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CI&T

Principal FDE

CI&T

. Lead the technical direction of complex legacy system modernization initiatives from initial assessment through transition and implementation .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • BrazilLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex legacy system modernization initiatives, including planning transition architectures and applying AI-driven development workflows. Proven ability to communicate effectively with technical and client stakeholders while maintaining technical ownership and direction.

Highest-signal resume keywords
System Modernization LeadershipLegacy System RefactoringAI-Driven Development WorkflowsTechnical Architecture PlanningClient Stakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills
Legacy System ModernizationDatabase Stored ProceduresTechnical Documentation GenerationReverse EngineeringSpec-Driven Development (SDD)Automated Test GenerationArchitecture AnalysisSoftware Profiling
Soft Skills
Analytical Problem-SolvingTechnical LeadershipAdaptability in Ambiguous Environments
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolingCAST ImagingCursor
Industry Keywords
Legacy EnvironmentsTechnical DirectionEnd-to-End DeliveryClient Interface

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the technical direction of complex legacy system modernization initiatives from initial assessment through transition and implementation
  • Analyze existing applications, architectures, dependencies, databases, and business logic to understand legacy environments
  • Define and plan transition architectures and modernization strategies, including progressive legacy-system refactoring
  • Guide modernization of database components, including stored procedures and database-dependent application logic
  • Use AI tooling to analyze codebases and generate technical documentation supporting modernization decisions and engineering execution
  • Apply AI-driven development workflows, including reverse engineering, Spec-Driven Development (SDD), and test generation
  • Translate missions and scope into actionable technical plans and evolve them as information and constraints change
  • Own end-to-end technical delivery while providing direction and structure to the engineering team
  • Support architecture decisions, technical analysis, troubleshooting, and implementation
  • Communicate technical progress, risks, dependencies, and architectural decisions to technical and client stakeholders
  • Act as the technical interface between client stakeholders and the engineering team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience working with system modernization projects in an architecture or technical leadership role
  • Strong experience planning system transition architectures and defining modernization approaches for complex legacy environments
  • Hands-on experience refactoring legacy systems, including systems involving database stored procedures
  • Knowledge of legacy Microsoft IE5 HTCs and DHTML architectures
  • Proven experience using AI tools to generate high-quality technical documentation from existing codebases under analysis
  • Practical knowledge of structured AI-driven software development workflows, particularly reverse engineering, Spec-Driven Development (SDD), and automated test generation
  • Demonstrated ability to take an initial mission and scope, own it end-to-end, and evolve it independently, both for yourself and the engineering team
  • Strong architecture, technical leadership, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
  • Ability to operate effectively in complex environments with ambiguity and evolving requirements
  • Practical, hands-on experience with Cursor (nice to have)
  • Experience using software profiling, architecture analysis, or application intelligence tools, such as CAST Imaging (nice to have)
  • Fluent business English, with the ability to communicate effectively in technical and client-facing environments (nice to have)
  • Experience preparing and presenting project status reports to technical stakeholders (nice to have)
  • Ability to project manage and coordinate other engineers while maintaining technical ownership (nice to have)
  • Experience acting as a professional client interface, connecting client stakeholders with a high-speed engineering team (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Meal and food allowance
  • Childcare assistance
  • Extended paternity leave
  • Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass
  • Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR)
  • Life insurance
  • Continuous learning platform (CI&T University)
  • Discount club
  • Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being
  • Pregnancy and responsible parenting course
  • Partnerships with online learning platforms
  • Language learning platform
  • Health and well-being team support
  • Inclusion specialists and affinity groups
  • Support and accommodations for people with disabilities
  • Home office/remote work arrangement