AWS Cloud Technical Leader

Talan; Ventanilla; On-site; PEN 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long term Employment contract

Training and career development

International projects

Job summary

Talan is seeking an AWS-focused technical leader to drive development, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based solutions in AWS. You will guide cross-functional teams, set engineering best practices, and oversee the full lifecycle of distributed services while ensuring security and performance standards across environments.

The role requires strong English communication, leadership in cloud engineering, and experience with modern service-based architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical leadership positions in Cloud Engineering or similar roles.
• Experience leading technical teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience developing, deploying, and operating applications in AWS environments.
• Experience with distributed architectures and highly available production environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for development, enhancement, and implementation of AWS-based solutions.
• Guide teams in engineering, security, quality, and performance best practices.
• Act as technical reference for Development, Infrastructure, and Support teams.
• Oversee full application lifecycle including deployment and maintenance.
• Ensure integration between applications, AWS services and corporate systems.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Distributed architectures

CI/CD

REST APIs

Event-driven

English proficiency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the development, enhancement, and implementation of solutions within AWS environments.
• Guide development teams in the adoption of engineering, security, quality, and performance best practices.
• Act as the technical point of reference for Development, Infrastructure, and Support teams.
• Participate in the definition of technical solutions and support technology-related decision-making regarding applications and cloud platforms.
• Oversee the full application lifecycle, including development, deployment, maintenance, and continuous evolution.
• Ensure effective integration between applications, AWS services, and corporate systems.
• Identify technical risks, technical debt, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Lead technical reviews of solutions, code, infrastructure, and deployments.
• Ensure compliance with security, observability, availability, and performance standards.
• Coordinate the resolution of complex incidents and provide Level 3 (L3) support when required.
• Drive automation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Maintain and oversee technical documentation related to applications, infrastructure, and processes.

Mandatory Experience

• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership positions within Cloud Engineering or similar roles.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience developing, deploying, and operating applications in AWS environments.
• Experience working with distributed architectures and highly available production environments.

Mandatory Skills / Technical Knowledge

• AWS Cloud, preferably including: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, or equivalent services.
• Strong knowledge of distributed application architectures and microservices.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes/EKS platforms.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or equivalent tools.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs and distributed services, as well as modern service-based architectures.
• Knowledge of integration patterns, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS networking and security.
• Experience managing environments, releases, and production changes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• English: C1levelrequired, both spoken and written. Ability to lead technical sessions, coordinate international teams, and collaborate with technical stakeholders in English.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Advanced experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with DevOps platforms and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of observability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and vulnerability management.
• AWS certifications, such as Developer, SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer Professional, or similar.
• Experience working in regulated environments, banking, or financial markets.
• Knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Experience with application modernisation and migrations to AWS.

What do we offer you?

• Long term Employment contract
• Training and career development
• Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects

Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).