AWS Cloud Modernization Tech Lead

American IT Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

American IT Systems in London, UK is seeking an experienced AWS Technology Lead to drive a modernization programme, transforming legacy Java apps into cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will lead architecture and engineering, guide databases, and own delivery across discovery, design, build, migration and production transition.

The role combines hands-on coding with leadership, defining target architecture, setting standards, and engaging customer stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of enterprise application engineering, architecture or technology leadership.
• Delivery of large-scale Java modernization or cloud transformation on AWS.
• Strong leadership, governance and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end modernization to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Define target architecture, technical standards and guardrails.
• Mentor architects, developers and DevOps across multiple teams.
• Engage customer stakeholders with clear architecture decisions and progress.
• Ensure security, resilience, scalability and production readiness.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

REST APIs

Python

TypeScript

AWS experience

DevOps practices

Tools

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

Git

CI/CD

Job description

American IT Systems in London, UK is seeking an experienced AWS Technology Lead to drive a modernization programme, transforming legacy Java apps into cloud-native solutions on AWS. You will lead architecture and engineering, guide databases, and own delivery across discovery, design, build, migration and production transition.

The role combines hands-on coding with leadership, defining target architecture, setting standards, and engaging customer stakeholders.