Java Architect

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Salary: $130,000.00 USD Annually - $150,000.00 USD Annually

Description:

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Strong hands-on experience with Java (8/11/17+)

Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security

Extensive experience in API integration and API gateways (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, etc.)

Solid understanding of microservices architecture

Experience with REST, JSON, OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect

Strong knowledge of integration patterns (sync/async, event-driven, messaging)

Cloud & DevOps

Experience with AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform

Containerization using Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.)

Observability tools (logging, monitoring, tracing)

Data & Messaging

Experience with SQL & NoSQL databases

Messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ

Understanding of eventual consistency and distributed transactions

Roles & Responsibilities

Define end-to-end architecture for Java-based applications with strong focus on API-led integration

Design and govern RESTful APIs (and GraphQL if applicable) using best practices (OpenAPI/Swagger)

Lead integration with internal and external systems, third-party services, and partner APIs

Establish standards for API security, versioning, throttling, monitoring, and lifecycle management

Architect microservices-based systems using Spring Boot / Spring Cloud

Guide teams on scalability, resiliency, performance, and fault tolerance

Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD, containerization, and cloud deployments

Review designs, code, and integration patterns to ensure architectural compliance

Mentor developers and technical leads; act as a technical thought leader

Work closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

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