AWS Tech Lead

KBC Technologies Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KBC Technologies Group is seeking an experienced professional to lead the design and implementation of cloud-native AWS architectures in Reading, UK. This role demands expertise in AWS services and effective collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in software engineering, specializing in cloud architecture with a strong focus on AWS services including Lambda, S3, and VPC. The position offers an opportunity to drive significant modernization and migration initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering and cloud architecture experience.
• 5+ years of AWS Solution Architecture experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in serverless architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native AWS architectures for large-scale modernization.
• Architect secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions.
• Drive migration initiatives to AWS.

Skills

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Amazon SQS

Amazon EventBridge

Amazon S3

Amazon CloudWatch

AWS IAM

AWS VPC

Docker

Node.js

MongoDB

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native AWS architectures for large-scale modernization and migration programs.
• Design event-driven, serverless, and microservices-based solutions using AWS services.
• Define High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents.
• Architect secure, scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions.
• Drive migration initiatives from webMethods (wM) or legacy middleware platforms to AWS.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, security, and database teams.
• Design MongoDB-based data models and access patterns.
• Provide technical leadership and perform architecture reviews.

Mandatory Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering and cloud architecture experience.
• 5+ years of AWS Solution Architecture experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise with:
• AWS Lambda
• AWS Step Functions
• Amazon SQS
• Amazon EventBridge
• Amazon S3
• Amazon CloudWatch
• AWS IAM
• AWS VPC, Route53, Security Groups, NACLs
• Strong Serverless Architecture experience.
• Docker
• Experience with Node.js.
• MongoDB.
• CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK).
• Cloud Security and Networking.

Preferred

• Telecom Domain.
• GenAI implementation experience on AWS.
• webMethods Migration.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.