AWS Technology Lead — Java Modernisation

N Consulting Global; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NCONS Talent Solutions is hiring an AWS Technology Lead to transform a Java monolith into an AWS-native solution. The role is London-based (Holborn), hybrid, permanent/contract, with 12–15+ years experience context.

You will design target architecture, code and review, and guide the engineering team and client conversations from start to finish, leveraging Java, Spring Boot and AWS services to deliver scalable outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• Proven lead role on a Java monolith to AWS microservices modernisation, beyond lift-and-shift.
• Recent hands-on Java / Spring Boot, plus TypeScript or Python.
• Hands-on database skills: data modelling, SQL tuning, migration, backup and recovery.
• Terraform or CloudFormation, CI/CD, automated testing and security scanning.
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Analyse the existing monolith (code, dependencies, data) using Kiro and other AI-assisted tools.
• Design the target architecture: microservices on ECS/Fargate or EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, event-driven services (SQS, SNS, EventBridge).
• Plan a phased migration (strangler fig pattern) with no disruption to the live system.
• Lead database migration and tuning across Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS and DynamoDB.
• Build CI/CD and infrastructure as code with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Docker and Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Write and review Java, Spring Boot and TypeScript code.
• Run client workshops, present design decisions and mentor engineers across distributed teams.

Kenntnisse

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

Python

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Jobbeschreibung

We're hiring: AWS Technology Lead — Java Modernisation

London (Holborn), hybrid · [Permanent / Contract] · 12–15+ years

NCONS Talent Solutions is looking for a hands‑on AWS Technology Lead to take a monolithic Java application running on EC2 and rebuild it as an AWS‑native solution.

This is a builder-leader role. You will design the target architecture, write and review code, and lead the engineering team and client conversations from start to finish.

What you'll do

• Analyse the existing monolith (code, dependencies, data) using Kiro and other AI-assisted tools
• Design the target architecture: microservices on ECS/Fargate or EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, event-driven services (SQS, SNS, EventBridge)
• Plan a phased migration (strangler fig pattern) with no disruption to the live system
• Lead database migration and tuning across Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS and DynamoDB
• Build CI/CD and infrastructure as code with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Docker and Terraform/CloudFormation
• Write and review Java, Spring Boot and TypeScript code
• Run client workshops, present design decisions and mentor engineers across distributed teams

What you'll bring

• Proven lead role on a Java monolith to AWS microservices modernisation, beyond lift-and-shift
• Recent hands‑on Java / Spring Boot, plus TypeScript or Python
• Hands‑on database skills: data modelling, SQL tuning, migration, backup and recovery
• Terraform or CloudFormation, CI/CD, automated testing and security scanning
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience with Kiro, Amazon Q Developer or other AI coding tools
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Background in logistics, retail, financial services or manufacturing

You must have the right to work in the UK.

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