Architect - Java
Job Title - Architect - Java - Associate Manager - ACS Song
Management Level: Level 8: Associate Manager
Location: Kochi
Must have skills: Java/Spring
Good to have skills: Agile Project Management
Experience: 8-12 years of experience is required
Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)
Job Summary
We are seeking a Java Architect (Entry-Level Architect) with 8–12 years of strong hands-on experience in architecting and developing scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in Java, microservices, cloud-native patterns, and modern engineering practices. You will guide teams in design, development, and delivery while ensuring high code quality, architecture integrity, and technical excellence.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical architecture for Java-based microservices and backend systems.
- Design, develop, and optimize Java/Spring Boot services, REST APIs, and integrations.
- Break down complex problems, lead end-to-end execution, and ensure timely delivery.
- Establish coding standards, review code, and maintain high-quality, secure implementations.
- Troubleshoot production issues, lead RCA, and implement long-term stable fixes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, Product) throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Implement best practices for performance, concurrency, caching, and database efficiency.
- Ensure observability with proper logging, metrics, monitoring, and tracing.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and deployments on Kubernetes/cloud.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence.
Professional and Technical Skills:
- Strong expertise in Java (Java 8+), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture.
- Experience designing and building REST APIs and distributed backend systems.
- Solid understanding of JPA/Hibernate, SQL, and working with relational databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL.
- Hands-on experience with caching mechanisms such as Redis/Hazelcast.
- Familiarity with messaging systems like Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS.
- Good knowledge of JVM performance tuning, concurrency, threading, and memory management.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud-native design patterns.
- Strong understanding of observability tools: logging, metrics, tracing (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
- Awareness of security practices including OAuth2/OIDC, TLS/mTLS, secrets management, and secure coding.
- Proficiency with Git and modern code management/version control workflows.
- Ability to participate in design reviews, code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
Additional Information
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