Technical Architect

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Senior Architect to lead the design and development of our next-generation cloud-native enterprise systems.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping our architectural vision, driving the adoption of modern technologies and best practices, and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of our distributed web applications. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects leveraging microservices, event-driven architecture, and advanced cloud technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and development of large-scale, multi-tier Java/J2EE enterprise systems and open-source-based distributed web applications.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-native application development principles, including containerization, orchestration, and microservices.
• Architect and oversee cloud migration strategies, ensuring efficient operationalization, cost optimization, adherence to well-architected frameworks, and implementation of security best practices.
• Design and implement microservices-based event-driven architectures, ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and data consistency.
• Define and implement API strategies utilizing REST/JSON, OAuth, and API clients for seamless integration.
• Architect and implement robust messaging solutions using Kafka, including topic design, producer/consumer strategies, and stream processing.
• Apply Hexagonal Architecture principles to build maintainable, testable, and modular applications.
• Design and implement multi-tenant applications with robust tenant isolation mechanisms.
• Evangelize and implement cloud-native application design patterns and best practices across development teams.
• Architect observable systems by leveraging technologies like OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Dynatrace, and CloudWatch for comprehensive monitoring and observability.
• Design and implement secure and resilient communication between microservices using Istio service mesh.
• Implement effective Redis caching strategies to optimize application performance and reduce latency.
• Lead the adoption and implementation of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), orchestration tools (Kubernetes), deployment automation (ArgoCD, Helm Charts).
• Champion and implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and DevOps methodologies to streamline development and deployment processes.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to development teams.
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills to address architectural challenges and production issues.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing Java/J2EE enterprise systems and open-source-based multi-tier, distributed web applications.
• Strong background and experience working on cloud-native application development and cloud migration, operationalizing cloud environments; cost optimization, well-architected framework, security best practices, application modernization.
• Strong background and experience working on projects with microservices-based event-driven architecture.
• Solid knowledge, experience, and background of API paradigms such as REST/JSON, OAuth, API clients.
• Strong experience with Kafka, including topics, producers, consumers, and stream processing.
• Proficiency in Hexagonal Architecture for building maintainable and modular applications.
• Experience developing multi-tenant applications with proper tenant isolation.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud-native application design patterns and best practices.
• Experience with architecting observable systems leveraging technologies like OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch etc.
• Strong understanding of Istio service mesh for secure and resilient communication between microservices.
• Experience with Redis caching strategies for performance optimization.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, Helm Charts for containerized application deployment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and DevOps methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, communication, and leadership abilities.