Senior Java Developer or Architect

Job Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term (Contract)

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced 10 plus years Senior JAVA Developer with a proven track record of designing and delivering microservices architectures for large-scale, mission-critical applications.
• In this leadership role, you will define architectural standards, mentor development teams, and work closely with business stakeholders to align technology solutions with strategic objectives.
• You should excel at communicating complex technical concepts, have deep knowledge of distributed systems, and possess a forward-thinking mindset that balances innovation with enterprise-level reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Design Leadership
• Define and evolve the overarching architecture for microservices, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on domain-driven design (DDD), service boundaries, and data management strategies.
• Strategic Technology Roadmap
• Collaborate with senior executives and product owners to develop a multi-year technology roadmap, focusing on scalability, resilience, and high availability.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate to maintain a competitive edge.
• Microservices Implementation
• Lead teams in designing, developing, and deploying microservices using best practices around RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.
• Ensure each service adheres to established coding standards, security practices, and API versioning guidelines.
• Performance, Scalability & Resilience
• Oversee capacity planning and performance tuning efforts to handle high throughput and large data volumes.
• Implement fault-tolerant patterns (e.g., circuit breakers, retries, load balancing) and strategies to mitigate single points of failure.
• DevOps & CI/CD
• Advocate for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) best practices, including automated build pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Work with DevOps teams to optimize deployment processes, reduce downtime, and ensure rapid rollbacks when necessary.
• Observability & Monitoring
• Champion the implementation of centralized logging, distributed tracing, and real-time monitoring tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
• Drive incident response and root cause analysis workflows to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Data Strategy & Governance
• Determine data storage solutions (SQL, NoSQL) and data partitioning/sharding strategies aligned with service boundaries.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and regulatory requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) as needed.
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, fostering a learning culture through design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Partner with project managers, product owners, and QA leads to ensure clear priorities and high-quality deliverables.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with business stakeholders, transforming high-level requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Facilitate communication between engineering teams, executive leadership, and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Risk Assessment & Management
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies, including spikes, proofs of concept, or architectural adjustments.
• Regularly update leadership on project risks, constraints, and timelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in AWS.
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) or advanced orchestration features for large-scale microservices.
• Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, SAML, PKI) and compliance frameworks.