Java Technical Architect

Tekskills Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in Chennai, India is seeking a Senior Java Architect to design scalable enterprise applications, define distributed system architectures, and lead cloud deployments.

You will mentor teams, review code, and collaborate across business, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure to ensure secure, compliant software delivery. The role requires deep Java expertise, microservices design experience, and strong leadership in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Java development and architecture or 15+ years preferred.
• Strong expertise in Core Java (1.8+).
• Hands-on Spring Boot (2.7+) and microservices experience.
• Experience with RESTful and SOAP web services and cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Define architecture and system design for distributed microservices.
• Design and implement RESTful and SOAP web services.
• Lead cloud deployment activities and support development teams.
• Design secure applications using authentication and authorization protocols.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Review performance and recommend optimization strategies.
• Mentor teams and conduct architecture and code reviews.
• Collaborate with business, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security, and Agile practices.

Skills

Java development

Core Java 1.8+

Spring Boot 2.7+

Microservices

RESTful & SOAP

Auth protocols

RDBMS & NoSQL

Cloud deployment

CI/CD

Leadership

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

GitFlow

Nexus Repository

JFrog

Kibana

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Define application architecture and system design for distributed microservices.
• Design and implement RESTful and SOAP web services.
• Lead cloud deployment activities and support development teams.
• Design secure applications using authentication and authorization protocols.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Review application performance and recommend optimization strategies.
• Mentor development teams and conduct architecture and code reviews.
• Collaborate with business, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security best practices, and Agile methodologies.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience (15+ years preferred) in Java development and architecture.
• Strong expertise in Core Java (1.8+).
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot (2.7+).
• Experience designing Microservices Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful and SOAP Web Services.
• Experience with authentication protocols (OAuth, JWT, SAML, OAuth2, etc.).
• Strong database knowledge (RDBMS and NoSQL).
• Expertise in application architecture and system design.
• Experience with cloud deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• AWS DevOps.
• Docker, GitHub Actions, GitFlow.
• Kibana, JFrog, Nexus Repository.
• MongoDB and Document Databases.
• Performance tuning, profiling, and vulnerability scanning.
• XML.
• Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow.
• Insurance domain experience.