Senior Java Architect

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Solution Architect (Java)

Location : Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Hiring Type : Full Time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Solution Architect with deep expertise in the Financial and Investment domain and a strong command of modern technology stacks. You will play a pivotal role in designing, architecting, and overseeing the implementation of complex, scalable, and resilient solutions that drive our business forward. Leveraging your extensive background in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Cloud (AWS/Azure), and data technologies, you will collaborate closely with business partners and technology leaders to translate requirements into robust architectural blueprints. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with exceptional communication skills, a passion for solving challenging problems, and a proven ability to guide technical teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Design & Architecture:

Design and architect end-to-end solutions for complex business problems within the financial and investment sector, leveraging Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Angular, Oracle, Snowflake, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS EKS, S3).

Apply deep understanding and practical application of Enterprise, Microservices, and Distributed architecture design patterns to create robust, scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Develop and document comprehensive architectural artifacts, including solution blueprints, high-level and low-level designs, data flow diagrams, and technology recommendations.

Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and long-term technology roadmaps.

Technical Leadership & Strategy:

Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.

Define and implement robust strategies for application performance, scalability, high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery.

Lead architectural reviews, design sessions, and technical discussions, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Evaluate emerging technologies and propose their adoption where they offer significant advantages.

Collaboration & Communication:

Partner effectively with business stakeholders, product managers, and analysts to gather requirements, understand business drivers, and define solution scope.

Possess excellent communication and verbal skills to articulate complex technical concepts, architectural decisions, and trade-offs clearly to both technical (developers, enterprise architects) and non-technical audiences (business partners).

Act as a key liaison between business units, development teams, infrastructure teams, and security teams.

Observability & Governance:

Define and implement comprehensive observability strategies, including defining Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), key performance metrics, logging, and tracing using tools like Datadog.

Establish and contribute to monitoring, alerting, and operational governance models to ensure system health and stability.

Technology Implementation Guidance:

Provide expertise and guidance on implementing authentication and authorization solutions, particularly leveraging Azure AD.

Guide teams on best practices for containerization using Docker and orchestration with AWS EKS.

Advise on optimal use of AWS cloud services (EKS, S3, etc.) and data platforms (Oracle, Snowflake, Kafka) within the solution context.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Experience: Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in software development, design, and architecture.

Domain Expertise: Significant experience (ideally 5+ years) architecting solutions specifically within the Financial and Investment services domain (e.g., trading, portfolio management, risk, compliance, wealth management).

Technical Skills:

Strong hands-on experience with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot.

Proven expertise in designing and implementing Microservices architectures.

Experience with frontend technologies, specifically Angular.

In-depth knowledge and practical experience with AWS cloud services (specifically EKS, S3, compute, networking, security).

Experience implementing authentication/authorization solutions using Azure AD.

Strong understanding of relational databases (Oracle) and cloud data warehousing (Snowflake).

Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).

Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging queues (Kafka).

Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (Datadog).

Architectural Acumen:

Deep understanding of Enterprise, Microservices, and Distributed computing architectural patterns and best practices.

Proven ability to design for high performance, scalability, availability, and resilience.

Strong grasp of observability principles (SLI/SLO definition, metrics, tracing, logging) and associated governance.

Soft Skills:

Exceptional communication (written and verbal), presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to effectively gather requirements, analyze complex problems, and synthesize information into actionable architectural solutions.

Strong leadership qualities with experience influencing and mentoring technical teams.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant Cloud Certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure).

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

Experience with API Management platforms.

Knowledge of financial regulations and security best practices within the financial industry.

TOGAF or other relevant architecture framework certification.