Senior Technical Design Lead - Java & Microservices

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd in Sydney, NSW is seeking a Technical Design Authority to define and govern application architecture across domains. You will lead design reviews, guide development teams, and drive scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot while ensuring security, performance, and regulatory compliance.

You will champion API-first development, RESTful integration, and DevOps collaboration throughout the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Define and govern application architecture, technical standards, and design principles.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
• Design and implement scalable microservices-based solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and compliance standards.
• Drive API-first development and integration strategies using RESTful services.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the SDLC from requirements through production deployment.
• Review code quality, performance optimization, and solution scalability.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD best practices and deployment strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Support production issue analysis and provide strategic technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern application architecture, technical standards, and design principles.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
• Design and implement scalable microservices-based solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and compliance standards.
• Drive API-first development and integration strategies using RESTful services.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the SDLC from requirements through production deployment.
• Review code quality, performance optimization, and solution scalability.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD best practices and deployment strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Support production issue analysis and provide strategic technical solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

API-first development

RESTful services

Architectural governance

SDLC leadership

CI/CD

DevOps collaboration

Emerging tech evaluation

Tools

Spring Boot

Job description

Softtest Pays Pty Ltd in Sydney, NSW is seeking a Technical Design Authority to define and govern application architecture across domains. You will lead design reviews, guide development teams, and drive scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot while ensuring security, performance, and regulatory compliance.

You will champion API-first development, RESTful integration, and DevOps collaboration throughout the SDLC.