Senior Manager, Cloud Apps & API Architecture

Beacon Hill Staffing Group; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Senior Manager of Application Development to lead enterprise-scale applications, APIs, and cloud solutions. This hands-on leadership role blends architecture with engineering management, guiding a team of engineers and coordinating with product, architecture, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development, deep Java/Spring expertise, and a track record building scalable cloud-native ecosystems on AWS, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering/application development experience.
• Strong hands‑on architecture and solution design experience.
• Strong development background with Java and Spring Boot.
• Extensive experience with REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS.
• Experience with event‑driven and distributed application architectures.
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Ability to lead complex technical programs from architecture/design through execution.
• Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery and modern software engineering practices.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development, AI agents, or intelligent workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise applications and modernization initiatives.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across Java, APIs, microservices, AWS, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop high-level and low-level solution designs and ensure successful technical implementation.
• Lead and mentor a team of approximately 5-7 engineering resources.
• Drive projects and larger technical initiatives from design through production delivery.
• Partner with product, architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Lead development of cloud applications using modern AWS architecture patterns.
• Drive adoption of microservices, event‑driven architecture, reusable services, and API-first design.
• Oversee enterprise API and integration design, development, security, and governance.
• Support adoption of AI-assisted development tools and AI-powered applications/workflows.
• Champion Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, quality engineering, and observability best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Agile

AI-assisted development

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Senior Manager of Application Development to lead enterprise-scale applications, APIs, and cloud solutions. This hands-on leadership role blends architecture with engineering management, guiding a team of engineers and coordinating with product, architecture, and business stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development, deep Java/Spring expertise, and a track record building scalable cloud-native ecosystems on AWS, with a focus on