Job Title: Solution Architect Location: Charlotte/ Jersey City - Onsite Experience: 12+ years Employment Type: Contract Key Responsibilities: • Architect, design, and deliver cloud-first, highly scalable enterprise systems using AWS. • Spearhead cloud migration projects, including application, infrastructure, and data migration. • Define technical roadmaps, solution blueprints, and architecture decision records (ADR). • Lead initiatives to decompose monolithic systems into microservices and domain-driven designs. • Design and implement RESTful APIs, event-driven architecture, and backend services using Java, Spring Boot. • Champion DevOps best practices, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and infrastructure automation. • Manage system scalability, security, performance, and reliability across distributed systems. • Mentor teams and provide guidance in system design, coding standards, and architectural decisions. • Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership to shape business and product strategy through technology. Skills & Qualifications: • 12+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a solution architecture or technical leadership role. • Hands-on expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, Hibernate, REST APIs, and service-oriented architecture (SOA). • Deep understanding of AWS services: EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito, API Gateway, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and CloudFormation. • Proficiency in Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD implementation. • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Neo4J). • Solid grasp of system security, IAM, data pipelines, and scalable storage systems. • Proven ability to lead and mentor teams both onshore and offshore. • Exposure to digital transformation projects, preferably in eCommerce, EdTech, Financial Services, or Enterprise SaaS domains. • Strong communication skills, able to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Nice to Have: • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional. • Experience working with CMS systems, enterprise integration patterns, and content pipelines. • Familiarity with Apache Solr, CQ/Day CMS, or similar content search solutions. • Patent holders or contributors to open-source projects. • Prior leadership in large-scale image/media/data-heavy applications is a big plus.