Sr. AWS Software Solutions Architect

The ideal candidate has strong experience successfully working with diverse cross-functional teams to architect complex integrations across legacy platforms and modern microservices including API-led and event-driven patterns and thrives in a fast-paced agile environment.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 12 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture for enterprise systems.
- 7 years of hands-on experience building Java and Spring Boot micro services including designing APIs and integrations in enterprise environments.
- Proven experience successfully working with diverse cross-functional teams to architect and deliver complex integrations across legacy systems and modern APIs.
- Strong integration background across REST/GraphQL/SOAP APIs API gateways authentication/authorization patterns (OAuth2/OIDC) and contract-driven development.
- Strong experience designing and integrating event-driven systems using Kafka including producer/consumer patterns schema management and reliability/performance tuning.
- Strong experience integrating with on-premises and cloud-based databases including data modeling migration/replication strategies and performance/resiliency design.
- Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes/EKS) as part of modern cloud solution design.
- Strong understanding of network and application security including IAM encryption secrets management least privilege and threat modeling.
- Experience designing highly available fault-tolerant systems including DR strategies multi-region considerations and capacity planning.
- Demonstrated client consulting and advisory experience including leading customer workshops stakeholder interviews requirements-to-architecture translation and executive-ready communication.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decisions and explain architecture to both technical and non-technical audiences.


Preferred Experience:
- AWS Certification (Solutions Architect - Professional) or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
- Client-facing consulting experience delivering architecture assessments cloud strategies and target-state designs-producing polished customer deliverables and presenting to both technical leaders and executives.
- Experience supporting pre-sales and delivery initiation including solutioning for RFP/RFI responses scoping statements of work (SOW) assumptions/risks and high-level estimates.
- Background in a consulting firm systems integrator or cloud partner environment delivering across multiple client engagements and balancing competing priorities.
- Experience with hybrid connectivity patterns (VPN/Direct Connect) identity integration and enterprise integration platforms.
- Experience implementing API governance and standards (e.g. OpenAPI versioning strategies developer portals) across multiple teams.
- Experience with data streaming ecosystems (Kafka Connect Schema Registry stream processing) and production operations at scale.
- Industry experience in regulated or high-availability environments (e.g. telecommunications finance healthcare).