AWS Architect-5

Realign Llc; Illinois; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc is seeking an AWS Architect to lead API development and cloud migration efforts across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. The role focuses on transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions with strong hands-on AWS experience.

The candidate will design, develop, migrate, and support APIs, leveraging AWS services and modern DevOps practices while collaborating with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and migrate APIs and microservices across platforms.
• Implement secure API practices, encryption, and secrets management.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable APIs and microservices for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms.
• Modernize and migrate APIs and integration services from on-prem to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, IAM, KMS.
• Build RESTful APIs and microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native technologies.
• Support and enhance existing API platforms by troubleshooting issues and improving resiliency and performance.
• Develop event-driven solutions using Kafka, SNS, and SQS for real-time processing.
• Deploy and support containerized apps with OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Implement secure coding practices and API security controls including authentication and authorization.
• Optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability with monitoring and tuning.
• Participate in API migrations, testing, deployment, and production cutover.
• Create Infrastructure as Code with Terraform to provision cloud resources.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, deploy, and release.
• Use Dynatrace, CloudWatch, X-Ray, Grafana, Splunk for observability and monitoring.
• Participate in on-call support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices.

Job description

We are seeking a Lead consultant – API Development & Cloud Migration to contribute towards the design, development, modernization, migration, and support of enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. This role will play a critical part in transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions while enabling seamless integration across internal and external systems.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in API development, microservices development, and cloud migration strategies, with strong hands-on experience in AWS technologies. The candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, high-performance APIs, migrating existing services and integrations to AWS, and translating business requirements into resilient and scalable cloud-native solutions.

This role requires active involvement throughout the API lifecycle, including architecture, development, testing, deployment, governance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support while collaborating closely with architects, engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable, and high-performing APIs and microservices for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms.
• Participate in the modernization and migration of APIs and integration services from on-premises environments to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Develop cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, and AWS Transfer Family.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native technologies while following enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Support and enhance existing API platforms by troubleshooting issues, implementing new functionality, improving resiliency and optimizing performance.
• Develop and maintain event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka, Amazon SNS, and Amazon SQS to support real-time payment and money movement processing.
• Build, deploy, and support containerized applications using OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS platforms.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, business partners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Implement secure coding practices and API security controls including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secrets management.
• Optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability through performance tuning, monitoring, and proactive problem resolution.
• Participate in API migration activities, including legacy application assessment, refactoring, testing, deployment, and production cutover support.
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to automate provisioning and deployment of cloud resources.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines to enable automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Utilize observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Grafana, and Splunk to
• monitor application health and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in on-call support, incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure platform stability and operational excellence.
• Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices to improve software quality and maintainability.

Job Title: AWS Architect

Location: Remote

Full Time

Job Description

AWS Architect