[Hiring] AWS Solutions Architect @Finsense Africa

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to lead application modernisation, cloud migration, microservices, integration, and serverless architecture initiatives on AWS. The role will involve:

• Defining target-state architectures
• Modernising legacy integration platforms
• Establishing cloud and infrastructure standards
• Guiding engineering teams through specification-driven delivery

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or solution architecture
• At least 5 years of AWS experience
• Proven experience leading legacy-to-cloud modernisation or migration programmes
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and enterprise integration patterns
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS Lambda, ECS, Fargate, VPC Lattice, and related AWS services
• Experience designing event-driven architectures using EventBridge, SNS, SQS, Kafka, or equivalent technologies
• Practical understanding of distributed system patterns including Saga, CQRS, and eventual consistency
• Strong capability in REST API, integration contract, and data contract design
• Experience defining Terraform standards, reusable modules, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Ability to establish and drive specification-driven development across engineering teams
• Familiarity with GenAI-assisted development tools and their use within software delivery processes
• Ability to adopt and enforce organisational architecture methodologies, DevOps practices, cloud standards, and infrastructure-as-code guidelines

Requirements

• This is a fully remote, 6-month contract engagement
• Resources may be located in any region, provided they can support South East Asia and provide partial overlap with LATAM and Middle East time zones where required
• Flexible working hours are expected to accommodate stakeholders in the Philippines, LATAM, El Salvador, and Middle East
• Remote cloud PC access may be provided through Amazon WorkSpaces where appropriate
• Some architecture, development, or testing activities may require a suitable local working environment