Java AWS Architect

TechDigital Group; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Irving, TX is seeking a hands-on Architect/Principal Engineer to build secure, scalable cloud-native platform services. You will lead architecture design, modernization, cloud migrations, and set technical direction across teams.

The ideal candidate has recent hands-on Java/Spring Boot experience and a strong AWS background, with expertise in relational and NoSQL databases and modern CI/CD practices. Strong ownership mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Java/Spring Boot development and architecture.
• Extensive AWS architecture experience beyond basic service usage.
• IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Broad relational and NoSQL database expertise.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud-native, event-driven architecture design.
• Familiar with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot/Cursor AI.
• AWS Solutions Architect certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on Architect/Principal Engineer building secure, scalable, cloud-native platform services.
• Lead architecture design, modernization, cloud migration, technical decisions, and performance optimization.
• Drive best practices for design patterns, software engineering, database design, data modeling, query optimization, and high-availability architectures.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, data-intensive applications.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

AWS architecture

Terraform/CloudFormation

Relational/NoSQL databases

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

Event-driven design

AI-assisted development tools

AWS Solutions Architect cert (pref)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Copilot

Cursor AI

Job description

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
• Deep AWS architecture and implementation expertise, including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, RDS/Aurora, ECS/EKS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch
• Terraform and/or CloudFormation (Infrastructure as Code)
• Strong database experience with Aurora, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and distributed systems
• Cloud-native, event-driven architecture design and implementation
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor AI
• AWS Solutions Architect certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on Architect/Principal Engineer building secure, scalable, cloud-native platform services.
• Lead architecture design, modernization, cloud migration, technical decisions, and performance optimization.
• Drive best practices for design patterns, software engineering, database design, data modeling, query optimization, and high-availability architectures.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, data-intensive applications.

Ideal Candidate

• Recent hands-on Java/Spring Boot development experience.
• Strong AWS architecture background beyond basic service usage.
• Expertise across relational and NoSQL databases.
• Self-driven, ownership-oriented engineer with a principal-engineering mindset who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience designing secure, scalable, event-driven solutions and leading technical initiatives.