We are looking for a lead cloud engineer to join us on a contract basis. You will be designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge serverless and containerized microservices using NodeJS, TypeScript, and Express, leveraging the full power of AWS (ECS, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway). You''ll not only architect robust solutions and drive critical technical requirements, but also champion DevOps principles, establish advanced CI/CD pipelines, and evolve our MonoRepo architecture. If you thrive in a fast-paced agile environment, enjoy applying graph engineering principles and advanced data modelling (including DynamoDB Single Table Design), and are keen to mentor others while exploring exciting areas like generative AI, multi-tenant systems, and modern authentication protocols, then join us and shape the future of our platform. What you''ll be doing: Designing, developing, and deploying complex cloud-native serverless and containerized applications primarily using NodeJS, TypeScript, and Express. Architecting and implementing scalable microservices, leveraging AWS services such as ECS, S3, DynamoDB, and API Gateway. Driving technical requirements, defining architectural decisions, and establishing best practices for robust and efficient cloud solutions. Implementing and managing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions, potentially utilizing tools like Pulumi for automation. Championing DevOps principles and establishing robust CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery and ope