Solution Architect - Java

Overall Job Function:

• Lead the design and development of the architecture for systems or solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards.
• Create and define the overall structure of a solution, including software, hardware, and cloud components, to meet business needs and optimize performance, scalability, and security.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, product managers, engineers, and other team members to gather requirements and ensure the architecture aligns with the project's goals.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to ensure the best solution for the project's needs, considering current market trends and best practices.
• Identify potential risks and challenges in the architecture and suggest ways to mitigate them, ensuring a robust, secure, and reliable system.
• Create clear and detailed documentation for the architecture, ensuring that team members and stakeholders understand the design, decisions, and rationale.
• Oversee code quality and ensure the system’s design and implementation are scalable, efficient, and maintainable.
• Continuously assess and improve the performance, security, and scalability of the solution.
• Stay updated with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in software architecture and incorporate relevant innovations into the design.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Leads, and developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence within the team.
• Interact with clients and vendors to ensure that all technical requirements are met and that the architecture aligns with business objectives.
• Ensure the solution adheres to necessary industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements (e.g., Hipaa data protection, security policies).

Experience Requirements:

• 12+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Proven experience in designing and leading Microservices-based architectures
• Extensive expertise in UI development with Angular and Bootstrap
• In-depth knowledge of backend development using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and RESTful APIs
• Strong experience with relational cloud databases, particularly Aurora MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Advanced proficiency in security authentication technologies such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, Keycloak, and Okta
• Comprehensive experience with message queues and event buses, especially Kafka
• Skilled in managing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Proficient in API documentation using Swagger / OpenAPI
• Proficient in using Datadog for monitoring and log tracking.
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies.
• Proven ability to effectively deliver results as required.
• Ability to effectively operate in a team.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to operate independently under pressure.
• Strong professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with little supervision and within changing priorities.
• Ability to analyze requirements and troubleshoot problems.
• Strong business acumen and deep understanding of business processes
• Strong presentation, and conflict management skills
• Experience mentoring and reviewing the work of technical team members.
• Ability to work in a matrix team environment with both internal and 3rd party development teams (onshore / offshore).

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering.