Engineering Team Lead

Job Title :-Technical Lead (Identity and Biometric Solutions) Location:-Austin TX (Local Only)Duration:- 6+ Months Contract(With Possibility of extension) (US Citizens Only) Regulatory Compliance Requirements Must have U.S . or Dual Citizenship and be able to obtain post-hire clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS) and Department of TreasuryKey Areas of Responsibility Position Summary Austin, Texas, Hybrid onsite with Travel: 15-20% annually on average within North America Looking for a Technical Lead/ Project Design Authority (PDA) within Identity and Biometric Solutions (IBS), with minimal supervision of the Program/Project Leader or Engineering Director, to be the main technical leader to manage Design and implementation of several projects, working closely with teams of engineers and technical staff through the implementation and the deployment of advanced Identity and Biometric solutions. In this role, you are accountable for one or more projects of significant complexity and/or cost that are of high significance to the company. You are responsible for designing and delivering customized solutions that meets the customer requirements in high quality and security standards. In addition, you will support the Project Manager in the organization of the project - project-level scheduling, reporting, and working across various functional groups to accomplish project objectives.Project Technical Leadership: Prepare DVa (Design Validation), describing overall solution architecture, technologies choices, customer needs and regulation constraints, standards, including identifying engineering risks and defined mitigation plans.Translate the customer needs into functional solution specifications and write the solution level requirements and interface documents.Own the overall solution architecture and design, lead the technical choices to comply to required security, performances, environment constraints, cost, and time frame, and in collaboration architects and Work Package Managers (WPM).Approve the technical documentation issued by the project engineering team.Approve the workload estimations and help optimize timelines while keeping high quality standards.Lead the customer workshop, ensure a good understanding of the customer needs to articulate into a clear and concise solution description, leading to precise specifications.Lead the interfaces definition between integrated solution components (customer's system, our solution), as well as internal sub-systems.Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (or foreign equivalent) or equivalent experience.Over 8 years of software engineering experience with in-depth knowledge of engineering practices and processes.Proven engineering leadership experience with a pragmatic approach to team decision-making.Strong technical background, capable of collaborating with architects to design optimal solutions within project constraints.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a talent for leading teams and fostering collaboration to deliver effective solutions.Experience managing multiple projects, leading workshops with stakeholders to clarify requirements and project scope, coupled with proficiency in project tracking tools (Confluence, Jira).Strong analytical abilities and a logical, pragmatic approach to problem-solving, supporting the team to find cost-effective solutions.Self-starter with excellent technical writing skills, capable of influencing both technical and non-technical decisions while accurately estimating and contributing to project technical plans.