Senior Solution Architect / Java Lead

Experience: 6–8 Years
Location: Hyderabad
Work Mode: Work from Office
Open Positions: 2
Joining: Immediate Joiners Preferred

Job Overview-

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect / Java Lead with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kubernetes/OpenShift and enterprise solution architecture.
The candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure and highly available banking applications, defining architecture standards and leading technical design and implementation across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities-

Define and govern end-to-end solution architecture and technical standards.
Design Java/Spring Boot-based microservices and distributed applications.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Drive legacy application modernization and cloud-native architecture.
Design API-first and event-driven solutions.
Architect integrations with core banking, payments, digital channels and third-party services.
Design and manage containerized deployments using Kubernetes/OpenShift.
Ensure application scalability, resilience, high availability and disaster recovery.
Conduct architecture reviews, proof-of-concepts and technical design discussions.
Mentor development teams and guide technical implementation.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure and audit teams.
Drive technical governance and resolve complex architectural issues.

Mandatory Technical Skills-

Java and Spring Boot.
Microservices Architecture and Distributed Systems.
Domain-Driven Design and Event-Driven Architecture.
REST APIs and API-first architecture.
Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
Helm and CI/CD.
Git and Infrastructure as Code.
Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud Architecture.
API Gateway, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SSO and IAM.
Kafka or equivalent messaging platforms.
Oracle/PostgreSQL or equivalent RDBMS.
SQL, Redis and caching concepts.
Monitoring, logging, metrics and distributed tracing.

Good to Have-

Banking or Financial Services technology experience.
Experience in digital banking transformation.
TOGAF certification.
Cloud architecture certifications.
CKA/CKAD certifications.
Experience leading large-scale enterprise architecture initiatives.

Education-

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related discipline.

Work Schedule-

Monday to Friday plus two alternate Saturdays, as per the client/project working calendar. Work from the Hyderabad client office is mandatory.