AWS Application Architect

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AWS Application Architect

Aaura Softwares

$70–$100 / Hour

Location

Remote

Experience

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Posted

Jul 30, 2026

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August 30, 2026

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Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on AWS Application Architect to lead the design and development of cloud-native, REST-based microservices. This role focuses on building scalable backend services on Amazon EKS, with flexibility to use EC2, Lambda, or ECS when appropriate. The architect will work closely with engineering teams, guide best practices, mentor developers, and ensure the microservices platform is secure, modern, and well-architected.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and deliver REST-based microservices using containerized workloads on Amazon EKS, selecting appropriate AWS compute services for each use case
  • Develop backend NodeJS REST APIs using Fastify/NextJS frameworks with strong focus on performance, reliability, and security
  • Build and maintain Kubernetes deployments, services, ingress rules, autoscaling, and workload security configurations
  • Design secure API exposure using API Gateway, Application Load Balancer, and related AWS-native integration services
  • Implement secure access to AWS services through IAM roles, IRSA, VPC endpoints, and private networking patterns
  • Troubleshoot issues across application, container, Kubernetes, networking, and AWS infrastructure layers
  • Develop and maintain architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and documentation for AWS-based microservices and applications
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership by coaching and mentoring development teams on cloud-native design and best practices
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance cloud-native engineering and CI/CD adoption
  • Stay up to date with AWS advancements, especially in EKS, identity, networking, and container ecosystem enhancements

Requirements

  • 12+ years in application development or cloud architecture with strong focus on cloud-native microservices
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon ECS, EKS and Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, autoscaling, RBAC, networking)
  • Strong expertise in NodeJS for building RESTful services using the NestJS framework
  • Experience using databases and caching services such as Amazon RDS/Aurora/DynamoDB and ElastiCache
  • Solid background in Docker containerization and runtime optimization
  • Strong understanding of AWS compute, networking, storage, and integration services relevant to microservices
  • Experience implementing secure authentication and authorization using Cognito, JWTs, IAM, or similar frameworks
  • Proficiency in AI-native development environments and integrated coding assistants, specifically Kiro, Cursor, and VSCode
  • Proven troubleshooting skills across application, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure layers

Skills Required

AWSIAMDynamoDBDockerNodeJSKubernetesNestJSREST API DevelopmentMicroservicesAmazon EKS

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