What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Engineer (Cloud Applications (AWS) & Integration) position at Reqroute, Inc?
Role : Lead Engineer (Cloud Applications (AWS) & Integration)
Location: Onsite – Miami, FL (Locals Only)
Experience: 10 Years
12 Months contract
Visa : Only Independent visa can apply - without any sponsorship
Interview : One internal technical interview, followed by three client interviews (audio/video via Microsoft Teams). On-site interview will be requested for final round .
Overview
Our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and maintenance of custom-built applications, ensuring seamless connectivity with enterprise systems.
This role plays a key part in delivering scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-native solutions, while also providing leadership and technical direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of application developers and integration specialists
- Oversee the full application lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Architect scalable, secure applications using AWS services
- Define and enforce coding standards and best practices
- Manage repositories, version control, and deployments
Integration & Architecture
- Design and implement integration strategies across enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, data platforms, third-party APIs)
- Build solutions using APIs, ETL tools, and event-driven architectures
- Ensure data integrity, performance, and security
- Troubleshoot and resolve integration challenges
Leadership & Delivery
- Provide technical guidance on tools, methodologies, and architecture
- Participate in architectural reviews and technology decisions
- Support planning, estimation, and project delivery
- Communicate progress and align with stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 5 years of experience building and operating applications on AWS
Technical Skills
- AWS services: Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, RDS/DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, CloudFront
- Integration with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics)
- API development (REST/GraphQL), event-driven systems
- Programming: Node.js, Java, or Python
- Frontend: JavaScript/TypeScript, React or similar
Additional Experience
- AI/LLM-based applications (RAG, prompt design, tool calling, monitoring)
- DevOps (CI/CD, automated testing, observability)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
- Cloud security best practices
- SQL & NoSQL databases
- Agile methodologies
Nice to Have
- SAP integrations (IDoc, OData, BAPI/RFC)
- SAP BTP, Fiori/SAPUI5, Integration Suite