Java Architect

Role: Java Architect

Location: 100% Remote

Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the architecture and design of an application, providing hands-on technical leadership
• Demonstrate an advanced level of understanding and application of general systems concepts and their integration with business problem resolution
• Ensure solutions align with business and IT goals/objectives
• Identify enhancements to improve supportability, operability, or performance of applications within the application group and develop a business case for suggested enhancements
• Collaborate with business partners/product owners to understand desired system functionality
• Understand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification
• Participate in design activities, monitor task completion, and ensure project progress
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion to prioritize, plan, and manage team activities
• Review code and provide feedback on best practices and performance improvements
• Provide guidance to team members to enhance productivity
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Set attainable goals for team members and guide them to success
• Deliver all project deliverables on scope, on time, and on budget

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must have 10+ years of exp
• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience within a Java environment
• 1+ years of production experience with cloud technologies
• Experience delivering software using an Agile methodology

Preferred:

• Experience developing project cost and benefit estimates, including identification and evaluation of alternatives
• Provide training and assistance on a full range of technical issues to the broader team
• Experience with prototyping and performance-tuning applications across multiple operating systems, languages, and computing platforms
• Understanding of distributed architecture design principles

Experience with the following technologies is also needed:

• Streaming technology (e.g., Kafka)
• Cloud platforms (e.g., OpenShift)
• Databases (e.g., NoSQL, GraphDB)
• Microservices architecture
• Web development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular)