Technical Lead, Business Systems (.NET, Java, REST APIs)

Technical Lead, Business Systems (.NET, Java, REST APIs)

Brampton - Hybrid (2-3 days from Office)

1) Business Analysis & Requirements

• Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders to gather functional and non functional requirements, use cases, and acceptance criteria.

• Create and maintain BRDs, user stories, wireframes, process maps (AS IS / TO BE), and data flow diagrams.

• Perform gap analysis, impact assessments, and prioritization using frameworks such as MoSCoW or Kano.

• Ensure complete requirements traceability across design, build, testing, and release phases.

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2) Solution Design & Architecture

• Translate business needs into solution designs, including ER diagrams, API contracts, integration specifications, and sequence flows.

• Define NFRs (performance, security, resilience, observability) and support architectural review processes.

• Collaborate with architects on domain modeling, RBAC/ABAC patterns, and cloud native best practices.

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3) Full Stack Development

Frontend Development

• Build user facing applications using React, Angular, or Vue, including:

o Component libraries

o State management (Redux/RTK, RxJS, Vuex, etc.)

o Routing and UI optimization

Backend Development

• Develop backend services using Node.js, .NET, or Java (Spring Boot).

• Build and maintain REST or GraphQL APIs.

• Implement database schemas, queries, stored procedures, and ORMs for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL systems.

Development Quality

• Write unit and integration tests and adhere to secure coding standards.

• Conduct code reviews and optimize performance via caching, pagination, async processing, and query tuning.

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4) DevOps, CI/CD & Cloud

• Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins for automated build/test/deploy workflows.

• Containerize services using Docker and optionally Kubernetes (EKS, AKS).

• Manage environment configuration, secrets, and runtime settings.

• Implement monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, Elastic/ELK, OpenSearch, Grafana, or Prometheus.

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5) Quality Assurance & UAT

• Define test strategies (unit, integration, contract, regression, UAT) with clear acceptance criteria.

• Automate tests using Jest, Mocha, NUnit, xUnit, JUnit, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, etc.

• Partner with QA and business teams for defect triage and release validation.

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6) Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews.

• Maintain product backlogs, track delivery progress, and provide status updates.

• Prepare cutover plans and hypercare support, ensuring smooth transition to Support/NOC teams.

• Create documentation such as runbooks, SOPs, knowledge base articles, and training materials.

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Qualifications

Frontend Skills

• JavaScript, TypeScript

• React (Hooks, Redux/RTK), Angular (RxJS, NgRx), or Vue

Backend Skills

• Node.js (Express, Nest)

• .NET / .NET Core (C#)

• Java (Spring Boot)

Business Analysis & Delivery Skills

• Strong requirements elicitation and process mapping abilities.

• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and building traceability matrices.

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/Kanban and tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro, Figma.