Java Architect - Enterprise Application Architecture
Location Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)
Employment Type :Contract
Work Mode Hybrid (On-site + Remote)
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Java Architect to join our client's team in a hybrid capacity based out
of Bethesda, MD. This role requires deep, hands-on technical expertise in Java-based enterprise application
design and development, along with the ability to define architecture standards, guide engineering teams,
and make high-impact technical decisions. The ideal candidate is a strong individual contributor as well as a
technical leader, comfortable owning architecture end-to-end - from design through implementation,
performance, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end architecture and technical design of complex, enterprise-scale Java applications.
- Define and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, coding best practices, and technical
- guidelines.
- Lead the design of microservices, APIs, and integration patterns across distributed systems.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership, including code reviews, proof-of-concepts, and complex
- problem-solving.
- Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, frameworks, and tools aligned with business and
- performance needs.
- Partner with product owners, engineering leads, and DevOps teams to translate business
- requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Drive performance tuning, scalability, security, and reliability across applications and systems.
- Mentor and guide development teams on architecture decisions, coding standards, and technical
- growth.
- Own technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and decision
- records.
- Support CI/CD pipeline design and cloud deployment strategy in collaboration with DevOps.
Required / Mandatory Skills
- Very strong, hands-on technical expertise in Core Java, J2EE, and object-oriented design principles.
- Deep experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, Spring
- Security).
- Proven experience architecting microservices-based and distributed systems at enterprise scale.
- Strong experience with RESTful API design, integration patterns, and messaging systems (e.g.,
- Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ).
- Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and query performance
- optimization.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms
- (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
- Strong grasp of application security, performance tuning, caching strategies, and scalability best
- practices.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices (Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle).
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to lead technical discussions and make sound
- architectural trade-offs.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical
- and non-technical stakeholders.
Never miss an opportunity! Create an alert based on the job you applied for.
