- Location
- saint louis, mo, USA
- Workplace
- Remote, Hybrid
- Type
- Contract, Internship
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- RecruiterFlow
Description
Overview
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to lead the technical design and evolution of a high-traffic, scalable customer portal. This is a backend-focused role for an architect experienced in building resilient, cloud-native, headless architectures. The role owns a hybrid ecosystem leveraging Adobe AEM for content management and a high-performance backend built on AWS serverless and containerized services.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and own end-to-end architecture for a decoupled, headless customer portal
• Architect scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS EKS/ECS with evolution toward Lambda-based services
• Define and manage complex integrations with internal and legacy systems, ensuring reliability and availability
• Lead backend architecture including Node.js BFF and Go-based microservices
• Define API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger) and establish architectural and coding standards
• Design API “front door” using AWS API Gateway for routing, security, and traffic management
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to align architecture with roadmap goals
• Establish DevSecOps, CI/CD, scaling, and observability standards across AWS environments
Required Skills & Experience
• Deep expertise in AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS)
• 5+ years of experience building production-grade microservices in Go
• Strong experience with Node.js BFF patterns and React-based frontend integration
• Hands-on experience integrating Adobe AEM in headless or hybrid architectures
• Strong understanding of OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, and secure API design
• Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
Preferred Qualifications
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)