Java Architect

Job title: Solution Architect – Java

Job location: Pittsburgh, PA – Hybrid

Job Type: Contract

Job description:

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with 10+ years of IT experience to design and deliver enterprise-scale banking applications. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining scalable, secure, and high-performing solution architectures, driving modernization initiatives, and collaborating with business and technology teams to deliver strategic digital transformation programs. Experience in the Banking domain, particularly with Credit Card platforms, is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for enterprise banking applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Define application architecture, API strategies, integration patterns, and cloud-ready solution designs.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards for security, scalability, and performance.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Drive modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy platforms to microservices-based architectures.
• Design distributed systems and event-driven solutions to support enterprise banking applications.
• Ensure solutions meet banking regulatory, compliance, security, and risk management requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to enhance reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with DevOps, QA, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure successful deployments and production readiness.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience in software development and solution architecture.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, distributed, and cloud-ready applications.
• Strong experience with Angular and modern web application architecture.
• Banking domain experience is required; Credit Card, Payments, or Card Lifecycle Management experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, API design, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of security, scalability, performance optimization, and architecture best practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.