Lead Software Engineer

Our client is located in Downtown Houston and looking to add a Technical Lead with architecture experience to their team on a 12 month contract basis. The Technical Lead will be responsible for designing and governing scalable, secure, resilient, and low-latency technology solutions that support Outage to Restoration (OTR) products. This role partners with Product Managers, Engineering Teams, Operations, and Business Stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer and operational experiences while aligning solutions with enterprise architecture standards.Work arrangement is onsite from Monday to Thursday and remote on Fridays.The interview process consists of one onsite interview only. Key Responsibilities• Lead architecture and technical design for OTR applications and integrations.• Provide technical leadership across product planning, design, development, and delivery.• Design high-performing, highly available, and resilient cloud-native solutions.• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.• Support outage event scalability and low-latency customer experiences.• Collaborate with Product Managers, Scrum Teams, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI capabilities to support future business needs.• Lead architecture reviews and mentor development teams.• Hands on Development experienceRequired Technical ExpertiseFront-End Architecture• Angular• TypeScript• RxJS• Responsive Design• Accessibility Standards• UI Performance OptimizationBackend Architecture• .NET Core / ASP.NET Core• REST APIs• Microservices• Event-Driven Architecture• Integration Services• Security and Performance OptimizationDeep expertise in:• Microsoft Azure• Azure App Services• Azure Functions• API Management• Logic Apps• Service Bus• Event Grid• Azure Storage• Key Vault• Front Door• Azure Monitor• Azure DevOps• CI/CD PipelinesIdentity & Security• Azure AD B2C / Microsoft Entra External ID• OAuth 2.0• OpenID Connect• SSO and MFA• Token-Based Authentication• Secure Customer Identity ManagementAnalytics & Monitoring• Adobe Analytics• Tag Management and Customer Journey Tracking• Application Insights• Telemetry and Logging• Performance Monitoring• Operational ObservabilityDomain Knowledge• Outage-to-Restoration business processes• Customer outage experience and communications• Estimated Restoration Times (ERT)• OMS, GIS, and enterprise integrations• Incident, Change, and Release ManagementSuccess Profile: The ideal candidate is a technology leader who can:• Architect complex enterprise solutions.• Design low-latency, highly scalable platforms.• Balance business needs, technology strategy, and operational supportability.• Communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.• Drive innovation while maintaining reliability, security, and customer focus.