Java Architect with Project Management

We are looking for Java Architect with Project Management.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Program Execution
• Engage directly with development teams to understand system architecture, design, and integration points; provide guidance rooted in strong Java engineering experience.
• Identify technical risks early and proactively drive resolution through collaboration with architects, developers, QA, SRE/DevOps, and partner teams.
• Guide teams through dependency management, component integration, service interactions, and environmental readiness.
• Ensure data driven engineering decisions, deliver technically sound architecture design, which are aligned with long-term product and platform strategies.
Program & Delivery Management
• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of complex software development programs, ensuring predictable timelines and high-quality outcomes.
• Manage cross-functional workstreams, coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders, and maintain clear ownership across all parties.
• Establish program dashboards, KPIs, and communication mechanisms for leadership and team-level visibility.
• Drive continuous improvement around estimation, sprint execution, release management, and operational readiness.
DevOps & Modern Engineering Practices
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to ensure CI/CD pipeline robustness, environment stability, deployment automation, and observability.
• Contribute to engineering workflow improvements such as versioning strategy, build and deployment orchestration, and performance monitoring approaches.
• Support teams in adopting modern development practices: microservices, containerization, cloud-native tooling, and automated testing frameworks.
Stakeholder Alignment & Advocacy
• Serve as a strong advocate for development teams ensuring the technical strategy, priorities, and constraints are well understood across all stakeholders.
• Facilitate clear and concise communication, ensuring non-engineering stakeholders understand program goals, milestones, risks, and impacts.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization, simplifying collaboration with business owners, product managers, compliance, security, and infrastructure teams.
Leadership & Organizational Impact
• Promote a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. Mentor teams on program execution best practices and play a coaching role where appropriate.
• Champion clarity, structure, and predictable delivery while maintaining flexibility and adaptability to shifting business needs.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience), with 8+ years of project/program management experience leading large scale, cross functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong trust with sponsors and key stakeholders through consistent delivery of business priorities.
• Proven history of successfully delivering high-visibility, complex programs in challenging environments.
• Strong capability to navigate and influence within highly matrixed organizations.
• A focused, adaptable, and collaborative collaborator who performs well under pressure.
• Experience in delivering initiatives from inception through delivery. Exceptional problem solving, analytical thinking, and critical decision making skills.
• Deep knowledge and direct expertise with project management tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Ability to communicate sensitive or complex information with clarity and thrive in dynamic, multi-time zone, multi-location environments.
• Experience overseeing the planning, implementation, and support of business application components, consistently striving for excellence in operational and delivery outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and modern integration patterns.
• Ability to work independently in highly dynamic environments and navigate ambiguity effectively.

Other Focus Areas:
? Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Owner, SME, and Business Analyst to brainstorm, discuss learning experiences, and present solutions.
? Learning Activities: Participate in facilitated training, team discussions and events, individual assessments and activities, senior leader meetings, and on-the-job training.
? Team Technical Leadership: Receive regular feedback from your leader, participate in career-related discussions, and provide your own feedback on resources and ensuring building formidable team.
? Strengths Application: Learn about yourself and how to apply your unique strengths, abilities, and goals to the work you do as part of Schwab’s ‘strengths-based’ culture.
Personal Characteristics
? Shows commitment, high ethical standards, and integrity.
? Inquisitive, analytical, strategic thinking, initiative-taking and solutions-oriented.
? High-energy, positive, entrepreneurial in spirit while purposeful.
? Initiative-takers take initiative and can work independently.
? Well-organized and disciplined with high diligence.
? Direct, plain-spoken; conveys a genuine/authentic demeanor.
? Effective written communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

What you will learn:

? You will gain experience developing and implementing code.
? You will gain experience with a large investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and endowments.
? Opportunities to research, create and present on process and/or technology improvements.

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”