IT Software Engineer 5 Technical Lead

Compunnel, Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an IT Software Engineer 5 – Technical Lead in Chicago to provide technical leadership for cloud-native Java/Spring Boot platforms on AWS.

You will own architecture, drive delivery across microservices, APIs, OpenSearch, CI/CD, observability, and cloud infra while mentoring engineers and aligning tech with business goals. You will partner with Product Owners and platforms teams to guide modernization, security, reliability, and performance improvements, delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years software engineering experience with cloud-native apps.
• Minimum 5+ years in technical leadership or lead capacity.
• Hands-on Java development with Spring Boot and microservices.
• Proven AWS experience: ECS/Fargate, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager.
• Experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for software teams.
• Set architecture direction and engineering best practices.
• Design Java/Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs.
• Drive AWS cloud adoption, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Lead cloud-native solutions using ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch.
• Lead OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platform initiatives.
• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, and AI-assisted development.
• Support production incidents and drive operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical talent.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and platform teams to align tech with business goals.
• Drive complex initiatives to successful delivery and performance optimization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Microservices

REST APIs

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Docker

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

SQL/NoSQL

Event-driven architecture

Leadership/Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

GitHub

ECS/Fargate

IAM

RDS

CloudWatch

Secrets Manager

Job description

The IT Software Engineer 5 – Technical Lead will provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for software engineering teams building and operating scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS. The role will drive architecture, solution design, engineering best practices, and delivery across Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, CI/CD, observability, and cloud infrastructure. The Technical Lead will also support production operations, mentor engineers, influence cross-functional teams, and drive modernization, scalability, security, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for software engineering teams.
• Establish technical direction, architecture standards, and engineering best practices.
• Design and develop Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
• Drive AWS cloud adoption, modernization, scalability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Design and support cloud-native solutions using AWS services including ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
• Lead implementation and optimization of OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platforms.
• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, automation, Infrastructure as Code, and AI-assisted development practices.
• Support production incidents, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical talent development.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, platform teams, and business stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Drive complex technical initiatives through successful delivery.
• Apply performance optimization, observability, and reliability practices across cloud-native applications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical lead or technical leadership capacity.
• Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, with knowledge of current/latest versions preferred.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and microservices.
• Strong experience developing REST APIs and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
• Strong experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application development.
• Experience with CI/CD and GitHub.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud architecture.
• Experience with observability and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and API integration.
• Experience with performance optimization and cloud-native application reliability.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, mentoring, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership, adaptability, and ability to drive complex technical initiatives to successful delivery.