Technical Lead; AWS & .NET H-1B

An exciting U.S. technology leadership opportunity is now available for an experienced Technical Lead (AWS & .NET) to join a high-impact trading technology program in Fort Mill, South Carolina, in 2026. This role is open to international professionals and supports H-1B visa sponsorship, making it an excellent pathway for senior engineers seeking to advance their careers in the United States.

The position sits at the heart of a mission-critical trading environment, where performance, reliability, and architectural excellence are essential. This is a long-term engagement with strong extension potential, offering exposure to enterprise-scale cloud platforms and real-time financial systems.

As Technical Lead, you will take ownership of the technical direction, architecture, and delivery of core trading platforms built on .NET and AWS. You will act as the bridge between complex business requirements and scalable technical execution, while remaining hands-on in critical parts of the system.

The role blends strategic leadership with deep engineering involvement: guiding teams, setting engineering standards, designing cloud-native solutions, and ensuring production systems meet strict latency, availability, and reliability requirements. You will work closely with product, QA, Dev Ops, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-stakes trading environment.

This opportunity is offered through a U.S.

-based technology consulting and engineering services company that supports enterprise clients in financial services and other data-intensive industries. The organization operates under strict equal employment and compliance standards and works with international professionals through multiple U.S. work authorization pathways, including H-1B.

The firm is known for delivering complex, business-critical platforms where quality, scalability, and long-term maintainability are non-negotiable.

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, promoting high standards in code quality, architecture, and delivery
• Design and implement end-to-end cloud-native solutions using .NET Core and AWS services
• Act as the main technical point of contact across product, QA, Dev Ops, and business teams
• Remain hands-on in core framework and platform development and perform rigorous code reviews
• Architect and optimize database schemas for high-performance, real-time trading workloads
• Oversee system health, performance tuning, and incident response for production platforms
• Drive adoption of modern Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
• Resolve complex architectural challenges and manage technical debt in high-pressure environments

• 8+ years of experience building backend systems with .NET / .NET Core (C#)
• Strong experience designing AWS architectures using services such as EC2, EKS/ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, and relational databases
• Solid background with SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, and familiarity with No
  
  SQL platforms like Dynamo
  
  DB or Aurora
• Experience with Kafka, microservices, and high-throughput APIs
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Cloud Formation)
• Proven experience in capital markets or trading systems (OMS, EMS, FIX, market data, or risk systems)
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

This is a premium opportunity for senior engineers seeking H-1B sponsorship, U.S. market exposure, and leadership responsibility in a high-performance trading environment. If you are ready to lead complex cloud-native platforms in the United States in 2026, this role offers both technical depth and long-term career impact.