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Java Architect

  • Toronto, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Role Summary:

Seeking an experienced Java Technical Lead / Architect to provide technical leadership and solution architecture for enterprise applications. The role will be responsible for designing scalable solutions, driving application modernization, providing hands-on technical guidance, and ensuring adherence to architecture, security, performance, and coding standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end architecture and technical design for Java-based enterprise applications.
  • Design scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable application solutions.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and related technologies.
  • Define application architecture, integration patterns, reusable frameworks, and technical standards.
  • Lead Java/JDK upgrades, application modernization, and legacy platform transformation initiatives.
  • Review existing applications and recommend improvements across architecture, performance, security, and maintainability.
  • Conduct design and code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide guidance on root-cause analysis and resolution.
  • Collaborate with business, application, infrastructure, security, DevOps, and architecture teams.
  • Provide technical estimates and support solution planning and delivery.
  • Mentor developers and provide technical direction to onshore/offshore engineering teams.
  • Support CI/CD, automated deployments, containerization, and cloud/platform modernization.
  • Evaluate technical dependencies and proactively identify architecture and delivery risks.
  • Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security, and technology standards.

Technical Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with Java / J2EE
  • Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices
  • Strong knowledge of design patterns, object-oriented design, and enterprise application architecture
  • Experience with application servers/platforms such as JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic, or Open Liberty
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases
  • Knowledge of Kafka or other messaging/event-driven technologies
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, Maven/Gradle
  • Exposure to Azure, GCP, or AWS is an advantage
  • Strong understanding of API integration, authentication, security, logging, monitoring, and performance optimization
  • Experience with Java modernization/migration initiatives is highly desirable

Preferred Experience

  • 10+ years of Java/application development experience with significant experience in a Technical Lead or Architect capacity.
  • Experience delivering large-scale enterprise applications.
  • Banking / Financial Services (BFSI) experience preferred.
  • Strong stakeholder communication and technical presentation skills.

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Responsibilities

Lead architecture and technical design for Java enterprise applications, including scalable and secure solutions, modernization initiatives, integrations, and engineering standards. Provide hands-on technical direction, review designs and code, resolve complex issues, collaborate with stakeholders, and mentor engineering teams.

Requirements

Requires 10 or more years of Java or application development experience, including significant technical lead or architect experience and a background delivering large-scale enterprise applications. Strong Java, Spring Boot, REST API, microservices, architecture, database, and DevOps skills are expected; banking or financial services experience is preferred.

Skills

  • Java
  • J2EE
  • Spring Boot
  • REST APIs
  • Microservices
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Design Patterns
  • SQL
  • Kafka
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Application Modernization
  • Security
  • Performance Optimization

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Categories

  • Software
  • Technology
  • Management & Leadership
  • Consulting

Keywords

  • Java
  • J2EE
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  • REST APIs
  • Microservices
  • Enterprise Applications
  • Solution Architecture
  • Design Patterns
  • Object-Oriented Design
  • JBoss
  • WebSphere
  • WebLogic
  • Open Liberty
  • SQL
  • Relational Databases
  • Kafka
  • Event-Driven Technologies
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • Maven
  • Gradle
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Application Modernization
  • Banking
  • Financial Services

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