Consultant - IT

Guardian Life; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life seeks a Technical Lead with extensive hands-on experience to design and deliver scalable enterprise applications. You will guide multiple engineers across frontend, backend, and QA, aligning architecture with business goals and security standards.

You will drive API-first development, cloud-native delivery, CI/CD adoption, and production readiness while mentoring teams and collaborating with product owners and architects to deliver high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience guiding teams of engineers across frontend and backend.
• Proven track record designing scalable enterprise applications.
• Strong focus on code quality, security, and performance.
• Expertise in Java Spring Boot, React/Next.js, and API design.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS) and container tech (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end, full-stack solutions across frontend and backend.
• Review PRs and mentor engineers on coding standards and scalability.
• Collaborate with UX/design for consistent, responsive UI/UX.
• Design scalable, secure APIs and backend services.
• Build high-performance React/Next.js apps and SSR/SEO work.
• Lead deployments across Dev/QA/UAT/Production and manage CI/CD.
• Provide production support on rotation and ensure system stability.
• Maintain high test coverage and enforce quality gates.
• Champion AI-assisted development and best practices.

Skills

12+ years experience

Team leadership

Java Spring Boot

React JS

Next JS

API driven development

AWS cloud

CI/CD & DevOps

AI-assisted development

Web performance optimization

Microservices architecture

OAuth/JWT/SSO

Education

Bachelors in CS/Eng or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tooling

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