Lead Software Engineer - Cloud AWS Java

Lead software engineer / software architect

My non profit American cancer research tech company is looking for an experienced development lead to take the lead in a new hands on lead engineer position with the company.

The role supports hybrid working with 2 days being required onsite on oxford and 3 days WFH. Ideally starting on the 1st Jan if not before.

You will lead the design and implementation of enterprise integration, orchestration, and event-driven architecture solutions within cloud infrastructure. This role demands expertise in cloud architecture (particularly AWS), API design and development, AsyncAPI and OpenAPI specifications, and experience with Event-driven architectures and frameworks. You will be responsible for building scalable, efficient solutions that enable seamless communication across systems, automate workflows, and integrate event-based systems.

THIS IS A HANDS ON LEADERSHIP ROLE WHERE YOU WILL ALSO COACH OTHERS ideally 10ys+

Preferably you will have Certifications in AWS or cloud architecture.

AWS CertDevOps Eng Pro / AWS CertSolArchProf / AWS CertDev-Assoc / AWS Cert Big Data / AWS Cert Cloud Prac

Essential Skills

• Over 10yrs Cloud development experience in languages such as Java, Javasecript, Python, AWS
• Expertise in building enterprise-level integration solutions.
• 10 years: Expertise in designing, developing, and managing APIs, including AsyncAPIs, RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, GraphQL, and webhooks for integration purposes.
• Expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-level integration and orchestration solution in AWS using the services like EventBridge, Lambda, SNS/SQS, API Gateway, Transfer Family, AppFlow, Glue, Step Function, S3, Kinesis, MQ, DynamoDB Streams.
• Expertise in designing and implementing data integration workflows using AWS services such as AWS Glue, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, and Amazon Kinesis for both batch and real-time processing, along with monitoring and troubleshooting data pipelines using AWS CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray.
• Experience in building event-driven solutions, preferably in AWS using the services like SNS, SQS, EventBridge, and Lambda, leveraging decoupled, scalable integrations.
• Expertise in designing and setting up CI/CD pipelines with Github, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD or similar.
• Experience in designing and implementing monitoring and observability for system logging analysis, performance tracking, issues identifying and alerting, etc.
• Experience in managing Infrastructure as Code using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform for automating the deployment and management of resources and services.
• Experience in designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• Strong experience in architecting and building general software solutions and mastery in Java and/or Python programming language and Javascript is a plus.
• Strong understanding of AWS IAM roles, policies, and permissions for controlling access to integration and orchestration services securely.
• Experience in Agile methodologies (SCRUM or Kanban) with an emphasis on driving iterative development and continuous delivery of integration solutions.
• ability to manage third-party integrations, including working with external vendors and partners to ensure successful data and system integration

Key Duties of Role

• Design and Implement Enterprise Integration Solutions: Architect integration frameworks that connect disparate systems, ensuring smooth and reliable flow between applications and services.
• Design and Implement Enterprise Orchestration Solutions: Develop and manage enterprise orchestration tools that automate and coordinate workflows, improving efficiency across platforms.
• Event-driven Architecture: Architect and implement event-driven systems, ensuring real-time communication, scalability, and reliability across microservices and distributed systems.
• API Design and Development: Lead the design, implementation, and management of robust APIs to support various business and operational needs, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• AsyncAPI and OpenAPI: Design and develop APIs following AsyncAPI and OpenAPI specifications to ensure seamless communication and integration between services.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to define project requirements, support continuous integration/delivery.
• Manage environments for dev, test, and production, ensuring configuration management best practices throughout the software lifecycle.
• Define and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and containerization strategies, optimizing for performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps architects to build operation solutions and optimize Cloud infrastructure.
• Act as a technical liaison with stakeholders and present solutions to leadership.

So if thats sound like the type of role that would interested you then get in touch aSAP As i have interview slots good to go with the client

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