Node Senior SME Principal Engineer

TESTQ Technologies Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

TESTQ Technologies Limited is seeking a Node Senior SME Principal Engineer to lead the architecture and development of cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform. This hands-on technical leader will drive engineering excellence across multiple teams and influence strategic technology decisions.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Node.js, TypeScript and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments, and prefer backgrounds from agency/consulting settings.

Qualifications

• Experience leading architecture and development of cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform.
• Hands-on leadership with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL in enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to drive modernization, cloud migration, and platform transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for large-scale digital platforms.
• Define engineering standards, frameworks, coding guidelines, and architectural best practices.
• Review and approve solution designs, specifications and implementation approaches.
• Drive cloud adoption, migration strategies, and platform transformations.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Owners, Security and Stakeholders.

Skills

GCP Cloud Architecture

GCP-DevOps Service

Node.js

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

NestJS/ExpressJS

REST APIs

Cloud Native Architecture

DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

TQUSI0858_5798 - Node Senior SME Principal Engineer

Job Type: Contract

Work Mode: Onsite (Client)

PostGRE SQL

GCP

Candidate preferably should be from Agency background

Experience

12 to 18 Years

Preferred Background

Candidates from Digital Engineering Product Development Technology Consulting Global Capability Centers GCCs Captives or AgencyConsulting organizations are highly preferred with proven experience delivering complex enterprise transformation programs for largescale clients

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior SME Principal Engineer to lead the architecture design and development of missioncritical cloudnative applications on the Google Cloud Platform This role demands a handson technical leader with deep expertise in Nodejs TypeScript PostgreSQL and GCP capable of driving engineering excellence across multiple teams and influencing strategic technology decisions

The ideal candidate will possess strong solution architecture capabilities extensive experience building distributed systems and a proven track record of delivering scalable secure and highperformance applications in enterprise environments

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership Architecture

• Lead endtoend solution architecture and technical design for largescale digital platforms
• Define engineering standards development frameworks coding guidelines and architectural best practices
• Review and approve solution designs technical specifications and implementation approaches
• Drive modernization initiatives cloud migration strategies and platform transformation programs
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects Product Owners Security Teams and Business Stakeholders
• Design and develop highly scalable backend services using Nodejs and TypeScript
• Build robust REST APIs GraphQL services and eventdriven microservices
• Develop reusable frameworks accelerators and shared service components
• Implement secure API design principles and enterprise integration patterns
• Ensure system reliability maintainability and scalability
• Design develop and optimize PostgreSQL database solutions
• Perform query tuning indexing partitioning and database performance optimization
• Implement highavailability and disaster recovery strategies
• Lead database architecture decisions and data modeling activities
• Work closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams
• Design and implement cloudnative applications using Google Cloud Platform services
• Cloud Functions
• PubSub
• BigQuery
• IAM Security Services
• Drive cloud adoption governance cost optimization and operational excellence
• Build highly resilient and faulttolerant cloud architectures
• Establish and enhance CICD pipelines and automated deployment frameworks
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent tools
• Build containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes
• Ensure observability through monitoring logging tracing and ing solutions
• Improve system reliability performance and release velocity

Stakeholder Team Management

• Mentor and guide engineering teams across multiple delivery streams
• Conduct code reviews technical assessments and design workshops
• Provide technical leadership during client discussions and architecture reviews
• Drive critical technical decisions and resolve complex production issues
• Support business development and solutioning activities when required

Required Technical Skills

• Experience with NestJS andor ExpressJS
• REST APIs and API Gateway Integration
• Distributed Systems Design
• Database Technologies
• PostgreSQL Administration and Development
• Data Modeling
• Query Optimization
• Performance Tuning
• Database Security Governance
• Docker
• CloudNative Architecture
• Serverless Computing
• IAM and Security Controls
• DevOps Automation
• GitGitHubGitLab
• Jenkins
• Terraform
• Infrastructure Automation
• Architecture Engineering
• DomainDriven Design DDD
• Design Patterns
• Scalability Engineering
• High Availability Systems
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle SSDLC
• Performance Engineering

Mandatory Skills : GCP Cloud Architecture, GCP-DevOps Service, Node.js, PostgreSQL, TypeScript