Java Engineering Architect - Platform Modernization

Engineering Lead / Architect – Platform Modernization

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Lead / Architect to drive the technical direction of a large-scale platform modernization initiative. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on architecture, integration strategy, security, and scalable engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture standards, integration patterns, NFRs, and security guidelines.
• Maintain architecture decision records (ADRs) and ensure technical decisions are traceable.
• Lead design reviews across backend services, APIs, frontend systems, and data flows.
• Partner with Product, DevOps, and business teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions around APIs, AKS/Kubernetes, event-driven systems, and orchestration platforms.
• Establish authentication, authorization, audit, and compliance-aware architecture patterns.
• Contribute hands-on through POCs, critical components, and reference implementations.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, architecture discussions, and code quality practices.
• Leverage AI tools to improve architecture analysis, documentation, and engineering productivity.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with strong architecture/technical leadership background.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and REST API design.
• Strong understanding of OAuth/OIDC, RBAC, API gateways, audit trails, and secure architecture patterns.
• Experience with AKS/Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Proven experience defining scalable integration and engineering standards across teams.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
• Pragmatic engineering mindset focused on scalability, maintainability, and operational reliability.

Nice to Have

• Event-driven architecture experience (Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, etc.).
• Workflow orchestration platforms like Temporal.
• Legacy modernization and migration experience.
• Exposure to regulated or compliance-focused environments such as finance or operations.

Tech Stack

Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, REST APIs, AKS/Kubernetes, API Gateways, OAuth/OIDC, Kafka/Event Hubs, Temporal, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code.