Java Technical Architect

Job Description for Java Technical Architect Full Stack

Location: Hyderabad.

Cotiviti Hyderabad is looking for Java Technical Architect for Payment Line of Business with several product streams Java/Oracle based application suite to Spring boot and Angular based modern application suite.

The purpose of this position is to provide System/Application Architecture, technical leadership & guidance to multiple teams and work independently as well to build and integrate robust, fault-tolerant backend services and angular frontend for information processing requirements to payment accuracy products. This includes collaboration in requirements definition, building System/Application architecture, prototyping, design, coding, testing and deployment.

Person in this position would exhibit the following behaviours:

• Provides Technical Leadership and guides the multiple teams as needed.
• Can handle multiple priorities and initiatives in parallel.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with all teams
• Provides Technical documentation and proactively shares ideas and information, assists colleagues as needed
• Takes pride and leads by example in the achievement of team objectives
• Has credibility with peers and senior managers
• Self-motivated driven to achieve results
• Keeps pace with change acquires new knowledge/skills as the business evolves
• Handles confidential information with sensitivity
• Constantly improves domain knowledge and applies to the project.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Should be able to define and develop System/Application Architecture for the multiple projects.
• Come up with Architectural Roadmap for existing applications and new applications.
• Define Architectural Runway items while actively participating in PI Planning and Feature refinements.
• Define Roadmap for technology upgrades for existing tech stack. Keep track of EOL for tech stack in current environments and come up with migration or upgrade roadmaps.
• Should have good knowledge regarding Security , Networking and Hardware to define System architecture.
• Constantly look out for opportunities to improve performance, scalability, maintainability, robustness, quality of applications with better and new technology solutions, new architecture/design, design patterns, implement best practices across the development teams.
• Drive / Actively participate in Developer COPs across the teams and establish platform for teams to share knowledge and innovations.
• Should be able to Architect & Lead the design and develop complex systems using design pattens and implement software, data solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts. Behaviour driven and Test driven development (BDD/TDD) would be preferred.
• Capable to drive and lead the architecture/design discussions and actively participate with Technical Product Owners, Product Managers, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineers, agile teams and operations teams to define technical features/initiatives for each Program Increment. (https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-increment/ )
• Collaborates closely with other Architects, Technical Leads, Delivery Managers/Leads or other Senior Leaders/resources located at onshore/offshore/remote in driving technology initiatives, define and ensure the completeness with attention to detail and accuracy of system / technical requirements and non-functional requirements (NFRs).
• Partner with Unix, Windows, Network, Storage, Security, IT and other Infrastructure teams to define and drive the System Architecture.
• Take ownership on Technical Features and drives the implementation by providing technical guidance and mentoring team with best practices.
• Identifies and resolves dependencies and risks involved in completing the features upfront and shares proactively.
• Should be able to work with ambiguous , high level requirements, unknowns and expect the unexpected as needed.
• Participates proactively/drives technical working groups across the LOBs.
• Proficient in git flow (Pull requests) and maintains the unit test coverage as well as passes the SonarQube quality gate for the code that is written.
• Communicates technical and operational issues to both engineering and leadership in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all technology standards are adhered to while developing systems.
• Regularly Provide Technical Presentations to teams and help and encourage teams to upskill to take advantage of new technology solutions for business problems.
• Constantly upgrade skills to stay on top of the industry standards, best practices, and new technology solutions.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters or Bachelors in Engineering in IT/ Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Systems.
• 12+ years of strong hands-on experience and proficient with Core Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Microservices, Hibernate, SQL, HTML, Javascript/JQuery/AngularJS, CSS, Angular/Typescripts, JSON(RestfulAPI), DevOps implementation knowledge.
• Proficient with git version control system, IDEs like Eclipse and IntelliJ, SQL tools like SQL Developer.
• Master/strong experience in building architecture & applications with security standards / HI-Trust compliant, handling vulnerabilities, static & dynamic code analysis, Penetration testing.
• Use AI tools such as Copilot, Claud Code etc; to accelerate delivery(ideation, coding, tests, documentation, research) while maintainingcode quality, security, and correctness
• Good Knowledge regarding twelve-factormethodologyof application development
• Strong experience in resolving Performance issues, identifying memory leaks in and across applications at different tiers.
• Proficient with git flow, pull requests and other version control related concepts.
• Proficient in working with Maven build tool, Jenkins, Nexus, Sonar scan and security (like Veracode) scan.
• Should be proficient with Junit, Mockito and other Unit testing frameworks and performing code reviews as per the organization standards.
• Should be hands-on in working with tables, triggers, indexes, sequences, constraints, functions and procedures preferably in Oracle.
• Should have experienced in applications developed using docker and Kubernetes, openshift.
• Proficient in using JBOSS or any of the EAP/ Enterprise Application Servers.
• Should be proficient in debugging applications, troubleshooting by running from the IDE as well as remote debugging.
• Should have good knowledge of UX/UI design.
• Should be able to estimate the effort involved in developing a Epic/feature.
• Should be able to work with other Architects, guide and mentor Technical Leads & SSEs and be able to do code review, integrate the work.
• Proficient to debug front end/javascript code using tools in browser.

Good To Have :

• Knowledge of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or any other agile framework.
• Exposure to business process workflow analysis such as JBPM, experience preferred.
• MogoDB, Docker based development/deployments, Unix Internals.
• Exposure to workflow engines such as drools.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and adaptability to rapidly changing priorities and workloads.
• Ability to work well independently and maintain focus in a highly dynamic work environment.
• Comfort in working with team members that are remote and located in the US, India or other geographies.