Java Architect

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Java Architect for their Austin, TX location.


Responsibilities:
Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for client stakeholders and participate in discovery sessions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product and infrastructure teams to design microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Own High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), service contracts, and data integration strategies.
• Communicate architectural decisions, risks, and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Hands-on Engineering & Innovation

• Lead by example by writing clean, scalable, production-quality code.
• Design and develop reusable frameworks and component libraries to accelerate development.
• Build rapid POCs using modern communication patterns (WebSockets, gRPC, streaming).
• Leverage GenAI tools and AI coding assistants to enhance productivity and engineering velocity.

Delivery Effectiveness & Quality Governance

• Enforce Zero Trust security architecture across application layers.
• Establish coding standards, implement TDD practices, and drive automated testing strategies.
• Conduct code and design reviews to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.

Requirements:

• Core Backend Architecture
• Strong expertise in Java (Java 17/21 preferred) and Object-Oriented Design.
• Deep experience with Spring Boot and Microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in Spring Ecosystem (Spring MVC, Security, WebFlux).
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA and enterprise design patterns.
• Data & Streaming
• Strong database experience with SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Pulsar).
• Cloud-Native & Integration
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (containerized environments).
• Exposure to Service Mesh architectures.
• Familiarity with modern UI technologies (React, Angular, TypeScript) to support API design.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years as an Architect.
• Proven experience in client-facing roles within enterprise environments.

Top 3 Must-Have Skills

• Java 17/21 expertise
• Spring Boot & Microservices architecture
• Database & SQL proficiency
• Years of Experience: 12.00 Years of Experience

Skills:

• Category Name Required Importance
• .NET JP Yes 1
• Analytics Generative AI Yes 1
• Cloud Solutions GRPC Yes 1
• Cloud Solutions Spring WebFlux Yes 1
• Databases NoSQL Yes 1
• DXDE_NEW TypeScript Yes 1
• EPS_NEW Kafk Yes 1
• EPS_NEW MongoDB Yes 1
• IDE DevOps Docker Yes 1
• Infrastructure Services Kubernetes Yes 1
• Jav Hibernate Yes 1
• Jav Spring MVC Yes 1
• OPEN SOURCE Websockets Yes 1
• QEA_NEW ngular Yes 1
• QEA_NEW PostgreSQL Yes 1
• Software Skills Jav Yes 1
• Software Skills Microservices Yes 1
• Software Skills Oracle Yes 1
• Software Skills Spring Boot Yes 1
• Software Skills SQL Yes 1
• Web Development React Yes 1

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities