Principal Java Architect – Application Security
Location: Dallas, TX – 100% Onsite
Relocation: Candidates anywhere in the U.S. willing to relocate to Dallas will be considered
Experience: 12+ Years
Sponsorship: Not Available
Position Overview
We are seeking a Principal Java Architect with 12+ years of software development experience and strong expertise in Java, application architecture, and application security.
This is a senior hands-on architecture position for an experienced technical leader who can design complex enterprise applications, provide architectural direction, conduct code and security reviews, mentor senior engineers, and remain involved in hands-on technical work.
The ideal candidate will have experience building secure, scalable, multi-tenant SaaS applications using modern Java technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead application and software architecture for complex enterprise applications.
- Design secure, scalable and highly available solutions using Java/J2EE and Spring Boot.
- Provide technical direction to senior developers and engineering teams.
- Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews.
- Perform application security reviews and identify security risks and remediation actions.
- Apply Secure SDLC, OWASP, secure coding, and application security best practices.
- Review APIs, data flows, authentication, authorization, and application architecture from a security perspective.
- Design and support applications in a multi-tenant SaaS environment.
- Conduct technology evaluations and technical POCs.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues related to security, performance, stability, and scalability.
- Mentor technical teams and act as a senior technical advisor to engineering leadership.
- Collaborate with product owners, engineering leadership, security teams, and other stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of architecture / technical leadership experience preferred.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java/J2EE.
- Expert-level knowledge of Spring / Spring Boot.
- Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate.
- Experience with REST APIs and microservices.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise application architecture and system design.
- Strong Application Security / AppSec experience.
- Knowledge of OWASP, Secure SDLC, secure coding, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation.
- Experience conducting architecture and code reviews.
- Strong SQL/database knowledge; Oracle experience is preferred.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
Candidates currently located anywhere in the United States may apply if they are willing to relocate to Dallas, TX.
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