Remote AWS API Architect — Cloud Migration Lead

Acestack; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acestack is seeking an AWS Architect to lead API development and cloud migration initiatives. The role focuses on transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions across Payments, Money Movement, and Reporting platforms.

The candidate will design secure, high-performing APIs, migrate integrations to AWS, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver resilient cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Must have deep expertise in API development and microservices for enterprise platforms.
• Experience with cloud migration strategies and AWS-native solutions.
• Proficiency in secure coding practices, IAM, encryption, and secrets management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable APIs and microservices.
• Modernize and migrate APIs from on-premises to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs using Java/Spring Boot and AWS-native tech while following security standards.

Skills

API development

Microservices development

Cloud migration strategies

AWS technologies

Security practices

CI/CD pipelines

Containerized applications

Observability

Tools

API Gateway

AWS Lambda

Amazon ECS

Step Functions

SQS

SNS

DynamoDB

RDS

S3

IAM

KMS

Terraform

OpenShift

Docker

Job description

Acestack is seeking an AWS Architect to lead API development and cloud migration initiatives. The role focuses on transforming legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions across Payments, Money Movement, and Reporting platforms.

The candidate will design secure, high-performing APIs, migrate integrations to AWS, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver resilient cloud solutions.