Java Architect

Ascendion Engineering; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion Engineering is seeking a senior software architect to design scalable Java 11 applications and lead architectural decisions for large-scale microservices on AWS. You will translate business requirements into technical blueprints and drive API-driven development.

Responsibilities include setting standards for security, CI/CD, and performance while mentoring teams and guiding complex integrations across databases and third-party systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing scalable, reliable Java-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS).
• Experience in API-driven design and security-conscious development.

Responsibilities

• Design and define scalable, reliable, high-performance application architectures using Java 11, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Lead solution architecture and translate business requirements into technical designs and architectural blueprints.
• Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices-based applications.
• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.
• Evaluate and recommend design patterns, frameworks, and architectural approaches.
• Define architecture standards, coding guidelines, security practices, and development best practices.
• Ensure scalability, availability, fault tolerance, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and integration issues.
• Implement CI/CD practices and automated build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Ensure security through authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding practices.
• Mentor developers on architecture and modern Java practices.

Skills

Java 11

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

Solution Architecture

API Development

Databases

Messaging

DevOps

Security

Observability

Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

• Design and define scalable, reliable, and high-performance application architectures using Java 11, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Lead solution architecture and translate business requirements into technical designs and architectural blueprints.
• Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices-based applications.
• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate design patterns, frameworks, technologies, and architectural approaches.
• Define application architecture standards, coding guidelines, security practices, and development best practices.
• Ensure application scalability, availability, fault tolerance, performance, and maintainability.
• Design integrations between enterprise applications, databases, third-party systems, and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, technical leads, and development teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments to ensure adherence to established standards.
• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and system integration issues.
• Implement CI/CD practices and support automated build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Ensure application security through appropriate authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding practices.
• Mentor developers and technical teams on architecture, design principles, and modern Java development practices.

Required Technical Skills

• Java: Strong expertise in Java 11, object-oriented programming, collections, multithreading, concurrency, and JVM fundamentals.
• Spring Boot: Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate.
• Microservices: Strong understanding of microservices architecture, service discovery, API gateways, distributed systems, and inter-service communication.
• AWS: Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• Solution Architecture: Experience designing end-to-end enterprise solutions, defining architecture patterns, and preparing high-level and low-level design documents.
• API Development: Expertise in REST APIs, API design standards, integration patterns, and API security.
• Databases: Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle, along with SQL optimization and data modeling.
• Messaging: Familiarity with Apache Kafka, Amazon SQS/SNS, or other asynchronous messaging technologies.
• DevOps: Knowledge of Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Security: Understanding of OAuth 2.0, JWT, authentication, authorization, and secure application design.
• Observability: Experience with application monitoring, logging, distributed tracing, and performance tuning.