Java Technical Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Plano, TX seeks a Java Technical Lead to guide a 5-6 member team and ensure timely delivery on complex microservice initiatives. The role emphasizes strong Java/Spring Boot expertise, cloud (AWS) familiarity, and hands-on collaboration with frontend and backend teams.

You will drive architectural decisions, oversee CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineers while coordinating with stakeholders in an agile environment. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise required.
• Experience leading a small team (5-6) and ensuring delivery.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kafka, and microservice architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver customer journeys and data models; work with APIs and configurations.
• Lead agile ceremonies and drive multi-year program timelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

Kafka

NoSQL (MongoDB)

PostgreSQL

Aurora

RESTful APIs

API security (OAuth, SSO)

CI/CD

Agile / Scrum

Team leadership

Communication

JUnit testing

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Java Technical Lead

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Worked as a Tech Lead who can run a team of 5-6 team members and ensure delivery. This is must.
• Strong expertise with Java and Spring Boot Microservice.
• Proficiency with Spring Boot microservice development and integration.
• Experience in EKS and Docker.
• Experience in Kafka message broker.
• Experience in AWS cloud.
• Experience in Log4j, JUnit testing or any other unit testing framework.
• Experience in NoSQL Database like MongoDB.
• Experience in RDBMS like PostgreSQL, Aurora.
• Exposure on JIRA, GIT, JENKINS, CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience in Web Services (SOAP and REST), Micro Services.
• Experience in Cloud technology like AWS experience, Kubernetes, ECS.
• Experience in Apache Kafka framework and implementation.
• Strong knowledge Architectural design and Microservice design patterns.
• Experience in Gateway integration and API platform like MuleSoft.
• Exposure in ReactJS is nice to have.
• Experience in API and application security like OAuth and SSO.
• Testing, debugging and co-ordination with other stakeholders.
• Experience in performance tuning.
• Coordinating with UI developer and backend developer for integration.
• Working in Continuous delivery environment.
• Playing a role of technical lead and co-ordinate with other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Roles & responsibilities

• Ability to work with clients to design customer journeys, and associate data models Extensive experience with Marketing Cloud Studios Builders, most importantly Email Studio, Content Builder, Journey Builder and Automation Studio, and ideally also Cloud Pages and Mobile Studio.
• Conceptual understanding, to be able to establish data models, work with APIs and configurations.
• Should be able to explain Architecture have overall all idea about the implementation
• Works to achieve multi-year program deadlines, scope, and overall program benefits. Defines multiple program strategies based on business demand and return on investment expectations.
• Partner with customer leadership on establishing effective change & communication plan, information distribution, and cross-CoSA collaboration
• Enforces the agile process workflow and holds individual team members accountable for responsibilities and commitments
• Anticipates challenges, identifies risks, and recommends mitigations and solutions. Owns and drives those solutions. Encourages and coach teams to be self-accountable and self-empowered
• Leads key Agile meetings such as Scrum workshops to shape discussions and share best-in-class practices. Impeccable communication and time management skills, and expertise in project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence etc.

Salary Range- $100,000-$130,000 a year