We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada
Role Title: Java Microservices & AWS Cloud Architect
Location: London- Hybrid
Duration: 12 months
We are seeking an experienced Java & AWS Cloud Architect to lead the design and delivery of large-scale, secure, and resilient microservices-based systems. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS architecture, and DevOps, with a strong track record of enterprise-grade solution design, performance optimization, and cloud-native modernization.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
* Define end-to-end architecture for microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and data flows.
* Create solution blueprints, sequence diagrams, and cloud reference architectures (multi-account, VPC, networking, security).
* Drive non-functional requirements (scalability, availability, performance, reliability, DR, observability).
Cloud & Platform
* Architect secure, cost-optimized solutions using AWS services (EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, ALB/NLB, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, ElastiCache, MSK/Kinesis, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS).
* Establish CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and environment strategies (dev/test/stage/prod).
Engineering Leadership
* Provide hands-on guidance in Java/Spring Boot, design patterns, and microservices best practices.
* Review code and designs, enforce standards, and mentor teams.
* Collaborate with Product, Security, SRE, and QA to ensure end-to-end delivery.
Security & Compliance
* Implement secure design: encryption, secret management, secure SDLC, API security (OAuth2/OIDC), network segmentation, least privilege in IAM.
* Align with standards (OWASP, NIST, CIS Benchmarks, PCI/ISO 27001 where applicable).
Observability & Resilience
* Define logging, metrics, tracing (OpenTelemetry), health checks, circuit breakers, retries, and backoff strategies.
* Design for HA/DR: multi-AZ, backups, RPO/RTO, chaos testing readiness.
Governance & Stakeholder Management
* Translate business requirements into architecture roadmaps and decision records.
* Present solutions to senior stakeholders; manage risks, dependencies, and cost.
Required Experience & Skills
* Experience: 10-15 years overall, including 4-6 years as an architect designing distributed systems at scale.
Core Tech Stack
* Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate, RESTful services.
* Microservices architecture: domain-driven design (DDD), BFF patterns, event-driven architectures.
* AWS Cloud: EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, MSK/Kinesis, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Route 53, ALB/NLB, VPC/Subnets/NACL/Security Groups.
* DevOps: CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, Kubernetes.
* Messaging & Integration: Kafka/MSK, SQS/SNS, gRPC/REST, webhook patterns, integration gateways.
* Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Aurora), NoSQL (DynamoDB/DocumentDB), caching (Redis/ElastiCache).
Architecture Competencies
* Designing scalable, fault-tolerant microservices and API ecosystems.
* Performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization on AWS.
* Strong understanding of networking (TLS, DNS, routing), security, and compliance in cloud environments.
Soft Skills
* Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, documentation, and leadership.
* Ability to mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices across teams.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.