Citi

AWS Application Developer lead Engineer

Chennai Tamil Nadu India
Full-time
Posted Sep 18, 2026

Skills

AWS
Java
Microsoft Azure
MongoDB
Network Administration
React
Terraform
Accessibility
Agile
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Google Cloud
Kubernetes
Python

Job description

Cloud and Platform Development Engineer with 10 years of experience designing, modernizing, and operating enterprise Applications on cloud platforms (Full stack ) across AWS and Azure, solutions architecture, or similar role.

Strong expertise in cloud architecture, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, observability, security, reliability engineering, and large-scale modernization initiatives

Required Qualifications

•In-depth knowledge of core AWS/Azure services, including but not limited to:

•Backend & Distributed Systems : Strong Java/Spring Boot, microservices, REST/event-driven APIs and distributed-system design, including concurrency, caching, resiliency, idempotency and failure/recovery patterns.

Data Architecture: Experience with MongoDB Atlas and relational/data-lake platforms, including data modelling, indexing, consistency, performance and high-volume operational workloads.

Full-Stack Architecture: Ability to own end-to-end application architecture across backend and modern Angular/React frontends, including API/BFF patterns, authentication, performance and scalability.

•AWS/Azure Architecture, Cloud Modernization, Platform Engineering, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation, ArgoCD, Azure DevOps, Azure Networking

•Compute: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk

•Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier

•Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, Direct Connect

•Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift

•Security & Identity: IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub

•Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.

•Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN) and cloud security best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

•AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification.

•Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS).

•Knowledge of CI/CD principles and experience with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

•Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

•Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

•Familiarity with other cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).

•Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

Education:

•Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

•Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Cloud and Platform Engineer with 10 years of experience designing, modernizing, and operating enterprise cloud platforms across AWS and Azure. Strong expertise in cloud architecture, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, observability, security, reliability engineering, and large-scale modernization initiatives

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