Java Architect

• Deliver technical strategies and solutions, application development, and end-users services
• Lead projects to implement new or enhance existing functionalities including articulating requirements and translating them into effective technical solutions
• Build and maintain strong relationships and partnerships with team members across the globe and customer stakeholders
• Work collaboratively as a team player to develop mutually acceptable solutions, and act as a mentor to the team
• Solve problems and provide support, taking responsibility to make decisions when appropriate
• Effectively communicate with team members and customers, Be able to articulate technology to a non-technical audience
• Build relationships with technical team members in all offices
• Track and manage dependencies across lines of business and platforms, Maintain technical risks register with mitigations
• Create or maintain architectural artifacts like architectural overview, architectural decisions, integrations diagram, non-functional requirements
• Collaborate with other technical team members and create a forum for sharing knowledge
• Come up with innovative ideas to improve quality in delivery
• Deploy, administer and support Microservices components in a RedHat Open Shift environment
• Should be hands on and be ready to write complex code while mentoring junior developers to learn
• Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment and lead by example

Skills & Experience

• 10 plus years experience working on projects utilizing: Java, Web Development/REST (preferably with Spring), Linux, JUnit, Mocking, Maven, JavaScript, GIT
• Experience in the following areas are preferred – Microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Security with OAuth2, SOAP and SOAP UI, Jenkins configuration, AngularJS, RedHat PaaS (RHEL, Kubernetes, Open Shift, Camel, Fuse)
• Well versed in front end and back end development
• Good understanding of encryption technology
• Knowledge of infrastructure especially cloud infrastructure is desirable
• Should be conversant with DevOps methodologies
• At least 3 years of experience as a technical lead - coaching, presenting architectural/design elements to customers and team members
• Should possess strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Should have experience reviewing code for team members and etching out a concrete code quality plan
• Should have at least two years of experience working on projects using Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Should have 2+ years of experience using JUnit on projects
• Consistent incorporation of best practices and standards while coding; in particular: secure coding practices
• Good Exposure to building secure and scalable applications
• At least 4+ years handling customers directly should have presented architecture artifacts and technical solutions to customers and influenced customers
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills – should be able to influence customer stakeholders and senior management
• Team player and ability to work proactively, provide mentorship and directions to the team and make technical decisions independently