Senior Software Engineer – Technical Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Technical Lead to take hands‑on technical ownership of a single product (CIRP) within our clinical platforms portfolio.

This role is primarily an individual contributor with technical leadership responsibilities, focused on designing, implementing, deploying, and operating the CIRP product. The position works closely with a Senior Technical Product Lead, proposing technical solutions early and operating with increasing independence once alignment is established.

The role is explicitly hands‑on and is expected to own code implementation, deployments, and production support for the product.

Key Responsibilities

Hands‑On Development (Primary Responsibility)

• Implement and maintain backend services and applications using C# (.NET Framework 4.7).
• Develop and maintain supporting services and integrations using Node.js where appropriate.
• Write production‑grade, maintainable, and testable code.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.

Technical Design & Ownership

• Design technical solutions for CIRP features and enhancements.
• Propose architecture and implementation approaches during early design phases.
• Align with the Senior Technical Product Lead on major decisions; operate independently for aligned solutions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and compliant with clinical system expectations.

Cloud & Infrastructure Responsibilities

• Own application deployment and runtime behavior in:
  • AWS (including ECS, event‑driven components, integrations, and supporting services)
  • Azure (application hosting, pipelines, and platform integrations)
• Manage and execute stage and production deployments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, and integration issues across environments.

CI/CD, Source Control & Engineering Practices

• Use Git for source control and collaboration.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Support environment promotion, release validation, and rollback strategies.
• Ensure build and deployment processes are reliable and repeatable.

Production & Operational Support

• Act as a primary technical responder for production and UAT issues related to CIRP.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and implement durable fixes.
• Support configuration changes, reporting needs, and urgent technical requests.
• Ensure platform stability for active clinical trials.

Vendor & Cross‑Team Coordination

• Act as the main technical point of contact for vendor development teams.
• Review vendor code, designs, and implementations.
• Occasionally implement solutions directly when vendor capacity is constrained.
• Coordinate with internal IQVIA technical teams (infrastructure, security, shared services) as required.

Mentoring & Technical Guidance (Light)

• Provide technical guidance and informal mentoring to junior engineers or vendors.
• Lead by example through code quality and engineering discipline.
• No people management responsibilities.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills (Required)

• Strong experience with C# – .NET Framework 4.7.
• Experience with Node.js in production systems.
• Strong SQL Server experience (queries, troubleshooting, data fixes).
• Cloud experience with:
  • AWS, including ECS
  • Azure application environments
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices.
• Proven experience supporting production systems.

Professional Experience

• Experience working on enterprise or regulated systems preferred.
• Comfortable owning a system end‑to‑end (dev → deploy → operate).
• Effective communicator able to work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Able to balance speed, quality, and reliability.