Tech Lead (Java/AWS)

Job Title: Tech Lead (Java/AWS)
Location: Atlanta, GA or Raleigh, NC - Onsite Role
Duration: 12 Months

Interview Process: Internal & Client **Onsite client interviews mandatory at Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA**

Job Summary:
• Own and deliver user stories independently—from design and development through testing, deployment, and production support.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of backend engineers; conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices.
• Collaborate directly with clients to gather requirements, provide technical estimates, communicate progress, and resolve technical challenges.
• Drive architecture and design decisions for scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Frontend, DevOps, QA, Product, and Infrastructure.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, CI/CD practices, release management, and delivery timelines.
• Deploy applications across lower and production environments while ensuring smooth releases.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive solutions.

Required Skills:
• Strong hands-on experience with Java 21 and Spring Boot.
• Strong experience building Microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with messaging platforms such as IBM MQ and/or Apache Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and deploying applications in cloud environments.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application development.
• Experience with Amazon EKS (Kubernetes), including Deployments, Services, Namespaces, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Ingress, and application deployments.
• Good understanding of AWS Route 53 for DNS management, hosted zones, and traffic routing.
• Experience with AWS Glue, including Glue Jobs, Crawlers, Data Catalog, and ETL workflows.
• Understanding of AWS networking concepts, including IAM, VPC, Security Groups, Load Balancers, and application connectivity.
• Experience creating and configuring API proxiesusing tools such as MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Apigee, Kong, or similar API gateway/proxy solutions.
• Experience with DynamoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and application deployment practices.
• Experience using Splunk, Dynatrace, and Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, system design, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams, mentoring developers, and independently owning technical deliverables.
• Strong client-facing communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.