Technical Lead (Java)

HCL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is looking for a skilled professional to design and implement microservices architecture. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience, particularly in Java and Spring Boot. Responsibilities include translating requirements into designs, leading best practices, and evaluating technologies to improve services. A degree in Computer Science and strong problem-solving skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical experience in backend system development and integration.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java development with the Spring Boot framework.
• Deep knowledge of SOA and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of microservice architectures.
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs.
• Define best practices for microservice implementation.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST Services

Problem solving

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Swagger

MSSQL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Broad experience in programming and implementing large distributed systems with microservices.
• Deep understanding of Application, Infrastructure and security architecture and non-functional aspects like Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Availability etc.
• Translate functional requirements to design.
• Work with technical SMEs to understand their requirements and ensure these are met.
• Define best practices and standards for the microservice implementation.
• Identify and define implementation patterns.
• Lead activities to build accelerators and tools to increase the quality of deliverables.
• Evaluates industry technologies to shape design of services in consideration of cost, portability, compatibility, or usability factors.
• Identifies and makes appropriate changes to technologies, integrated platforms, and systems to meet customer and operational requirements.
• Continuously seeks to more efficiently manage and utilize technology, platforms, and systems.
• Highlights design risks, provide alternative options and recommend quality solution to specified problem.

Essential Requirements (Skills Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology & any related field.
• 7+ years of technical experience within development, integration of backend systems and development.
• Strong Hands–on experience in developing applications using Java/J2EE, with Spring boot framework knowledge and experience.
• Deep knowledge of SOA, Architecture and Design on Microservices, REST Services and Soap Services Development.
• Experience in core java fundamentals, Java 8+, Spring, Springboot, testing framework Junit, Cucumber.
• Strong hands‑on with design patterns, clean code.
• Strong hands‑on in Java Microservices (Springboot) Restful APIs and Soap Services.
• Experience in designing and coding scalable Microservices.
• Experience with middleware/messaging technologies such as MQ, JMS, Kafka and exposure to event‑driven design patterns.
• Experience in Spring Cloud.
• Experience in Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS).
• Experience in configuring and implementing Azure Open Service Mesh for Pod to Pod communication.
• Experience in API Management using Azure API Gateway(APIM).
• Experience in writing deployment pipelines to deploy Java microservices in Kubernetes.
• Strong in creating/ defining Swagger specs for REST APIs, understand REST principles, Guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OAuth token‑based authentication protocol.
• Demonstrated knowledge of PCI and Security Coding Standards.
• Experience with MSSQL, data modelling, query development and performance optimization.

GOOD TO HAVE

• Experience in migrating TIBCO services to spring boot microservices.
• Experience in gaming and Hospitality industry would be an advantage.

Technical / Professional Skills

• Spring Boot, Java/J2EE, SOA, REST and Soap Services, Microservices.

Non-Technical / Soft Skills

• Problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.