Lead Java Cloud Engineer AWS Microservices

Job Title: – Lead Java Cloud Engineer AWS Microservices- (Java / AWS / Cloud-Native Applications)

Work Location: Chicago, IL
Work Model: Remote, but local Chicago-area candidates only
Work Auth: All visas accepted (No H1 and No Fake profile)
Travel: Some travel required

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Distributed Systems, DevOps, and Cloud Architecture .

This role will provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for a team of engineers building and operating scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will be hands-on technically while also driving architecture decisions, engineering standards, modernization initiatives, mentoring, and successful delivery across cross-functional teams.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required
• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience in a technical lead / lead engineer role

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience with Java , preferably recent versions
• Spring Boot
• Microservices architecture
• REST APIs and API integration
• AWS cloud services, including:
  • ECS / Fargate
  • IAM
  • Application Load Balancer (ALB)
  • RDS
  • CloudWatch
  • Secrets Manager
• OpenSearch / Elasticsearch
• Docker
• CI/CD pipelines
• GitHub
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Architecture
• Observability and monitoring
• DevOps practices
• Infrastructure as Code
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Performance optimization
• AI-assisted development tools

Key Responsibilities

• Lead software engineers in delivering business-critical cloud applications
• Define and maintain technical direction and architectural standards
• Design scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and AWS
• Drive AWS cloud adoption and modernization initiatives
• Ensure solutions meet scalability, performance, security, reliability, and availability requirements
• Provide architecture guidance across application, platform, and cloud layers
• Promote DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity
• Support OpenSearch/Elasticsearch-based solutions and observability platforms
• Improve application monitoring, logging, and operational visibility
• Lead technical reviews, code reviews, and design discussions
• Mentor and coach software engineers
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Platform, and Infrastructure teams
• Support production incidents, root-cause analysis, and operational excellence
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across engineering practices and delivery processes
• Drive successful execution of complex cloud-native initiatives

Required Leadership Skills

• Strong technical leadership and decision-making abilities
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Ownership and accountability for technical delivery
• Conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and architecture teams