Java Technical Architect

HTC Global Services; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

HTC Global Services is seeking a Java Technical Architect for an initial 1-year extendable contract to be based onsite in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on designing robust, scalable solutions and guiding engineering teams through complex architectures.

You will translate business needs into technical designs, lead high-impact design reviews, and ensure adherence to security, reliability and performance standards within a global delivery environment.

Qualifications

• Core Java expertise is essential.
• Strong experience in Enterprise Application Development (Spring).
• Proven solution design and architecture capabilities.
• Proficient with SQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with REST APIs and Kafka.
• Cloud & modern platform skills.
• DevOps mindset with CI/CD experience.
• Testing and quality engineering focus.
• Observability and production support knowledge.
• Security skills including OWASP Top 10.

Responsibilities

• Translates business requirements into technical specifications and designs robust, scalable solutions.
• Leads technical design and build for complex solutions across teams.
• Mentors engineers to write clean code and improve testing.
• Champions automation and lean software development and conducts root cause analysis.
• Drives proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate ideas.
• Defines software playbooks and contributes to technology strategy.
• Monitors engineering metrics for reliability and quality.
• Supports production and security considerations during delivery.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Framework

Solution Architecture

Databases

REST APIs

Kafka

Cloud Platforms

CI/CD

Testing & QA

Security

JVM Tuning

Job description

Exciting Opportunity Alert! HTC Global Services is hiring a Java Technical Architect for an 1-year extendable contract in Dubai, UAE (Onsite).

HTC Global Services - a leading CMM level 5 global provider of innovative IT and Business Process Services and Solutions since 1990 with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA.

Technical / Core Skills Required

• Core Java Expertise (Essential)
• Enterprise Application Development ( Spring and associated framework )

3.Solution Design &Architecture (Design Patterns, API Design Standards, High Availability and Scalability Design etc)

• Database & Data Engineering ( SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL Databases...)
• Integration Technologies ( REST APIs, Kafka ...)
• Cloud & Modern Platform Skills
• DevOps & Automation (CI/CD Pipeline)
• Testing & Quality Engineering
• Observability & Production Support
• Security Skills ( OWASP Top 10, Secure Coding Practices etc)
• Performance & Troubleshooting ( JVM Tuning)

Job Description

To design, develop, support, and deliver robust and cost-effective solutions aligned with client's corporate and IT strategies. This position is responsible for cost estimations, business case development and approval, solution design, configuration, and deployment.

• Translates business functional and non-functional requirements into technical specifications and works with solution architects to design robust and scalable solutions of high quality and conforming to IT standards.
• Leads the technical design and build for complex solutions across teams, reviewing and approving technical designs to ensure that the right architecture patters are used by software engineering teams.
• Uses expert knowledge of the technical stack and design principles for the components in the technology area to solve complex business issues and represents software engineering in cross business area initiatives.
• Champions automation and lean software development, conducting timely root cause analysis and incident ‘lessons learnt’ and helps define and refine the software and data engineering playbooks for use by relevant people in Technology.
• Leads discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design, partnering with cross-functional teams and drives proof-of-concepts and implementing prototypes to validate ideas.
• Investigates, debugs, and fixes complex issues involving corner cases and rare conditions and drives built in quality in software engineering teams in collaboration with end-to-end quality assurance.
• Mentors and develops software engineers on writing clean code and debug complex cases, teaches and helps developers test their code better and influence developers to write tests and review their work.
• Develops accelerator framework and practices to improve quality of technology solutions and productivity of engineers, develops optimal technical design and high-quality code for technology products that passes the QA requirements and is production deployment ready.
• Carries out functional, non-functional and performance testing by using appropriate automation tools.
• Measures and monitors engineering metrics that enable agility, scalability, data quality and reliability of technology solutions across the enterprise.
• Provides critical input into the technical debt remediation strategy and execution with support from environment management, service management, infrastructure management and cyber security