Lead Java Practice Architect (AWS)

TEKsystems

Atlanta (GA)

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USD 160 000 - 225 000

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há 44 horas

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Resumo da oferta

TEKsystems is seeking a Lead Architect for Atlanta, GA to define end-to-end solution architectures for complex client initiatives. The role drives technical direction across teams, ensures scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions, and guides delivery teams while staying hands-on.

The Lead Architect will mentor engineers, shape technical roadmaps, translate business goals into pragmatic plans, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality systems.

Qualificações

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent work experience.
15+ years of software development experience.
12+ years of hands-on Java experience.
5+ years as a Practice Architect or Lead Architect.
5+ years of AWS experience.

Responsabilidades

Own end-to-end solution architecture for a domain or major initiative, including integrations, data flows, and non functional requirements
Define and govern architecture for large scale, distributed, cross platform systems
Translate business goals into a pragmatic technical roadmap with product and engineering leadership
Lead architecture and design reviews; document key decisions, trade offs, and guardrails
Stay hands on through prototypes, reference implementations, and technical spikes to mitigate risk
Establish and enforce engineering standards across APIs, testing, CI/CD, and secure by default practices
Embed operability by design, including observability, resilience, runbooks, and incident readiness
Serve as a technical escalation point and drive root cause analysis and systemic remediation
Contribute across the SDLC, including estimation, design, and delivery
Mentor senior engineers and emerging architects
Support pre sales with solution architecture and effort estimation
Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and patterns
Leads and mentors a team of architects, providing architectural oversight across multiple programs to drive consistency, scalability, and adherence to engineering best practices.

Conhecimentos

Software architecture

Java

AWS

Lead Architect

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Security & compliance

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Ferramentas

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

ECS

EKS

Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

CloudWatch

Route53

ACM

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Think of TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) as the growth solution for enterprises today. We unleash growth through technology, strategy, design, execution and operations with a customer-first mindset for bold business leaders. We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions. Our partnerships with leading cloud, design and business intelligence platforms fuel our expertise.

We value deep relationships, dedication to serving others and inclusion. We drive positive outcomes for our people and our business, and we stay true to our commitments and act in harmony with our words. We exist to create significant opportunity for people to achieve fulfillment through career success.

Ready to join us?

Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires:

The Lead Architect is a hands on technical leader responsible for defining and delivering end to end solution architecture for complex client and internal initiatives. The role drives technical direction across teams, ensures solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable, and guides delivery teams to build high quality solutions aligned with enterprise modernization goals. Lead Architects stay close to the code and runtime by validating key architectural decisions, contributing where needed on critical paths, establishing engineering guardrails, and leading design reviews. Success is measured by both architectural quality and production outcomes, with the role remaining primarily focused on hands on solution engineering and minimal delivery support. Occasional travel may be required, such as for engagement kickoffs.

Key Responsibilities

Own end to end solution architecture for a domain or major initiative, including integrations, data flows, and non functional requirements
Define and govern architecture for large scale, distributed, cross platform systems
Translate business goals into a pragmatic technical roadmap with product and engineering leadership
Lead architecture and design reviews; document key decisions, trade offs, and guardrails
Stay hands on through prototypes, reference implementations, and technical spikes to mitigate risk
Establish and enforce engineering standards across APIs, testing, CI/CD, and secure by default practices
Embed operability by design, including observability, resilience, runbooks, and incident readiness
Serve as a technical escalation point and drive root cause analysis and systemic remediation
Contribute across the SDLC, including estimation, design, and delivery
Mentor senior engineers and emerging architects
Support pre sales with solution architecture and effort estimation
Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and patterns
Leads and mentors a team of architects, providing architectural oversight across multiple programs to drive consistency, scalability, and adherence to engineering best practices.

Technical Skills and Experience:

Bachelors degree /4-year college degree in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
15+ years of software development experience.
12+ years of strong hands-on experience in Java.
5+ years of experience with AWS
5+ years of experience as a Practice Architect, or Lead Architect.

Technical Profile

Software Engineering

Expert level software engineering with proven experience designing and governing architectures for distributed systems, including clear boundaries, contracts, versioning, and data ownership
Strong hands on experience with Java frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices architectures
Experience designing and delivering distributed, highly available systems
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, messaging, and integration patterns
Deep expertise in Java including refactoring mature codebases, performance tuning, and pragmatic framework evaluation
Ability to define and enforce quality strategies across teams, including test automation, testability standards, and measurable quality outcomes
Hands on contributor through prototyping, reference implementations, deep code reviews, and critical path development
Relevant technical certifications (Cloud, Architecture, or Development) are a plus.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
Advanced DevOps practices including CI/CD strategy, IaC, release safety, environment strategy, and scalable automation
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong understanding of security, identity, compliance, and secure by default practices
Full stack solution design capability across frontend, backend, integration, and data layers, with depth in at least one area
Ability to establish architectural patterns that improve maintainability, reduce coupling, and enable independent team delivery.
Strong experience with AWS, including cloud native design patterns, security/identity, networking, deployment scalability, and cost awareness
Hands on knowledge in various AWS services like ECS, EKS, Lambda, Event Bridge, S3, DynamoDB, System Manager, API Gateway, ACM, Route53, Cloud Watch, etc.
Ability to define cloud reference architectures and guide tradeoffs across reliability, performance, and delivery speed
Hands on experience building, operating, and troubleshooting production cloud workloads using observability tools
Nice to have Associate/Professional level AWS certification

AI Skills & Tool Usage

Sets expectations for responsible AI tool usage across teams, including validation, security, and IP/privacy considerations
Evaluates and enables adoption of AI tools that improve developer productivity and quality (e.g., code generation, testing, documentation)
When relevant, defines architectural patterns for integrating AI services with appropriate governance and monitoring

Professional Expectations

Owns technical direction and outcomes for a program or domain, driving clarity and decision in ambiguous situations
Influences across teams and stakeholders through strong communication and technical credibility
Accountable for production outcomes, including reliability, security, and performance
Acts as a force multiplier through mentoring, coaching, and reusable reference solutions
Maintains hands on engagement to ensure architectural decisions translate into successful delivery
Experience working with an Agile methodology and iterative development.
Experience with practices such as unit testing, static analysis and build automation.
Experience in mentoring and coaching employees, with excellent leadership skills.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $225000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: