AWS Technical Lead

Job Description We are looking for an experienced **AWS Technical Lead** to join our global Customer Identity & Consent (CIC) team. You will lead the design, delivery, and operation of secure, scalable, and cloud-native solutions on AWS, while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence across multiple initiatives.  **Key Responsibilities** * Lead solution architecture and technical design for AWS-based applications and platforms * Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code review support to engineering teams * Drive adoption of cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architectures * Ensure security, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence * Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams * Support production operations, incident resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives **Required Skills & Experience** * 5+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, or platform engineering * Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SNS/SQS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, VPC, and IAM * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation) * Strong knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and Git-based development * Solid background in Node.js/TypeScript and distributed systems * Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills **Nice to Have** * AWS certifications * Experience with identity and access management platforms (SAP CDC, Auth0, Cognito, etc.) * AI experience (Claude, GitHub, etc.) **What We Offer** * Opportunity to lead a global cloud platform supporting multiple international markets * Work with modern AWS technologies, DevOps practices, and enterprise-scale solutions * Collaborative and highly visible role with significant impact on platform strategy and delivery **Required Skills:** Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD, Cloud Engineering, Communication, DevOps, Git, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Node.js, Platform Engineering, Problem Solving, Software Engineering, Stakeholder Management, TypeScript **Preferred Skills:** Anthropic Claude AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AWS Identity And Access Management (IAM), GitHub Current Employees apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$6687.htmld) Current Contingent Workers apply [HERE](https://wd5.myworkday.com/msd/d/task/1422$4020.htmld) **Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**  Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.  **Employee Status:** Regular **Relocation:** No relocation **VISA Sponsorship:** Yes **Travel Requirements:** 10% **Flexible Work Arrangements:** Hybrid **Shift:** Not Indicated **Valid Driving License:** No **Hazardous Material(s):** N/A **Job Posting End Date:** 08/15/2026 **\*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.**