Java Architect Developer – Dublin City (3 days onsite per week)

IT Search; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Search is assisting a multinational biometrics leader in Dublin City to recruit a Java Architect Developer. This hands-on role requires shaping the full stack for a security‑focused SaaS product, with three days onsite per week.

You will align performance requirements across UI to backend Java, drive AWS deployment, document decisions, and provide technical leadership to a growing engineering team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of postgrad development/architecture experience, with at least 4+ years in leadership.
• Hands-on with microservices, APIs, SaaS delivery, and AWS deployment.
• Design and architecture experience focusing on security, scalability, reliability, and observability.
• Exposure to Agentic AI and its impact on security and SaaS products.
• Excellent communication for non-technical audiences; technical leadership and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Define and architect the full stack for existing and future SaaS product.
• Collaborate with internal and client teams to embed performance requirements.
• Create and maintain documentation for architectural decisions.

Skills

Java

Backend architecture

AWS

SaaS

API design

Security

Job description

Java Architect Developer – Dublin City (3 days onsite per week)

My client is a well-established multinational market leader in the area of biometric authentication; their products and services has taken off over the past number of years within a market with high spend on software and specifically around security.

Due to continued success of a specific product range, they have engaged IT Search to speak to a Java Architect for this hands on IC role.

Candidates must have worked in SaaS environments in a Product house, Architecting software as a service to provide customer focused products (deploying to AWS).

The role:

• Define and architect the entire stack of an existing (and future) product, UI to backend Java, AWS deployment and more
• Liaise with many internal and client functions, ensuring deep understanding of performance requirements and ensuring these are built into the product range
• Create and maintain complex documentation around each evidence based decision

Requirements:

• 10+ years of postgrad development/architecture experience (4+ years)
• Hands on strength across microsystems, deep API knowledge, ideally from a backend Java development background and track record of delivering SaaS (preferably Financial Services related and with security/authentication factors), AWS deployment familiarity required
• Design and architecture experience with Security, Scalability, Reliability and Observability built in as standard
• Exposure to Agentic AI insofar as it affects usage and implementation of Security/SaaS products
• Exceptional communication skills, ability to discuss technical areas with a (internal and external) non technical audience
• Technical leadership a given, mentoring team members and managers

Please note, we can only accept applications from candidates eligible to work in the EU.