Java Technical Architect (Spring Boot & .NET)

Location: Mumbai, Bangalore

Role Overview

• Experience: 12+ years of experience as a Technical Architect or Lead Engineer.
• Scope: Lead the design and development of end-to-end technical solutions, taking into account business requirements, scalability, performance, and security considerations across Java (Spring Boot) and .NET ecosystems.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices for both JVM and .NET Core environments.
• Architecture Assessments: Conduct architecture assessments, identify potential risks, and propose mitigation strategies (e.g., Monolith to Microservices) to ensure successful project delivery.
• Roadmaps: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry trends.
• Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, frameworks, and tools (e.g., choosing between Java 21 vs. .NET 8 for specific use cases) that align with our technical strategy.
• Governance: Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, and guidelines, promoting consistency and quality across diverse project teams.
• Innovation: Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies (AI/ML integration, Cloud Native patterns), continuously refining and enhancing our technical capabilities.
• Quality Assurance: Review and approve system designs and technical documentation, ensuring clarity, completeness, and cross-stack compatibility.
• Process Excellence: Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation (DevOps), and optimization to enhance the efficiency of our development practices.
• Cloud Architecture: Experience of setting up high availability API interfaces and high-performance ($leq 1$s response time) APIs in Azure/AWS.
• Containerization: Expert understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for Java and .NET programs.
• Hands-on Research: Ability to support architecture with experience and research, building POCs and frameworks for new components.
• DevOps Mastery: Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

Mandatory Skill Set

• Java (Backend): Minimum 5 years (Java 17/21) - Mandatory
• Spring Boot: (Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring Cloud) - Mandatory
• .NET Core / .NET 8: Experience leading or architecting .NET solutions - Mandatory
• Microservices: (Mandatory) Design patterns, Service Mesh, and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Cloud Experience 3+ years: Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or AWS equivalent.
• Infrastructure as Code:Terraform (Mandatory).
• Testing Strategy: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and Test-containers (Mandatory).
• Database Management: Deep understanding of SQL.
• Legacy Modernization: Proven experience in Design Experience and Legacy System transformation.
• Hands-on Architect: Solving complex problems, POC creation, framework development, and Unit Testing.

Nice to Have

• Certification in Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Knowledge of Front-end technologies (React/Angular) for full-stack architectural alignment (approx. 20%).