Position Summary
Backend NodeJS Tech Lead/-Project Delivery Specialist II – AI & Engineering
Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Backend NodeJS Tech Lead, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. If so, consider an opportunity with Deloitte under our Project Delivery Talent Model. Project Delivery Model (PDM) is a talent model that is tailored specifically for long-term, onsite client service delivery.
Work you’ll do/Responsibilities
Join our AI & Engineering team by transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to business. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.
The Business Insurance POD team will support integration development, testing & deployment for Guidewire integration with downstream systems.
- Lead Backend Integration & Architecture:
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance integrations and backend systems using Node.js, AWS (Lambda, EKS, S3, API Gateway), Kafka, and MongoDB, ensuring best practices in coding, security, and performance optimization. - Cloud Deployment & DevOps Automation:
Oversee application deployments (single page apps and APIs) to AWS cloud platforms, automating infrastructure provisioning and management with Jenkins, Urbancode, and Terraform. Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines for streamlined releases. - Technical Leadership & Agile Delivery:
Mentor team members, conduct code reviews, and drive adherence to coding standards. Facilitate agile ceremonies, collaborate with Product Owners on backlog prioritization, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. - Quality Assurance & API Design:
Write and maintain unit tests using Jest, Postman, Mocha, or Chai. Perform analysis, design, and API specification (OAS/Swagger), resolving complex defects and incidents. - Project Tracking & Reporting:
Utilize JIRA for project management, reporting on agile metrics, sprint velocity, and team performance. Communicate progress and risks to Deloitte and client leadership. - Security & Incident Management:
Integrate and manage Snyk or BlackDuck for ongoing security monitoring and vulnerability remediation. Use ServiceNow to efficiently resolve incidents and service requests. - Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and / or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management
- Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes
The Team
AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.
Engineering as a Service provides complete design, implementation, and technology operations, leveraging our core engineering expertise. We transform engineering teams, modernize technology, and deliver complex programs with a product engineering approach. Our flexible delivery models—traditional teams, pools, or pods—are tailored to each client’s needs, offering engineering-led advisory, implementation, and operational capabilities to accelerate innovation.
Qualifications
Required
- Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable backend systems using Node.js, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.
- Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience with Cloud Architecture & AWS
- Proven experience architecting, deploying, and managing applications on AWS, including Lambda, EKS, S3, and API Gateway. Ability to automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform.
- Minimum of 5 years expertise in building and maintaining integrations using Kafka for high-throughput, real-time data processing and messaging.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Urbancode, with experience in automating deployments and ensuring smooth release cycles.
- Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience providing technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, leading agile ceremonies, collaborating with product owners, and driving continuous improvement in code quality and delivery practices.
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred
- Analytical/ Decision Making Responsibilities
- Analytical ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products
- Can operate independently or with minimum supervision
- Excellent Written and Communication Skills
- Ability to deliver technical demonstrations
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $XXX - $XXX.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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