Cloud Solution Architect — Java/Spring, GCP & IAM

HCL Technologies Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking a senior Solution Architect to design cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and GCP. You will shape microservices, API security, and IAM strategies while guiding DevOps and security teams to ensure scalable, secure deployments.

With 15+ years in software development and 3+ years as an architect, you’ll lead architectural reviews, code reviews, and performance tuning, leveraging Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and modern observability tools.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software development experience with 3+ years as a Solution Architect.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java 11+ and Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform services and security.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud-native architectures with Java/Spring Boot.
• Define standards and frameworks for GCP-based solutions.
• Ensure security, scalability, and high availability of applications.
• Design microservices with RESTful APIs and event-driven patterns.
• Guide dev teams on best practices and cloud security.
• Collaborate with product, DevOps and security teams to deliver solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and performance tuning.

Skills

Java & Spring

Cloud architecture

Security best practices

API design

IAM concepts

Microservices

OAuth2 / OpenID Connect

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

GraphQL & gRPC

Istio/Linkerd

Agentic AI

Observability tools

Tools

GKE (Kubernetes)

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

GraphQL

gRPC

Istio/Linkerd

Dynatrace Grafana ELK

Job description

HCLTech is seeking a senior Solution Architect to design cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and GCP. You will shape microservices, API security, and IAM strategies while guiding DevOps and security teams to ensure scalable, secure deployments.

With 15+ years in software development and 3+ years as an architect, you’ll lead architectural reviews, code reviews, and performance tuning, leveraging Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and modern observability tools.