AWS Cloud-Native Tech Lead: Java/Spring Microservices

Compunnel, Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an IT Software Engineer 5 – Technical Lead in Chicago to provide technical leadership for cloud-native Java/Spring Boot platforms on AWS.

You will own architecture, drive delivery across microservices, APIs, OpenSearch, CI/CD, observability, and cloud infra while mentoring engineers and aligning tech with business goals. You will partner with Product Owners and platforms teams to guide modernization, security, reliability, and performance improvements, delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years software engineering experience with cloud-native apps.
• Minimum 5+ years in technical leadership or lead capacity.
• Hands-on Java development with Spring Boot and microservices.
• Proven AWS experience: ECS/Fargate, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager.
• Experience with OpenSearch/Elasticsearch and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for software teams.
• Set architecture direction and engineering best practices.
• Design Java/Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs.
• Drive AWS cloud adoption, scalability, security, and reliability.
• Lead cloud-native solutions using ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch.
• Lead OpenSearch/Elasticsearch platform initiatives.
• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, and AI-assisted development.
• Support production incidents and drive operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical talent.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and platform teams to align tech with business goals.
• Drive complex initiatives to successful delivery and performance optimization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Microservices

REST APIs

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Docker

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

SQL/NoSQL

Event-driven architecture

Leadership/Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

GitHub

ECS/Fargate

IAM

RDS

CloudWatch

Secrets Manager

Job description

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an IT Software Engineer 5 – Technical Lead in Chicago to provide technical leadership for cloud-native Java/Spring Boot platforms on AWS.

You will own architecture, drive delivery across microservices, APIs, OpenSearch, CI/CD, observability, and cloud infra while mentoring engineers and aligning tech with business goals. You will partner with Product Owners and platforms teams to guide modernization, security, reliability, and performance improvements, delivering