Java Aws Architect

**Position Type**:
Full time
**Type Of Hire**:
Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)
**Education Desired**:
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
**Travel Percentage**:
0%
Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

**About the team**

In today’s highly competitive retirement market, firms must not only deliver superior customer value but cater to challenging customer requirements and solve complex problems efficiently.

Throughout the industry there is mounting pressure on organizations to do more, requiring a clear technology strategy that not only addresses the demands of today, but also enables the growth and performance of tomorrow.

Sounds Interesting?

**What you will be doing**

responsibilities:

- Design and implement robust Java architectures to meet the evolving needs of the organization, leveraging cloud-native solutions and microservices principles.
- Lead architectural discussions and decision-making processes, influencing technology choices and best practices across multiple teams.
- Conduct architectural reviews and provide guidance on design patterns, performance optimization, and security considerations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine technical roadmaps, ensuring alignment with product goals and timelines.
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of excellence in software development and continuous improvement.
- Stay relevant of industry trends and emerging technologies, recommending strategic investments to enhance our technology stack.
- Work closely with business leads and product owners to understand solution requirements and identify architectural patterns
- Monitor compliance of cloud resources to see if they fit industry guardrails and best practices
- Work closely with lead architects and engineers to create and maintain architectural templates and build/operational documents
- Work with DevOps and engineering teams to develop service catalogues.

**What you bring**:
Knowledge / Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on Java technologies and frameworks.
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Strong knowledge of Java ecosystem tools, including Spring, Hibernate, and RESTful services.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
- The individual may be required to work on multiple areas simultaneously (development, platform releases, installations, conversions, support, training, etc.)

**Skills**:

- Core Java, Latest features of Java (8 & 11)
- Angular, Node & JavaScript
- Web services - SOAP & REST
- Frameworks - Spring, Hibernate, Junit (Unit testing), spring boot (good to have)
- Knowledge of Design patterns
- Deployment and insight on App. Servers - JBoss, WebLogic & WebSphere
- Sound knowledge of Databases - Oracle, MS-SQL (My-SQL is good to have)
- Sound analytical & communication skills
- Sound debugging skills & hands on knowledge of industry standard tools such as eclipse, SOAP UI etc.
- HTML 5 & CSS 3
- Knowledge of FIS products and services
- Ability to be comfortable interacting with executive level clients
- Ability to delegate projects to qualified subordinates as appropriate
- Ability to operate independently
- Ability to exhibit solid decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Responsible for the creation of the software architecture in modular, easy to maintain and extendible parts (components and modules);
- Extensive participation in Design & Architecture of current & new systems
- Hands on Software development
- coding
- Technically responsible for the software in projects.
- Ensures mutual consistency and efficient integration of the separate components in modular, easy-to-maintain hardware/software that meets the product specification.
- Acts in line with departmental and project processes
- Guides the Development Engineers in the design and implementation of the parts of a subsystem.
- Has an important say in the choice of development environment and has ultimate responsibility for the software top-level design.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or equivalent

Competencies
- Fluent in English
- Excellent communicator - ability to discuss technical and commercial solutions to internal and external parties and adapt depending on the technical or business focus of the discussion
- Attention to detail - track record of authoring high quality documentation
- Organized approach - manage and adapt priorities according to client and internal requirements
- Self-starter but team mindset - work autonomously and as part of a global tea