineer Pro, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Terraform Associate, etc. Hands-on experience designing and implementing Platform core services around Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, Containers, Security, Identity, etc.

Experience with organizational adoption of transformational initiatives such as Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Transformation/Migration, Application Modernization

Hands-on experience with IaC and Automation tools such as: Terraform, Ansible, ARM, CloudFormation.

Experience with using and managing deployment services such as Harness, GitHub, Ansible, Jenkins, etc. Knowledge and usage of git branching strategies is required.

Hands-on and expert-level experience in programming with Java, Python or any development language.

Experience with SDLC, containers and Kubernetes in a Cloud environment.

Excellent written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills. 

Knowledge of modern cloud-native application design principles, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI\CD Pipelines.

Knowledge of enterprise organizations across multiple industries and inner IT functions (e.g. Enterprise Architecture, Operations).