AWS Architect with Java & Capital Markets

Project description

DXC Luxoft Financial Services is a global technology partner to leading investment banks, exchanges, clearing houses, and capital markets institutions. We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect with a strong Java background to join a strategic cloud modernization and migration program for a major financial services client.
In this role, you will lead the architecture and delivery of large-scale AWS migration initiatives, helping transform complex trading and post-trade platforms from legacy environments into modern, scalable, cloud-native solutions. You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders to define migration strategies, modernize applications, and establish cloud best practices across the organization.
The ideal candidate combines deep AWS architecture expertise with hands-on Java experience and a strong understanding of Capital Markets platforms, trading workflows, and financial technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities

This initiative focuses on:
Cloud migration and modernization of Capital Markets applications to AWS
Design and implementation of cloud-native and microservices-based architectures
Modernization of Java/Spring applications for cloud deployment
Establishment of AWS architecture standards, governance, and security controls
Migration of distributed systems toward scalable, resilient, event-driven architectures
Integration with trading, market data, risk, settlements, and post-trade platforms
Adoption of DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and automated deployment pipelines
Key Responsibilities
Define end-to-end AWS migration and modernization strategies
Design cloud architectures leveraging AWS managed services and cloud-native patterns
Lead application assessment, migration planning, and target-state architecture definition
Architect highly available, resilient, and secure solutions in AWS
Guide engineering teams in modernizing Java applications using Spring Boot and microservices
Drive containerization and orchestration initiatives using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS
Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka and AWS messaging services
Collaborate with security, platform, and enterprise architecture teams
Establish cloud governance, cost optimization, operational excellence, and FinOps practices
Support CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud automation initiatives
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture oversight across delivery teams