Lead Cloud Software Architect

Lead Cloud Software Architect

Remote (Occasional Onsite) | Chicago, IL

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Lead Cloud Software Architect to join our team in Chicago, IL. We offer remote work, with occasional onsite work, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!

Position Overview

DSN is seeking a Lead Cloud Software Architect to join a growing engineering team building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS. This is a hands-on technical leadership role combining architecture ownership, engineering mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions that support key business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for a team of software engineers building and operating scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Drive architecture decisions, engineering best practices, and solution design across Spring Boot microservices, OpenSearch platforms, CI/CD, observability, and AWS infrastructure.
• Lead AWS cloud adoption and modernization initiatives, ensuring solution scalability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Promote DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and AI-assisted development practices.
• Support incident resolution, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical talent.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, and other stakeholders to align technology investments with business goals.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions.

Work Environment

• This is a remote position with occasional onsite work, based in Chicago, IL. Travel will be required as needed.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required and 10+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in a lead role.

Required Technical Skills

• Backend development: Java (latest version preferred), Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, and API Integration.
• Cloud & infrastructure: AWS (ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager), Cloud Architecture, Distributed Systems, and Infrastructure as Code.
• DevOps & delivery: Docker, CI/CD, GitHub, DevOps practices, and Observability.
• Data & search: SQL/NoSQL databases and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
• Emerging tools: Performance Optimization and AI-assisted Development Tools.

Soft Skills

• Technical leadership and ownership, with the ability to mentor and coach engineers and develop technical talent.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Collaborative problem solving, critical thinking, and sound decision making.
• Adaptability and conflict resolution skills that support successful delivery of complex, cloud-native solutions.