Job Description
Job Description
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KēSTA I.T is actively seeking an Application Architect for an immediate contract engagement with our government client.
Work Location : This position is Hybrid
Job Description :
We Are Seeking an experienced Application Architect to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and supporting complex enterprise Java applications. This role focuses on modernizing systems, ensuring application stability and security, aligning technical architecture with business requirements, and guiding development teams through architecture, integration, and implementation initiatives while maintaining strong data integrity and compliance standards.
Responsibilities :
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to application development teams.
- Design, develop, and support complex Java / JEE-based applications and related web services.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure application architecture aligns with business needs and technical standards.
- Lead modernization initiatives to improve application performance, stability, scalability, and security.
- Design and maintain logical and physical database models and support data migration initiatives.
- Develop software design documentation and facilitate stakeholder review and approval.
- Participate in full software development lifecycle activities, including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Develop technology roadmaps for supported applications and recommend cost-effective technical solutions.
- Support integration of software components into fully functional enterprise systems.
- Optimize SQL queries, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure data integrity.
- Support CI / CD pipeline development and DevOps practices where applicable.
- Provide mentorship, technical oversight, and coaching to development teams.
- Collaborate across teams on large Agile projects and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure applications meet enterprise design standards, security requirements, and compliance guidelines.
Required Skills :
12+ years architecting, designing, and developing complex systems using Java technologies.12+ years reviewing technical designs to ensure adherence to enterprise standards.10+ years developing applications using Java IDEs (e.g., Eclipse, STS).10+ years designing and reviewing logical and physical data models using SQL / PLSQL.8+ years preparing and maintaining technology roadmaps.8+ years development experience using Java / JEE, Spring, and Spring Boot frameworks.8+ years experience with Hibernate / JPA frameworks.5+ years experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular or React and JavaScript technologies.5+ years experience working within enterprise DevOps / container environments.5+ years experience with Agile development practices and test-driven development.Experience designing RESTful and SOAP web services and enterprise integration solutions.Strong knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL, including data migration strategies.Experience with source control systems such as Git.Experience with application servers and container platforms (e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, OpenShift, Kubernetes).Cloud experience (preferably AWS), including architecture, deployment, optimization, and cost management.Experience implementing CI / CD pipelines and DevOps practices.Preferred / Additional Skills
Experience with Databricks and large-scale data processing platforms.Knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka, Spark, or ActiveMQ.Familiarity with cloud-native container orchestration and Kubernetes ecosystem concepts.Experience with AWS services such as S3, EC2, VPC, Lambda, MSK, EKS / ECS, or similar services.Familiarity with enterprise process maturity frameworks (e.g., CMM / CMMI).Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.Available Benefits :
Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available)Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite optionsPTOHoliday PayVTO401KCharitable MatchTraining reimbursementAbout KēSTA I.T. :
Our name says it all; KēSTA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success!
KēSTA I.T. is a premier Utah-based technical staffing and consulting services firm. We specialize in temporary and permanent placement of Software, Hardware, Network, Cloud, CRM / ERP, Data, End-User support, Web and Executive / leadership-based positions on a full time and consulting basis.
If you're interested in a role where top performance is rewarded, personal time is valued, and excellence is demanded at every level we want to talk to you today!
Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ KēSTA I.T.
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