Technical Architect (Java) | Banking & Payments Domain

Synechron; Chennai; On-site; INR 5,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron in Chennai seeks a Technical Architect – Java with Banking & Payments domain expertise to drive solution architecture, modernization, and cloud transformation for enterprise systems. The role demands hands-on Java, microservices, and cloud platform experience to support high-volume transaction processing.

You will lead architecture reviews, design API-first and event-driven solutions, and mentor teams to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient systems across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java and microservices.
• Deep Banking & Payments domain knowledge.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms and enterprise-scale systems.
• Ability to define end-to-end solution architecture.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications.
• Design scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient systems.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and development governance.
• Drive modernization initiatives from monolithic platforms to cloud-native microservices.
• Design and implement API-first and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, and enterprise architects.
• Establish coding standards, design best practices, and architecture guidelines.
• Perform capacity planning, scalability assessments, and performance tuning.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Support production issue resolution, RCA analysis, and continuous improvements.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Banking & Payments domain

Architectural leadership

API-first design

Event-driven architecture

Performance tuning

Mentorship

Capacity planning

Job description

Job Description Technical Architect (Java) | Banking & Payments Domain

Location: Chennai
Experience: 12 - 18 Years

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect – Java with strong expertise in Banking and Payments, capable of driving solution architecture, application modernization, cloud transformation, and enterprise-scale system design. The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on experience in Java technologies, microservices architecture, cloud platforms, and high-volume transaction processing systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications.
• Design scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient systems.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and development governance.
• Drive modernization initiatives from monolithic platforms to cloud-native microservices.
• Design and implement API-first and event-driven architectures.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, and enterprise architects.
• Establish coding standards, design best practices, and architecture guidelines.
• Perform capacity planning, scalability assessments, and performance tuning.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Support production issue resolution, RCA analysis, and continuous improvements.