Tech Lead - AWS Cloud Migration

Code First Girls

21h•Remote

About The Position

This is a free training course followed by the potential for a role with one of our clients. Our clients are looking for a Tech Lead for their AWS Cloud Migration to join their team. As a Tech Lead on the AWS Cloud Migration, you will provide technical leadership across the refactoring of legacy applications for a Tech Debt programme. Embedded alongside client teams and a broader programme network, you will guide technical design, ensure architectural alignment, and assure the quality of key deliverables to enable a seamless transition to AWS.

Requirements

Proven experience leading technical delivery for application migrations to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Strong track record of working effectively in complex, multi-supplier project environments.
Demonstrated experience with integration design or overseeing integration-focused components.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience or familiarity with Java frameworks (e.g., Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JSF) and core libraries (e.g., Apache Commons, Guava).
Familiarity with microservices architecture and related tooling (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Swagger/OpenAPI).
Prior experience delivering digital transformation or cloud projects within the UK public sector.

Responsibilities

Directing the technical design, development, and cloud migration of key applications.
Overseeing technical decisions to guarantee alignment with enterprise architecture direction and standards.
Reviewing and assuring the quality of critical technical artefacts, codebases, and architectural documentation.
Guiding the architectural breakdown and refactoring of legacy technical debt into modern, scalable cloud components.
Partnering directly with client teams, specialists, and external suppliers across a large-scale programme environment.