AWS Cloud Modernization Architect

Multinational Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Multinational Company is seeking an experienced AWS Architect specializing in Application Modernization to lead transformation of legacy systems into scalable cloud-native architectures on AWS. You will guide engineering teams through re-architecting, refactoring, and migrating core applications, establishing automated CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices.

Strong hands-on AWS experience and leadership in architectural decision-making are required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience modernizing large enterprise applications on AWS.
• Proficient in decomposing monoliths into microservices.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Hands-on with CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• AWS certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end modernization initiatives including re-architecting and refactoring of legacy systems.
• Design scalable, secure AWS cloud solutions and guide coding standards.
• Code and review critical components, perform spike evaluations, and resolve bottlenecks.
• Establish automated deployment pipelines and IaC practices.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to align goals with technical plans.

Skills

Application modernization

AWS core services

Microservices

Serverless

Java

Python

Node.js

Go

CI/CD

Architectural leadership

Monolith decomposition

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Job description

Multinational Company is seeking an experienced AWS Architect specializing in Application Modernization to lead transformation of legacy systems into scalable cloud-native architectures on AWS. You will guide engineering teams through re-architecting, refactoring, and migrating core applications, establishing automated CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices.

Strong hands-on AWS experience and leadership in architectural decision-making are required.