AWS Solution Architect

Mandatory Skills & Experience Capability Required experience Cloud & Architecture AWS architecture; ECS; Fargate; Lambda; API Gateway; microservices; serverless; event-driven architecture; distributed systems Application Engineering Java; Spring Boot; Spring Cloud; REST APIs; Python; TypeScript; hands-on coding and code reviews Databases DynamoDB; Aurora PostgreSQL; PostgreSQL; RDS; SQL tuning; data modelling; migration; backup and recovery; hands-on DBA DevOps & Automation Jenkins; Git; CI/CD; Docker; Terraform and/or CloudFormation; automated testing and security scanning Leadership Architecture governance; technical decision-making; mentoring; delivery leadership; risk management Customer Communication Strong workshop facilitation, consulting, stakeholder management, presentation and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of enterprise application engineering, architecture or technology leadership experience.
• Proven delivery of large-scale Java modernization or cloud transformation programmes on AWS.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Developer - Associate, or relevant database certification.
• Experience working in Agile delivery models and with geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Experience in logistics, retail, financial services, manufacturing or other high-volume enterprise environments is advantageous. Ideal Candidate Profile A seasoned Technology Lead or Solution Architect who combines strategic architecture capability with strong hands-on engineering and database expertise. The candidate should be comfortable moving between customer workshops, architecture decisions, Java and cloud-native code reviews, DynamoDB data modelling, Aurora PostgreSQL troubleshooting, CI/CD implementation and team mentoring. SUCCESS PROFILE Delivers a secure, resilient and maintainable AWS-native platform; improves engineering velocity and operational readiness; builds customer confidence; and develops the technical capability of the wider delivery team