Technical Lead

Technical Lead - Contract - Vienna, VA- $65.00 - $71.73/hr.

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Technical Lead in Vienna, VA.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead / Solution Architect to lead the architecture, technical strategy, and implementation of the Cloud Core Release Certification Hub. The Certification Hub is a strategic enterprise platform designed to centralize release impact analysis, test selection, test execution orchestration, test data quality validation, defect management, release readiness scoring, certification evidence, compliance reporting, and executive Go/No-Go decision support across Oracle, Zafin, and Cloud Core platforms.
This is a hands-on senior-level individual contributor role that requires balancing strategic architecture leadership with tactical engineering guidance. The ideal candidate can operate comfortably across application architecture, integrations, AI technologies, analytics platforms, governance controls, and enterprise-scale delivery initiatives.
A hands-on technical leader who can architect and guide the delivery of an enterprise platform from concept through implementation. This individual combines strong engineering fundamentals with enterprise architecture expertise and can make critical decisions across integrations, AI enablement, analytics, governance, security, and quality engineering domains while influencing stakeholders across multiple organizations.

Lead the overall technical architecture, design, and implementation strategy for the Cloud Core Release Certification Hub.
Define the platform's application, integration, data, analytics, security, governance, and AI architecture patterns.
Establish the canonical data model supporting releases, requirements, test cases, test executions, defects, evidence artifacts, approvals, readiness decisions, and audit records.
Design and govern integrations with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Oracle platforms, Zafin, defect management systems, identity providers, and test data management solutions.
Partner with engineering teams to establish implementation patterns, coding standards, API standards, observability requirements, and DevSecOps practices.
Conduct architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical decision-making sessions across multiple workstreams.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, architects, data engineers, AI engineers, and DevOps practitioners.
Collaborate with Product Owners, TPMs, QE leaders, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with certification and governance objectives.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field.
10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years operating as a Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership role.
Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale platforms with multiple integrations, large data volumes, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience designing enterprise data models, analytics solutions, and reporting platforms.
Deep understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.
Experience implementing security controls including RBAC, authentication, authorization, audit logging, and compliance requirements.
Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, telemetry, and operational support strategies.
Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting architecture and technical strategies to leadership teams.
Experience leading technical teams through complex enterprise transformation initiatives.
Experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, Test Management, or Release Management platforms.
Financial services, banking, or other highly regulated industry experience.
Strong understanding of release certification, production readiness, quality gates, and governance processes.
Experience working within DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or Developer Experience organizations.
Experience with Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or enterprise-scale delivery frameworks.
Prior experience serving as the lead architect or principal engineer for a strategic enterprise platform initiative.
Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Solution Architect
10+ years software engineering
5+ years architecture/technical leadership
Experience with enterprise-scale platforms and integrations
Strong Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD background
Cloud-native architecture expert
Strong API and microservices experience
Data modelling and analytics expertise
Security/compliance/governance background
Banking/financial services preferred
AI/GenAI experience is a strong differentiator

Benefits/Other Compensation

Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, 401K.

Why Hays?

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