Signature IT World Inc is seeking a Digital Engineering Lead for North America to drive technology strategy and innovation across digital transformation engagements. This role involves leading solution architecture, championing AI-driven engineering practices, and engaging with customers to deliver modern digital solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture and design for complex digital transformation programs across multiple industries
- Guide teams in building modern, scalable, and resilient applications using microservices, APIs, cloud-native, and event-driven architectures
- Stay hands-on where needed - driving POCs, design reviews, and solution validations
- Champion AI and Gen AI-driven engineering practices, embedding intelligent automation, code acceleration, and AI-based quality improvement across SDLC
- Foster innovation by incubating new solution accelerators and reusable assets leveraging AI, ML, and automation
- Lead technical solution design, estimation, and proposal preparation for RFPs, proactive pitches, and client pursuits
- Present solutions confidently to customer architects, CIOs, and business leaders, demonstrating both technical excellence and business relevance
- Partner with account and delivery teams to shape digital roadmaps and identify growth opportunities
- Oversee architecture governance and ensure technology choices align with customer strategy and enterprise standards
- Provide thought leadership and mentor delivery teams in applying modern engineering practices (DevSecOps, CI/CD, Cloud-native, API-first, etc.)
- Build and scale digital engineering competency across North America - covering full-stack development, cloud modernization, and intelligent automation
- Collaborate with global innovation and CoE teams to drive reusable frameworks, accelerators, and Gen AI enablers
Requirements:
- 20+ years in software engineering, digital solutioning, and technology leadership roles
- Proven track record in solution architecture, proposal response, and customer presentations for large digital transformation programs
- Deep understanding of modern architecture paradigms - microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, cloud-native (AWS/Azure/GCP), containers, and serverless
- Strong exposure to application modernization, full-stack development, and DevSecOps
- Experience in Gen AI and AI-assisted engineering - e.g., integrating LLMs, intelligent automation, or AI-based developer productivity tools
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills - able to bridge between business goals and technical implementation
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, problem-solving approach and the ability to operate in complex, fast-paced environments
- Prior experience in pre-sales or solutioning leadership for digital or application engineering portfolios
- Exposure to industry-specific digital transformation initiatives (e.g., healthcare, manufacturing, BFSI, or retail)
- Certifications in cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and architecture (TOGAF, SAFe, etc.)