Technical Lead - Application Migration

Job Description

Job Title : Technical Team Lead – Application Migration

Type : Contract

Duration : 12-month contract w / chance of multi-year extension

Location : Remote with travel onsite to Boston, MA

Start Date : ASAP

Overview :

Medasource is seeking a Technical Team Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership and line management within an application migration squad for a premier healthcare partner in the Northeast. This multi-year initiative involves transitioning a portfolio of research and clinical-adjacent applications off Mass General Brigham’s infrastructure and onto Beth Israel Lahey Health’s environment. The Team Lead will oversee backend engineers, developers, and QA resources, while coordinating closely with release managers and program leadership to ensure seamless migrations across complex, highly integrated applications.

This role requires a senior architect-level leader with proven experience in backend systems, infrastructure migrations, and Epic-connected integrations. The Team Lead will combine people leadership with deep technical oversight to drive delivery, troubleshoot critical issues, and enable successful cutovers.

Minimum Qualifications :

• 5+ years of IT experience with a focus on backend application infrastructure and migrations (on-prem and / or cloud).
• Prior experience leading technical teams (engineers, developers, QA, or analysts), ideally in a healthcare or research setting.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across application, infrastructure, and integration layers.
• Proven track record of supporting migrations or cutovers involving Epic or research-related applications.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge technical details with delivery oversight.
• Experience as a technical team lead, line manager, or senior architect.

Responsibilities :