Java Architect

Responsibilities :

We are seeking an experienced  15  plus years  Principal Architect / Senior Technical Lead  with a proven track record of designing and delivering  microservices  architectures for large-scale, mission-critical applications. In this leadership role, you will  define architectural standards , mentor development teams, and work closely with business stakeholders to align technology solutions with strategic objectives. You should excel at  communicating complex technical concepts , have deep knowledge of  distributed systems , and possess a  forward-thinking mindset  that balances innovation with enterprise-level reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design Leadership
• Define and  evolve the overarching architecture  for microservices, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives.
• Provide  technical oversight  and guidance on domain-driven design (DDD), service boundaries, and data management strategies.
• Strategic Technology Roadmap
• Collaborate with senior executives and product owners to  develop a multi-year technology roadmap , focusing on scalability, resilience, and high availability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and  recommend adoption  where appropriate to maintain a competitive edge.
• Microservices Implementation
• Lead teams in  designing, developing, and deploying  microservices using best practices around RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.
• Ensure each service adheres to established  coding standards, security practices , and  API versioning  guidelines.
• Performance, Scalability & Resilience
• Oversee  capacity planning  and  performance tuning  efforts to handle high throughput and large data volumes.
• Implement  fault-tolerant  patterns (e.g., circuit breakers, retries, load balancing) and strategies to mitigate single points of failure.
• DevOps & CI / CD
• Advocate for  continuous integration and delivery  (CI / CD) best practices, including automated build pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Work with DevOps teams to  optimize deployment processes , reduce downtime, and ensure rapid rollbacks when necessary.
• Observability & Monitoring
• Champion the implementation of  centralized logging , distributed tracing, and real-time monitoring tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
• Drive  incident response  and  root cause analysis  workflows to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Data Strategy & Governance
• Determine  data storage solutions  (SQL, NoSQL) and data partitioning / sharding strategies aligned with service boundaries.
• Ensure compliance with  data governance  and  regulatory  requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) as needed.
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring
• Mentor  mid-level and junior engineers , fostering a learning culture through design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Partner with project managers, product owners, and QA leads to  ensure clear priorities  and high-quality deliverables.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with  business stakeholders , transforming high-level requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Facilitate  communication  between engineering teams, executive leadership, and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Risk Assessment & Management
• Identify  technical risks  and propose  mitigation strategies , including spikes, proofs of concept, or architectural adjustments.
• Regularly update leadership on project risks, constraints, and timelines.

Qualifications