Senior Java Lead: Cloud-Native Microservices & AWS

Jobtailor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Java/Cloud-native Architect to lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable services in AWS/Kubernetes. You will guide developers, shape architecture, and ensure high-quality, observable systems.

Key responsibilities include driving CI/CD, automated testing, and production support while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Substantial Java development experience with Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• Designing and developing scalable microservices and event-driven solutions.
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS and cloud-native development.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools like Grafana.
• Experience with automated testing and engineering quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of robust, scalable Java services and APIs.
• Provide technical leadership to developers.
• Design and develop cloud-native microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Contribute to architectural and technical decisions.
• Deploy, operate and support applications across AWS and Kubernetes.
• Drive standards for code quality, testing, automation, security and resilience.
• Champion CI/CD practices and continuous improvement.
• Implement monitoring, logging and observability practices.
• Investigate and resolve production issues through to resolution.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product teams and stakeholders.
• Contribute to engineering standards, documentation and processes.

Skills

Java Development

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Automated Testing

Engineering Quality Practices

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Grafana

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Java/Cloud-native Architect to lead the design and delivery of robust, scalable services in AWS/Kubernetes. You will guide developers, shape architecture, and ensure high-quality, observable systems.

Key responsibilities include driving CI/CD, automated testing, and production support while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business goals.