We have a 6-month contract to Permanent for a Lead Software Engineer with experience in AWS, Terraform, IAM, IaC, API Development, Typescript, must also have experience with OAuth or IAM or Identity Management . 100% remote.

Walk me through the day to day responsibilities of this the role and a description of the project

Coding (60%): Spend the majority of the day writing and reviewing code for AWS infrastructure, CICD, and application code for both front-end and back-end systems related to identity and access management.
Architectural Design (20%): Collaborate with the team to design and refine application architectures, ensuring they align with the authentication ecosystem.
Team Leadership and Mentoring (20%): Lead daily stand-ups, mentor junior engineers, and explain complex application workflows and architectural decisions.
Projects involve developing AWS Infrastructure, applications and libraries that support OAuth from the front end, validating RBAC/access using JWTs in Express APIs, and supporting applications that manage profiles, roles, and entitlements.

Describe the performance expectations/metrics for this individual and their team:

Code Quality: Adherence to coding standards and best practices.
Project Delivery: Timely completion of tasks and meeting project deadlines.
Architectural Contributions: Effective design and implementation of scalable solutions.
Team Leadership: Ability to mentor team members and foster a collaborative environment.
Communication: Clear articulation of complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Innovation: Proposing and implementing improvements to existing systems and processes.

Preferred Skills/ Experience:

AWS Cloud Infrastructure as Code

IaC Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

API Development

Typescript and Express.js

Java

Expertise in OAuth 2.0 and JWT

Education Requirement:

Degree in a quantitative or business field

Software Skills Required:

Typescript, Express.js, Terraform, Serverless, IAM. IaC