AWS Development Lead

Position Description
At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.

Job Title: AWS Development Lead
Position: Lead
Experience: 10+ yrs
Main location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full Time

10+ Years of Experience

Required Technical Skills
Application Development

. Strong experience in https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
. Experience building and supporting RESTful APIs and microservices.
. Hands on experience with https://jobeax.com/link/AfY7qZRjVtazPhHg, NestJS, or similar https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY frameworks.
. Strong understanding of API development, integration patterns, and asynchronous programming.

AWS Cloud Services

. AWS Lambda
. API Gateway
. ECS/EKS
. EC2
. S3
. DynamoDB
. RDS (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
. SQS
. SNS
. EventBridge
. CloudWatch
. IAM
. Secrets Manager
. Route 53
. CloudFormation / AWS CDK

DevOps & Automation

. CI/CD using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
. Docker and containerization technologies.
. Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
. Monitoring, logging, and observability practices.

Database Technologies

. PostgreSQL
. MySQL
. DynamoDB (preferred)
. MongoDB

Leadership Expectations

. Lead and manage teams of 5 15 developers.
. Drive technical decision making and solution governance.
. Ensure delivery commitments are met while maintaining quality standards.
. Manage stakeholder communication and technical escalations.
. Support recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management activities.

Your future duties and responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

. Lead the design, development, and implementation of cloud native applications using https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY and AWS services.
. Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices.
. Design scalable microservices and event driven architectures leveraging AWS cloud services.
. Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and DevOps teams to define technical solutions.
. Drive application modernization initiatives and migration of legacy applications to AWS.
. Review application designs, code quality, security controls, and performance optimization opportunities.
. Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices to enable efficient delivery.
. Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production incidents, ensuring service stability and reliability.
. Mentor and coach developers, perform code reviews, and support career development within the team.
. Participate in estimation, sprint planning, technical governance, and release management activities.
. Communicate technical solutions, risks, and delivery status to stakeholders and leadership teams.

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Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Must have skills:
Leadership Expectations,
AWS Cloud Services (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, EC2, S3 etc..,)
https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript,
DevOps & Automation,
Database Technologies

Nice to have skills:
. RDS (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
. SQS
. SNS
. EventBridge
. CloudWatch
. IAM
. Secrets Manager
. Route 53
. CloudFormation / AWS CDK

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

AWS Development Lead

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