Technical Director, Backend Cloud

Thrillworks; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Technical Director specializing in Cloud technologies to enhance their client offerings. The role involves significant collaboration while defining cloud architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring innovative solutions. Successful candidates will have extensive experience with cloud platforms and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on in backend development, API design and data modeling.
• 5+ years of designing scalable and secure cloud applications.
• 3+ years of client-facing, technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, integrate and implement cloud systems.
• Build strong relationships with clients and design solutions.
• Support technical discussions and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Data modeling

Cloud Architecture Design

Microservices

Service Oriented Architecture

RESTful JSON

SOAP XML

Cloud management

Technical leadership

Job description

This role is for a Technical Director with a specialization in Cloud technologies developer that will be reporting directly to the Principal of Engineering, you will work closely with our leaders to help our clients to level up in technology innovation. You will help define the technologies that we are working with and be a source of knowledge for the engineering team to help bring ideas to life. Building a digital product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong leader with a commitment to perfection is required.

What will this role do?

• Work with the other leaders at Thrillworks to help round out ideas for our clients
• Build long-term relationships with our clients by caring about their needs and designing solutions that meet their needs and exceed their expectations.
• Design, provision, integrate and implement cloud systems.
• Supporting technical discussions and mentor other cloud engineers.
• Define Cloud Architecture design and blueprints for digital applications
• Bring innovative technologies to projects and engage our clients in concepts and strategies from the initial phases of discovery to final client delivery and handoff.
• Rapidly prototype solutions to showcase Thrillworks progressive thinking.
• Contributing to technology strategy conversations with teams and clients.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of how to translate business goals into detailed technical design and architecture artifacts to code-level design.

What do you need for this role?

• 7+ years hands-on in backend development, API design and data modeling
• 5+ years of designing scalable, performant, secure digital applications and services on Cloud
• 5+ years of experience in public cloud vendors like Azure / AWS / GCP products
• 5+ years of experience with architecture concepts and patterns, including Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, RESTful JSON, SOAP XML services, etc.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Architecture Design
• 3+ years of Nextjs
• 3+ years of experience with Cloud Management and Governance
• Expert level understanding of Cloud Native architecture and services
• Addressing technical issues, resolutions and mitigations within client agreed timelines.
• 3+ years of client facing, technical leadership experience
• React, React Native, Gatsby, and / or Flutter experience an asset

Thrillworks is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, as we believe in Diversity & Inclusion as a way to build stronger and successful teams. Accommodation is offered to all candidates upon request.

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