Java Lead

Java Lead / Java Architect We are seeking a highly experienced Java Lead / Java Architect to design, develop, and oversee high-performance enterprise applications for mission-critical platforms within the JPMC ecosystem. The ideal candidate will possess strong architectural leadership, hands-on development expertise, and the ability to guide teams in building scalable, secure, and resilient systems aligned with banking and financial industry standards. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design Lead architecture, design, and solutioning of complex, distributed, cloud-native Java applications. Develop high-level and low-level design documents, architecture diagrams, and integration patterns. Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and architectural governance across teams. Drive design discussions around scalability, performance, resiliency, and security. Hands-on Development Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code using Java and associated frameworks. Lead development of microservices, APIs, event-driven components, and cloud-native solutions. Diagnose and resolve complex production issues with root-cause analysis. Core Java & Frameworks Strong expertise in Java 8/11/17, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud. Deep understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, collections, JVM internals, and performance tuning. Microservices & Distributed Systems Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, REST APIs, event-driven patterns. Tools like Kafka, MQ, RabbitMQ, gRPC, or similar. Conflux Systems