Technical Lead – Portal

Rolls-Royce; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 104,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus plan

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Novi, MI, seeks a Technical Lead for Portal to own the technical architecture of the customer and partner engagement platform. You will lead cross-functional teams, design scalable, secure solutions, and align technical strategies with business goals, delivering robust experiences and platform adoption.

The role requires strong expertise in modern web architectures, cloud services, and RESTful integrations, with travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 5 years’ experience in solution architecture and technical leadership; or 9 years’ experience in solution architecture and technical leadership.
• Travel – domestic and international (20%, possibly on short notice)

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the technical architecture of our customer and partner engagement platform, ensuring it meets business objectives and technical standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure solutions that enhance user experience and drive platform adoption.
• Align technical strategies with business goals, working with multi-disciplinary teams across different products in a global setup.
• Design solutions that are scalable and secure, addressing potential risks and ensuring long-term platform viability.
• Work closely with product management, development, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive technical implementation.
• Continuously assess system performance and implement improvements to enhance user experience and platform efficiency.
• Promote best practices in software architecture and development to ensure high-quality technical solutions.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for technical initiatives.
• Promote a safety and compliance culture in area of responsibility, and live the letter and the spirit of the Rolls Royce Code of Conduct
• Perform special assignments as required

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)

RESTful API design

Frontend–backend interface

SQL/NoSQL databases

CI/CD pipelines

Programming languages (Java, Python, C

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

ERD diagrams

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Description

Title: Technical Lead – Portal

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for the technical architecture of our customer and partner engagement platform, ensuring it meets business objectives and technical standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure solutions that enhance user experience and drive platform adoption.
• Align technical strategies with business goals, working with multi-disciplinary teams across different products in a global setup
• Design solutions that are scalable and secure, addressing potential risks and ensuring long-term platform viability
• Work closely with product management, development, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive technical implementation.
• Continuously assess system performance and implement improvements to enhance user experience and platform efficiency.
• Promote best practices in software architecture and development to ensure high-quality technical solutions.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for technical initiatives.
• Promote a safety and compliance culture in area of responsibility, and live the letter and the spirit of the Rolls Royce Code of Conduct
• Perform special assignments as required

Basic Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline and 5 years’ experience in solution architecture and technical leadership; or 9 years’ experience in solution architecture and technical leadership
• Travel – domestic and international (20%, possibly on short notice)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent experience with demonstrated expertise in digital platforms and system design.
• Excellent experience in designing scalable, secure, and robust technical architecture.
• Excellent proficiency in creating architecture diagrams, flowcharts, and Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) to visualize the solution.
• Excellent experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipeline configuration.
• Excellent skill designing modular codebases, micro-frontends, or mono-repos that support team growth and long-term maintainability.
• Excellent skill designing the interface between frontend and backend systems, including RESTful API interactions and data synchronization
• Excellent track record in managing technical projects, including budget oversight and delivery within established timelines.
• Excellent ability to align technical strategies with overall business objectives to drive organizational success.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience in managing diverse stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration and relationship‑building across teams.
• Strong ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with a focus on innovation and technical excellence.
• Strong competence in SQL/NoSQL database design, optimization, and data integrity.
• Strong understanding of React.js, Angular, or Vue, including their ecosystems for state management (e.g., Redux) and component lifecycles.
• Strong capability in relevant languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, .NET, C#).
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.
• German language fluency - verbally and written desired.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Job Category

Information Technology

Job Posting Date

03 Aug 2026; 00:08

Pay Range

$103,576 - $168,311-Annually

Location:

Novi, MI

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.