Senior Java Architect: Cloud-Native Design & Tech Lead

KPG99 INC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage

Dental & Vision

Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation / Time Off

401K Plan

Performance Bonus

College Fund

Student Loan Refinancing

Legal Assistance

Job summary

KPG99 INC is seeking a senior Java Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable Java-based applications in a modern cloud environment. You will mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps to translate business needs into robust solutions.

You will design architectures, evaluate technologies, and guide migration efforts across systems while ensuring security, reliability, and high availability.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Java ecosystem, Spring, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong ability to mentor teams and manage stakeholders.
• Experience designing scalable, secure architectures.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor development teams, enforce coding standards, and conduct design and code reviews.
• Design high-level and low-level architectural blueprints for Java-based applications ensuring scalability, high availability, and security.
• Lead cloud and DevOps practices with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Research emerging technologies and build proof-of-concepts for business goals.
• Develop integration strategies for APIs, databases, and legacy systems, including cloud migration.
• Collaborate with product managers, QA, DevOps, and senior stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

Java Core

Java EE

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Hibernate/JPA

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

KPG99 INC is seeking a senior Java Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable Java-based applications in a modern cloud environment. You will mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and collaborate with product, QA, and DevOps to translate business needs into robust solutions.

You will design architectures, evaluate technologies, and guide migration efforts across systems while ensuring security, reliability, and high availability.