Sr. Software Engineering Lead
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Hybrid, Onsite

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Contract

|Job ID 72168|Posted Oct 14, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Join an innovative team as a Senior Software Engineering Lead, guiding cloud architecture projects and mentoring talented engineers to create secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement efficient cloud architectures with a focus on security and scalability.
  • Develop and enforce governance, security, and compliance standards.
  • Lead and mentor a team of senior cloud developers and engineers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure and security alignment.
  • Optimize cloud costs through strategic monitoring and architectural improvements.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to support critical cloud operations.
  • Document best practices and reference architectures for cloud adoption.
  • Stay updated with emerging cloud technologies and suggest enhancements.

Skills

  • Extensive experience in cloud environments, particularly Azure and/or GCP.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud security, governance, and cost management.
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Proven leadership abilities in guiding engineering teams.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with multi-cloud environment integration.
  • Familiarity with identity and access management systems.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerized workloads, or serverless architectures.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and celebrated as core principles of our company.

 

Once you apply for this position, you may receive a phone call, SMS or email at the time of application from our Virtual AI Recruiter, Alex, to conduct an initial interview.


Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers.  We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments.  For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $69 - $107 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.