AWS Architect
- MM IT
4 Days Ago
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Atlanta-GA, Charlotte NC-NC, Raleigh-NC
10-40 Years
Required Skills: AWS, CI/CD, Architect
Job Description
AWS Architect
Charlotte, NC OR Raleigh, NC OR Atlanta, GA (onsite 2x a week)
6 month contract to hire (Candidates CANNOT require sponsorship now or in the future)
Level 4 (2 open positions)
Role Responsibilities:
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of highly scalable and resilient software systems, particularly in the payments and financial transaction domain.
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS services, ensuring performance, security, and operational excellence.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Drive Agile best practices, including story refinement, test-driven development, CI/CD automation, and DevSecOps integration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack, from infrastructure to application logic.
• Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and hands-on development.
• Contribute to the evolution of system architecture and engineering standards across the organization.
• Will not be responsible for completing migration
Must Have Sklls/Prior Experiences:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• Bachelor’s degree and eight to twelve years of experience as a developer or equivalent education and related training or experience
• Deep specialized and/or broad functional knowledge
• Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes
• Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices
• Ability to lead complex projects
• Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems
• Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective
Substantive and modern Java experience.
• Databases being utilized: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Datastax, Cassandra
• Experience with the following technologies - Docker/Container, Springboot, Java, REST, micro services
Plus/Nice to Have Skills/Prior Experiences:
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role.
• Deep expertise in payment systems, transaction processing, and financial services platforms.
• Strong architectural background with experience designing distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Advanced proficiency in AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudFormation).
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Experience with messaging systems (e.g., MQ, JMS, Kafka) and relational/non-relational databases.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven, and Terraform.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
