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