Solution Architect

Job Title: Solution Architect Location: Charlotte/ Jersey City - Onsite Experience: 12+ years Employment Type: ContractKey Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and deliver cloud-first, highly scalable enterprise systems using AWS.
• Spearhead cloud migration projects, including application, infrastructure, and data migration.
• Define technical roadmaps, solution blueprints, and architecture decision records (ADR).
• Lead initiatives to decompose monolithic systems into microservices and domain-driven designs.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, and backend services using Java, Spring Boot.
• Champion DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and infrastructure automation.
• Manage system scalability, security, performance, and reliability across distributed systems.
• Mentor teams and provide guidance in system design, coding standards, and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership to shape business and product strategy through technology.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing, Systems Scalability, Data Migration, Blueprints, Microservices, REST (Representational State Transfer), Application Programming Interface (API), Java, Architectural Services, * 12+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a solution architecture or technical leadership role.

• Hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, Hibernate, REST APIs, and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Deep understanding of AWS services: EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD implementation.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Neo4J).
• Solid grasp of system security, IAM, data pipelines, and scalable storage systems.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams both onshore and offshore.
• Exposure to digital transformation projects, preferably in eCommerce, EdTech, Financial Services, or Enterprise SaaS domains.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional.
• Experience working with CMS systems, enterprise integration patterns, and content pipelines.
• Familiarity with Apache Solr, CQ/Day CMS, or similar content search solutions.
• Patent holders or contributors to open-source projects.
• Prior leadership in large-scale image/media/data-heavy applications is a big plus.