Digital Engineering Lead (Java Background)

Galent is a company focused on digital transformation, and they are seeking a Digital Engineering Lead to drive technology strategy and solution design. The role involves leading complex digital transformation programs, fostering innovation, and ensuring customer engagement through technical leadership.

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.)
• Track record of publishing thought leadership, innovation frameworks, or Gen AI–driven solutions