Senior Application Architect

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Application Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise solutions. The ideal candidate would work closely with product leaders, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to build secure, high-performance applications based on modern architectural principles.  Candidate should have deep expertise in modern Java-based architecture, microservices, full-stack development, and cloud-native design, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure and enterprise-scale solution development.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve application architecture aligned with enterprise standards like scalability, maintainability and cost effectiveness.
• Design mission critical solutions using 12-factor App development principles with Spring and Spring Boot
• Design and develop secure authentication (e.g., Okta, Azure AD) and robust authorization mechanisms
• Design and document scalable cloud-native infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architecture best practices
• Evaluate and integrate third-party solutions, open-source tools, and cloud-managed services
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable and maintainable solution designs
• Lead and mentor engineering teams on architecture, design, coding, and deployment
• Perform architecture and code reviews to ensure adherence to quality and security standards
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
• Oversee vulnerability assessments, open-source license usage, and secure coding practices
• Ensure compliance with governance, data privacy, and industry regulations

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
• 12+ years of experience in Java/J2EE based enterprise software development
• 5+ years in application/solution architecture roles with strong hands-on involvement
• Expert-level proficiency in Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security
• Extensive experience designing and building scalable architectures and solutions
• Experience with authentication and authorization using Okta, Azure Active Directory, and OAuth2/OpenID Connect
• Proficient in REST APIs, Multithreading, Hibernate ORM/JPA, SQL, RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud (including services like AKS, Key Vault, Storage Accounts etc)
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools – Docker, Kubernetes (AKS)
• Expertise in CI/CD and Maven/Gradle
• Experience with full-stack development using Angular or React
• Strong integration experience (REST, SOAP, ESB, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Experience using IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA and Spring Tool Suite (STS)
• Experience in SaaS product development and multi-tenant architectures
• Familiarity with UML and tools like Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Visio
• Solid grasp of secure coding standards, governance frameworks, and compliance practices
• Knowledge of profiling and debugging tools like JMeter, App Insights
• Agile and DevOps mindset with experience in Scrum or other agile methodologies
• Bonus: Knowledge in Insurance Underwriting, Quartz Scheduler, distributed caching (Redis, Hazelcast)

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