Java Solution Architect: AWS Microservices Lead

Photon; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental

401k

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Photon is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to craft technology vision and oversee design, planning, and implementation of complex solutions. You will act as the SPOC between IT and business, coordinating with product managers and engineers to shape roadmaps and deliver features.

You will lead the development team, coordinate with the Data Architect on table designs, promote reuse, and stay ahead of industry trends while upholding Photon values of excellence, ownership, and

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of solution architecture experience: creating solution architecture and high-level design documents, solution decomposition into domains, API design, creating epics and stories for developers.
• Microservice design experience, REST based microservice API.
• Deep experience in AGILE/Lean development methodologies.
• Excellent knowledge and strong experience with AWS services.
• Good knowledge of containerization tools and technologies (RedHat OpenShift Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong proficiency with Java and Java frameworks (e.g.: Spring, Springboot), SQL and NoSQL DBMS (e.g.: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB).
• Strong proficiency in Kafka message queue.
• Good understanding of DevOps processes and CI/CD tools.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills

Responsibilities

• Build a technology vision and strategy for a solution or business domain. Serve as the SPOC between IT and the business for the solution.
• Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to develop a solution design for an assigned business capability.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering Managers and other Architects in shaping and aligning product roadmap and delivery of new features.
• Present complex technical proposals to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conduct POC as needed to evaluate new technologies and approaches.
• Lead the development team during solution implementation, translating business requirements into technical language.
• Coordinate data table design with the Data Architect and draft contracts for the data team.
• Work across multiple projects with diverse stakeholders to promote reuse.
• Recognize industry technology trends and drive adoption.
• Promote the mission and values of the company.
• Communicate effectively to ensure deadlines and outcomes are met.
• Demonstrate excellence, ownership, collaboration, and integrity.

Skills

Solution architecture

REST-based microservices

AGILE/LEAN

Java

Spring / Spring Boot

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

DevOps / CI/CD

Communication

Project management

Tools

AWS

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Photon is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to craft technology vision and oversee design, planning, and implementation of complex solutions. You will act as the SPOC between IT and business, coordinating with product managers and engineers to shape roadmaps and deliver features.

You will lead the development team, coordinate with the Data Architect on table designs, promote reuse, and stay ahead of industry trends while upholding Photon values of excellence, ownership, and