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Cloud Architect
Posted 5 days ago by PRIMUS Global Solutions (PRIMUS UK & Europe)
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Cloud Architect requires extensive experience in designing distributed systems at scale, with a strong focus on cloud technologies and microservices architecture. The candidate will be responsible for leveraging a core tech stack that includes Java, Spring Boot, and AWS services to create scalable and fault-tolerant solutions. Additionally, the position demands excellent communication and leadership skills to mentor engineers and promote best practices across teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Utilize AWS services for scalable cloud solutions.
- Engage in performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
- Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders and document processes.
Key Skills:
- 10–15 years of overall experience, including 4–6 years as an architect.
- Proficiency in Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate.
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS/ECS, Lambda, and RDS/Aurora.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and domain-driven design.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like CI/CD and Docker.
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and compliance in cloud environments.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Experience: 10–15 years overall, including 4–6 years as an architect designing distributed systems at scale. Core Tech Stack Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate, RESTful services. Microservices architecture: domain-driven design (DDD), BFF patterns, event-driven architectures. AWS Cloud: EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, MSK/Kinesis, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Route 53, ALB/NLB, VPC/Subnets/NACL/Security Groups. DevOps: CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab), IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, Kubernetes. Messaging & Integration: Kafka/MSK, SQS/SNS, gRPC/REST, webhook patterns, integration gateways. Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Aurora), NoSQL (DynamoDB/DocumentDB), caching (Redis/ElastiCache). Architecture Competencies Designing scalable, fault-tolerant microservices and API ecosystems. Performance tuning, capacity planning, and cost optimization on AWS. Strong understanding of networking (TLS, DNS, routing), security, and compliance in cloud environments. Soft Skills Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, documentation, and leadership. Ability to mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices across teams.