Java Architect

Incedo Inc.; Strongsville (OH); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Incedo Inc. seeks a Senior Software Architect with hands-on Java expertise to lead architecture for large-scale banking applications in a hybrid model across Strongsville, OH; Dallas, TX; or Pittsburgh, PA.

The role emphasizes building distributed, scalable systems, API-first design, and cloud-native platforms, with experience in consulting settings and governance.

Candidates should have 14–18 years of experience and a track record delivering enterprise-grade solutions.

Qualifications

• 14 to 18 years of software engineering/architecture experience.
• Hands-on Java development is mandatory.
• Progression from developer/lead into architecture roles.
• Deep knowledge: Java, Spring, microservices, REST, distributed systems.
• Cloud-native architectures and containers.
• Banking/financial services tech experience.
• Architecture documentation, blueprints, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and engineering of large-scale banking applications.
• Define components, integration patterns, platforms, interfaces, and engineering standards.
• Translate business requirements into secure, scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with delivery teams and clients in a consulting environment.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and resiliency of enterprise apps.

Skills

Java development

Architecture leadership

API design

Microservices

REST APIs

Cloud-native

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Architecture documentation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master in CS/Engineering

Tools

Spring Framework

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI

AWS/Azure

Job description

Industry: Banking and Financial Services

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 14 to 18 years

Location: Strongsville, Ohio or Dallas, TX or Pittsburgh, PA| Work Model: Hybrid

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and hands‑on Senior Software Architect to lead the architecture, design, and engineering of large-scale banking applications. This role requires a strong history of Java application development, deep expertise in distributed and web‑based systems, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will have progressed from a hands‑on Java developer into an architecture leadership role while continuing to remain technically engaged. The architect will lead the design of cross‑functional, multi‑platform application ecosystems and define application components, integration patterns, platforms, interfaces, engineering standards, and development tools.

Candidates should bring prior experience working in a technology consulting organization such as Incedo or a similar engineering‑led consultancy, with demonstrated success delivering enterprise solutions for banking or financial‑services clients.

Required Qualifications

• 14 to 18 years of overall software engineering and architecture experience.
• Strong and demonstrable history of hands‑on Java development. This is a mandatory requirement.
• Experience progressing from Java developer or technical lead into application, solution, or software architecture roles.
• Deep knowledge of:
• Java and enterprise Java development
• Spring, Spring Boot, and related frameworks
• Microservices and domain‑driven architecture
• RESTful APIs and API‑first design
• Distributed systems and web‑based applications
• Event‑driven and asynchronous architecture
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Cloud‑native architecture and container platforms
• DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability
• Experience producing solution architecture documents, technical blueprints, logical and physical architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, data‑flow diagrams, and architecture decision records.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, capability models, and governance practices.
• Experience performing technology evaluations, architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution trade‑off analyses.
• Proven ability to lead architecture across multiple applications, platforms, delivery teams, and business functions.
• Strong experience designing secure, scalable, resilient, and high‑volume enterprise applications.
• Banking or financial‑services technology experience.
• Prior experience with Incedo or a comparable technology consulting, digital engineering, or product engineering organization.
• Strong communication, stakeholder‑management, consulting, and technical‑presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model from one of the listed locations.

Core Engineering

• Java 8/11/17 or later
• Spring Framework and Spring Boot
• REST APIs, OpenAPI, and API gateways
• Microservices and distributed systems
• SQL, data modeling, and relational databases
• NoSQL and caching technologies
• Message brokers and event‑streaming platforms
• Unit, integration, contract, and performance testing
• Application and solution architecture
• Event‑driven architecture
• Service‑oriented and microservices architecture
• Integration and API architecture
• Cloud‑native and modernization architecture
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Performance, scalability, and resiliency engineering

Cloud and DevSecOps

• AWS, Azure, or another major cloud platform
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
• Application monitoring, logging, tracing, and observability
• Identity and access management
• Vulnerability management and security controls

Data and Machine Learning

• Enterprise data integration and data‑flow design
• Operational and analytical data patterns
• Machine learning solution design and integration
• Model‑serving and API‑integration patterns
• Data security, governance, and privacy
• Identification of practical machine learning use cases that improve customer solutions or create competitive advantages

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with high‑volume banking platforms, regulated applications, or mission‑critical transaction‑processing systems.
• Experience modernizing monolithic applications into microservices or modular architectures.
• Familiarity with TOGAF or comparable enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience with Kubernetes‑based application platforms and public‑cloud services.
• Exposure to artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms in regulated enterprise environments.
• Relevant Java, cloud, Kubernetes, security, or architecture certifications.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams in an onsite‑offshore consulting delivery model.

Key Success Attributes

• Hands‑on architect who can move comfortably between strategy, design, code, and production troubleshooting.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to make pragmatic architecture decisions.
• Customer‑focused approach to designing banking solutions.
• Ability to identify technical solutions that create meaningful competitive advantages.
• Strong ownership of architecture quality, technical risk, security, and delivery outcomes.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and engineering teams without relying only on formal authority.
• Effective balance of enterprise standards, business priorities, engineering feasibility, cost, and time to market.