Senior Technical Lead

TRINITY CONSULTING SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a technical leader specializing in Java software engineering. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership role. Strong expertise in system design and architecture, particularly in microservices, is essential. The position offers opportunities to work on cloud-native applications and scalable architectures, addressing contemporary industry practices in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Java software engineering and 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong proficiency in Spring framework modules.
• Experience with cloud solutions is a plus.

Skills

Java software engineering

System design

Microservices

API development

Kubernetes

Cloud-native platforms

Event-driven architecture

Relational databases

Tools

Docker

Apache Kafka

Helm

Job description

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Java software engineering, at least 3 years of prior experience as a technical leader, and ideally experience in a banking environment.
• Strong expertise in system design, architecture patterns, and best practices (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture).
• Minimum hands‑on experience of 8 years in core concepts and features introduced in Java 17 or later.
• Strong experience in the framework, including core modules such as Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, and dependency injection, with a focus on building scalable and maintainable applications.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining microservices‑based applications.
• Proficiency in building scalable and secure APIs (REST, gRPC, and GraphQL), adhering to industry standard practices in versioning, documentation (e.g., OpenAPI specs, Swagger, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience with asynchronous and event‑driven architecture and messaging protocol.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native platforms and on‑prem/public cloud solutions is a plus (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Experience in containerizing Java applications using Maven plugins to build Docker or any OCI‑compliant images, optimize container builds, customize layers, manage container metadata.
• Proficiency in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes, including experience with resource management, namespaces, and Helm charts.
• Proficiency with tools like Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, Sentinel, Vault secrets.
• Experience with messaging systems like Apache Kafka, including designing, implementing, and maintaining event‑driven architectures and message queues. Knowledge of rule engines and decision tables in a microservices or event‑driven context.
• Strong understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL). Database management experience in a cloud environment is a plus.