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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Technical / Cloud Architect with Payments Experience - **Company:** Acestack Llc - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Database, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, Data Migration, Disaster Recovery, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, WildFly (JBoss AS), Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Security, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Node.Js, OpenShift, Oracle Databases, Release Management, Prometheus, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Enterprise Application Integration, Spring-mvc, Grafana, Spring-boot, Technical Debt, HybridCloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, ISO 20022 Standard, Apache Kafka, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Terraform, Code Restructuring, Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Docker, Service Stack, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis, Microservices - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us57a10488967758c104b8269e5003ce11 ## About the Role AWS Technical / Cloud Architect with Payments Experience Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Java, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Rest API, microservices, Kafka, Cloud, Kubernetes. Agile concepts, CI/CD with Payments exposer like ISO, Fed wire, Swift, MT message Knowledge 10+ years' experience Payments Experience: * Payment domain expertise is preferred and can significantly enhance opportunities across Global Transaction Services, and Payments Modernization programs. * Experience with Wire, ACH, and Real-Time Payments * Knowledge of ISO 20022 messaging standards * Understanding of payment initiation, processing, settlement, reconciliation, and exception management * Experience with high-volume and mission-critical transaction-processing platforms * Exposure to payment modernization and cloud-transformation initiatives * Knowledge of event-driven payment-processing architectures * Understanding of banking security, regulatory, resiliency, and compliance requirements ## Description * 10+ years of experience in AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and CloudWatch, Java, Sprint boot, Microservices, Rest API, Kafka. * Experiences working with payments rails/products, such as FedWire, Chips, TCH, SEPA, Wires, ACH, Real Time Payments, SWIFT, ISO etc. * Hands-on experience with AI models and tools, such as Copilot, Claude, etc a plus * Involved in Enterprise cloud architecture and solution design * Hands on in Java 25 and Spring Boot 4.1+,Angular 22, Python/Node.js * Microservices and event-driven architecture, Oracle Database and cloud database migration,JBoss Application Server * OpenShift Platform and legacy VM-based deployments, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and EKS * Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation * CI/CD using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps * REST APIs and enterprise integration patterns * Kafka, MQ, and enterprise messaging platforms * AWS security, IAM, VPC, networking, encryption, secrets management, and compliance * Monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana * Application modernization and cloud migration patterns * Cloud performance, scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost optimization * DevSecOps, platform engineering, and automated deployment practices * Lead the discovery and assessment of applications deployed across legacy V M-based infrastructure and OpenShift environments. * Analyze the application inventory, current architecture, technology stack, infrastructure footprint, business criticality, non-functional requirements, and technical debt. * Map application dependencies, data flows, interfaces, APIs, messaging platforms, and upstream and downstream integrations. * Assess application, infrastructure, database, security, compliance, and operational readiness for migration to AWS. * Categorize applications based on business criticality, cloud readiness, migration complexity, dependencies, risks, and modernization requirements. * Evaluate legacy and OpenShift-based applications and recommend appropriate rehost, replatform, refactor, or re-architect migration strategies. * Define target-state AWS architecture covering landing zone, networking, compute, containers, databases, integrations, security, observability, backup, and disaster recovery. * Design cloud-native solutions using microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, containers, serverless technologies, and suitable AWS-managed services. * Develop application modernization strategies, including application decomposition, API enablement, containerization, and migration from legacy technologies. * Define Oracle database and data-migration strategies covering sequencing, validation, reconciliation, cutover, data integrity, and rollback requirements. * Develop application migration waves, dependency-based sequencing, implementation roadmaps, milestones, timelines, and resource requirements. * Establish cloud security, IAM, encryption, network security, governance, compliance controls, architecture guardrails, and risk-mitigation recommendations. * Define DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, automated testing, security scanning, release management, monitoring, and platform-operations models. * Prepare high-level estimates for assessment, migration, modernization, testing, deployment, transition, cloud costs, and resource requirements. * Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, proposal development, executive presentations, stakeholder collaboration, and technical mentoring across onshore and offshore teams. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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