Java AWS Solutions Architect

*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role*

*Position is bonus eligible*

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Java AWS Solutions Architect. Candidate will be working alongside experts that are building next generation clearing system; and paving the future of digital transformation in the capital markets industry.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with production support teams and development teams to ensure seamless transition from development to support.
• Validate documentation from product teams for completion and train production support resources on new tech and support.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing services (web services, REST, Web API, ESB, message-based) development, integration and deployment
• Solid experience with a variety of development technologies and application architectures - distributed and enterprise technology platforms, event sourcing, SOA, Microservices.
• Broad knowledge of systems and application development techniques, database systems/structures, technology tools/products, programming languages.
• Highly motivated individual with a strong sense of ownership of their work/projects.
• Provides critical thinking and expertise from ideation to implementation.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrates refined written and verbal communication skills, fosters open communications, listens effectively, and builds strong partnership networks that result in consistent forward momentum; has excellent negotiation skills with an ability to orchestrate change through influence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 8 or more years of diverse work experience in Information Technology ideally in the Financial Services Industry.
• Java-based software development experience.
• Experience working on large scale distributed systems.
• Fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles.
• Experience defining and documenting architecture strategies, designs, and requirements across all enterprise architecture domains - business, information systems (applications & data), and technology.
• Knowledge of deployment strategies on AWS and On-prem is a plus including blue/green deployment.
• Experience with disaster recovery and system resilience a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Cloud infrastructure and support experience.
• Java-based software development experience.
• Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments, event-driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software system development, security software development, public-cloud platforms.
• Fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles.
• Experience defining and documenting architecture strategies, designs, and requirements across all enterprise architecture domains - business, information systems (applications & data), and technology.
• Experience designing and developing service-based, component architectures.
• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of relevant work experience