Solution Architect - Java/Microservices Architecture

Description :

Job Role : Solution Architect

Experience : 15+ years

Notice period : Immediate

Location : Bangalore

Note : OMS & Retail domain Experience is mandatory

Introduction :

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Microservices architecture.

Responsibilities include :

- Design and define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications using Java and Microservices.

- Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution blueprints.

- Drive microservices-based application design, including service decomposition, API contracts, and integration patterns.

- Define and govern RESTful API standards and service-to-service communication.

- Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

- Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, availability, and security.

- Review code, architecture artifacts, and ensure adherence to best practices.

- Support DevOps, CI/CD strategy, and cloud-native adoption. Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Primary Skills :

- 10+ years of proven experience in the industry, with at least 3 years as an Architect or similar role designing and developing enterprise-scale applications.

- Bachelors in engineering / technology (4 year) or master's in computer applications (2 year)

- Must possess at least 6+ years of Software development experience.

- Expert knowledge in at least one object-oriented programming language like Java, one backend framework like Spring Boot / Node JS, one UI framework like React JS / Angular JS and RDBMS or NoSQL database.

- Excellent knowledge of front-end programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AngularJS, with the ability to render server-side and client-side content.

- Helps identify newer practices and adoption of existing ones. Ensure that the code quality is maintained via own and/or peer code reviews.

- Can lead the team in delivery of backend and user interface code. Ensure that the DevOps tasks are executed well.

- Ensure that the software has the correct level of logging & monitoring in Production and LLEs.

- Exceptional problem-solving skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication. Must understand the clients business requirements and translate them into software requirements. Has a view of the deliverable timeline and escalates when needed.

- Ability to articulate technical designs & develop documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts etc.

- Experience in implementing OMS products for retail customers will be an added advantage.

- Ability to do estimation for the given requirements.

- Ability to lead technical discussions with clients.

- Must be able to do quick proofs of concepts and demos based on client requirements.

- Provide timely feedback on the performance of team members.

- Conduct interviews & provide feedback to achieve hiring objectives.

- Contributes to organization building functions such as hiring, training, mentoring, team building.

Secondary Skills :

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

- Exposure to Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).

- Experience with Kafka / RabbitMQ or other messaging systems.

- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

Basic knowledge of :

Application security (OAuth2, JWT, TLS)

Logging & monitoring (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.)