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Java Architect

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CGI India Global Delivery Center
Posted
24 Jul 2025

About the role

Max Notice period Immediate to 30 Days

Work location: Chennai and 2nd Priority: Bangalore.

Experience: 7+ Yrs. Upto 12 Yrs.

Technical Skills

Expertise in Java & Jakarta EE:

  • Expert level proficiency in Java SE (minimum Java SE 11, preferred Java SE 17/21)
  • Deep knowledge of Jakarta EE specifications, including JPA (EclipseLink), CDI, EJB, JAX-RS and Annotation Processing (Jakarta EE 10).
  • Experience with Jakarta EE containers (WebSphere Liberty or similar).

Cloud Platforms:

  • Hands-on experience with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Understanding of cloud-native development practices, including containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.

Asynchronous Programming:

  • Proficiency in asynchronous programming paradigms using technologies like JMS, Kafka, or RabbitMQ.
  • Familiarity with patterns to deal with asynchronous complexity like SAGA, command-response-pattern or inbox / outbox.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD):

  • Experience designing and implementing solutions following DDD principles.
  • Strong understanding of strategic and tactical DDD, including bounded
  • contexts, aggregates, entities, and repositories.
  • Ability to translate principles like hexagonal architecture into practical software design.

Distributed Systems:

  • Knowledge of distributed system patterns like eventual consistency.
  • Experience designing systems for high availability, scalability, and resilience in a cloud environment.

APIs and Microservices:

  • Proficiency in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
  • Knowledge of microservices architecture like self-contained systems and tools like Quarkus or MicroProfile.

Databases:

  • Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL).
  • Deep understanding of central data modeling, transaction handling and concurrency control concepts.
  • Knowledge of data storage best practices in distributed and asynchronous systems.

Software Development Ecosystem:

  • Hands-on experience of industry standard dev tools like source code management (Git), CI/CD (Jenkins, ArgoCD) and runtime tools (Docker / Podman).

Architecture & Design

Solution Architecture

  • Ability to define and oversee the system’s architecture in line with the principles of DDD and cloud-based infrastructure.
  • Experience in creating high-level and low-level designs, addressing scalability, maintainability, and performance.

Event-Driven Architecture:

  • Experience designing and building event-driven architectures, ensuring decoupling of services and efficient message passing.

Security:

  • Knowledge of security best practices and vulnerability prevention strategies in cloud environments.

Team Leadership

Mentorship:

  • Ability to mentor junior and mid-level developers, guiding them through complex design and implementation challenges.
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the development team.

Collaboration:

  • Strong collaboration with other teams (DevOps, QA, Product Management) to ensure alignment on technical and business goals.
  • Experience working in agile development environments (Scrum/Kanban).
  • Problem-Solving & Innovation

Complex Problem-Solving:

  • Ability to identify and solve complex technical problems, especially in areas related to system concurrency, data consistency, and distributed processing.

Technical Innovation:

  • Stay updated with the latest advancements in Jakarta EE, DDD, and cloud technologies, promoting their adoption when appropriate.
  • Strong track record of driving innovation and introducing best practices.

Soft Skills

Strong Communication:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to convey technical ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Decision-Making:

  • Ability to make well-informed decisions under pressure, particularly in high-stakes scenarios involving the production system.

Adaptability:

  • Comfortable with evolving technologies and environments, especially with the rapid changes in cloud and asynchronous systems.

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