AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate application and platform assessments, modernization strategy development, target architecture design, roadmap creation, and planning workshops.

• Lead technical teams across the full application landscape (CI/CD, testing, data migrations, architecture, application code) and review and sign off on key deliverables including assessments, architecture blueprints, migration plans, and proof-of-concept outcomes.

• Establish standards across security, DevSecOps, cloud architecture, observability, testing, and operational readiness.

• Demonstrate effective personal use of AI-assisted software delivery tools and help others use them effectively by structuring context, setting expectations, validating outputs, and ensuring engineering quality.

• Lead, mentor, and guide consultants and client team members through implementation challenges and modern engineering practices.

• Contribute to practice development through reusable assets, accelerators, methodologies, and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large-scale application transformation, custom development, or modernization engagements for enterprise clients.

• Deep expertise in modernization strategies and patterns, including refactoring, rearchitecting, rebuilding, and related portfolio transformation approaches.

• Expert-level understanding of cloud-native architecture (microservices, APIs, event-driven patterns, serverless, containers, orchestration) with in-depth proficiency on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Deep proficiency in some common enterprise languages and frameworks, with the ability to read, write, debug, and review complex code (C#, Java, Python, TypeScript).

• Strong experience with DevOps and DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, code security scanning, and observability.

• Deep knowledge of data migration strategies and patterns.

• Strong understanding of database modernization, schema evolution, and the migration of relational and non-relational data platforms.

• Experience working with legacy or monolithic applications and understanding the challenges of older technology stacks.

• Strong understanding of working with LLMs, including prompting, context management, context-window limitations, and clear output validation for AI-assisted delivery.

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and modern SDLC practices.

• Proven ability to architect robust, scalable, and secure solutions that directly address business needs.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

India Employment Benefits include:

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents

• Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy

• Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance

• Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling

• Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being

• Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations

• Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership