Technical Architect

HCL Technologies Limited; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking an experienced Full Stack Architect to design, build, and govern scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications. You will guide teams across front-end, back-end, microservices, cloud, and DevOps, setting technical standards and roadmaps.

You will own end-to-end architecture, drive modern frameworks, and collaborate with UI, backend, DevOps, QA, and product teams to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable end-to-end architectures for enterprise web apps.
• Proven ability to own design decisions, drive microservices patterns and promote best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end full stack architecture for web and enterprise apps.
• Define and implement microservices-based architectures using modern frameworks.
• Own application design decisions including scalability, performance, security, and resilience.
• Develop and review backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with UI, backend, DevOps, QA, and product teams.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and architectural patterns.
• Perform code reviews and mentor developers.
• Drive cloud adoption, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Participate in technical discussions with stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Java (Core Java, 8+)

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Kafka

Angular / React

HTML5 / CSS3 / JavaScript

SQL & Performance Tuning

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

DevOps

Mentoring & Code Reviews

Security & Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Hibernate

Kafka

Angular

React

Jenkins

Maven

Docker

Kubernetes

Oracle / PostgreSQL / MySQL

ELK / Prometheus / Splunk

gRPC

New Relic

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Architect to design, build, and govern scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications. The role requires strong hands-on expertise across front-end, back-end, microservices, cloud, and DevOps, along with the ability to guide teams and define technical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end full stack architecture for web and enterprise applications.
• Define and implement microservices-based architectures using modern frameworks.
• Own application design decisions, including scalability, performance, security, and resilience.
• Develop and review backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate closely with UI, backend, DevOps, QA, and product teams.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural best practices, and design patterns.
• Perform code reviews and mentor senior and junior developers.
• Drive cloud adoption, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices.
• Participate in technical discussions with stakeholders and customers.

Skill Requirements

Backend

• Strong expertise in Java (Core Java, Java 8+)
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate
• RESTful API design, Microservices architecture
• Messaging/Event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka)

Frontend

• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
• Modern frameworks: Angular / React
• Experience with responsive UI and reusable component design

Databases

• Relational: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• NoSQL: MongoDB
• Strong SQL and performance tuning skills

Cloud & DevOps

• Cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Maven
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring & logging tools (e.g., ELK, Prometheus, Splunk)

Testing & Quality

• Experience with Unit, Integration, and Regression testing
• Knowledge of test frameworks (Selenium, Karma, Cucumber)
• Exposure to TDD / BDD practices

Other Requirements

• Exposure to API gateways and integration platforms.
• Experience with gRPC communication.
• Knowledge of application performance monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic).
• Domain experience in Banking / Financial Services.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration at an enterprise level.

Profile description: Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Architect to design, build, and govern scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications. The role requires strong hands-on expertise across front-end, back-end, microservices, cloud, and DevOps, along with the ability to guide teams and define technical standards. Key Responsibilities Design end-to-end full stack architecture for web and enterprise applications. Define and implement microservices-based architectures using modern frameworks. Own application design decisions, including scalability, performance, security, and resilience. Develop and review backend services and APIs. Collaborate closely with UI, backend, DevOps, QA, and product teams. Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural best practices, and design patterns. Perform code reviews and mentor senior and junior developers. Drive cloud adoption, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices. Participate in technical discussions with stakeholders and customers. Skill Requirements Backend Strong expertise in Java (Core Java, Java 8+) Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate RESTful API design, Microservices architecture Messaging/Event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka) Frontend Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+) Modern frameworks: Angular / React Experience with responsive UI and reusable component design Databases Relational: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL NoSQL: MongoDB Strong SQL and performance tuning skills Cloud & DevOps Cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Maven Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes Monitoring & logging tools (e.g., ELK, Prometheus, Splunk) Testing & Quality Experience with Unit, Integration, and Regression testing Knowledge of test frameworks (Selenium, Karma, Cucumber) Exposure to TDD / BDD practices Other Requirements Exposure to API gateways and integration platforms. Experience with gRPC communication. Knowledge of application performance monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic). Domain experience in Banking / Financial Services. Familiarity with AI/ML integration at an enterprise level.