Consultant - IT

guardianlife; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking aTechnical Lead with deep hands-on engineering experience to design, develop, and deliver scalable enterprise applications. You will own solution design, guide teams, review deliverables, and collaborate with product owners and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technology solutions.

The role focuses on architecture alignment, API/design, CI/CD adoption, production readiness, and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years engineering experience.
• Leads a team of engineers across Development & Test Automation.
• Strong Java (Spring Boot) and React/Next.js; API-driven development.
• Experience with SSR/SSG and scalable RESTful APIs/microservices.
• Hands-on AI-assisted development tools for productivity.
• Secure coding, code review discipline and escalation of issues.
• Knowledge of web performance, accessibility, and responsive design.
• Experience across architecture styles: MVC, MVVM, microservices, event-driven.
• OAuth, JWT, SSO authentication/authorization.
• AWS cloud and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Observability tools like AppDynamics and Splunk.
• SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Git version control.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design end-to-end full-stack solutions.
• Review PRs and mentor developers on standards and scalability.
• Collaborate with UX/design to ensure intuitive UI/UX patterns.
• Design and develop scalable, secure APIs and backend services.
• Build and maintain high-performance React/Next.js applications.
• Lead SSR and SEO-friendly web applications development.
• Manage deployments across Dev, QA, UAT, Production.
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for web apps.
• Provide production support on rotation and ensure stability.
• Maintain high test coverage (unit, integration, UI).
• Guide test automation via AI and AI-assisted tooling.
• Champion coding standards and architectural guidelines.
• Adopt AI-assisted development practices to improve quality and productivity.
• Evaluate new frontend/backend technologies and frameworks.
• Design secure, scalable, highly available solutions.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Full-stack development

Java Spring Boot

ReactJS

NextJS

APIs & Microservices

AI-assisted development

Security best practices

Web performance

Design patterns

OAuth/JWT/SSO

AWS Cloud

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability tools

SQL/NoSQL databases

Git

Insurance domain

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

ChatGPT

AppDynamics

Splunk

Job description

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.

Key Skills

• 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