We are seeking an AWS Application Architect to design modernize and optimize cloud-native
applications on AWS. This role focuses on application architecture microservices design
modernization of legacy systems best-practice implementation and ensuring secure scalable and
cost-efficient application solutions on AWS.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement cloud-native applications using microservices containers and serverless
patterns.
Develop modernization strategies for legacy monolithic applications migrating to AWS.
Architect API-driven and event-driven application patterns using API Gateway EventBridge
SNS/SQS and Step Functions.
Define application-level scalability performance security and cost-optimization best practices.
Lead architecture reviews design patterns and reusable components for engineering teams.
Support application integration with AWS services (RDS DynamoDB OpenSearch ElastiCache S3
etc.).
Re-architect monoliths to microservices or modular distributed systems.
Build containerized application platforms using Docker and Amazon EKS/ECS.
Design serverless-first architectures using AWS Lambda Fargate SQS/SNS EventBridge and
DynamoDB.
Modernize CI/CD application delivery workflows using AWS CodeSuite or GitHub Actions.
DevOps & Automation (Application-Focused)
Implement CI/CD pipelines for application development and deployment (CodePipeline GitHub
Actions Jenkins Harness).
Automate application environment provisioning using Terraform AWS CDK or CloudFormation.
Define deployment strategies (blue/green canary feature flags) for zero-downtime releases.
Support application logging metrics API analytics and distributed tracing (CloudWatch X-Ray
Datadog OpenTelemetry).
Security & Compliance
Apply application security best practices (IAM Secrets Manager Cognito KMS VPC security).
Support compliance requirements such as SOC2 PCI-DSS or HIPAA through secure architecture.
Required Skills & Experience
10 years in software engineering or cloud application architecture.
5 years of hands-on AWS experience across compute networking storage databases and
security.
Strong experience in Java /.NET Core / Python microservice development and architecture.
Expertise in Kubernetes/EKS Docker and serverless architectures.
Proficiency in IaC tools: Terraform AWS CDK or CloudFormation.
Nice to Have AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS DevOps Engineer. Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud application architecture. Soft Skills Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability. Excellent collaboration with development DevOps QA and business stakeholders. Ability to mentor engineers and lead architecture discussions.