Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/3 Days Onsite - Glasgow
IR35 Status: Inside
Industry: Public Sector
Interview Process: 1 Stage - MS Teams

Seeking an experienced Architect to technically lead design, integration & deployment of scalable applications in a microservices environment. Modernising complex enterprise systems, using Apache Camel for integration and AWS for infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement resilient cloud solutions using core AWS services
• Develop and optimise microservices using Java (8/11/17) and Spring Boot
• Lead system integration using Apache Camel and Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Establish best practices for development, deployment, and platform security
• Provide technical leadership across application and infrastructure architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, DevOps, and stakeholders)
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior team members, and drive quality standards
• Build, document, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot production issues and lead root cause analysis
• Own & improve Legacy integration, including technical documentation updates

Essential Skills

• Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot - experienced in J2EE development
• Apache Camel (routing, processors, EIP patterns) - hands on enterprise integration
• AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, RDS, DynamoDB)
• RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, JSON based communication
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Docker, Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• Kafka/RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ/AWS SQS/SNS messaging systems expertise
• Monitoring tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, Datadog)
• Strong knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and microservices architecture
• Excellent debugging and performance tuning skills
• Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)

Desirable Skills

• Terraform or CloudFormation exposure
• AWS Certification (eg Solutions Architect - Professional)
• Security and compliance best practices (IAM, VPC, encryption)