Java Technical Architect
6 Month contract initially
Based: Manchester/Remote (Max 2-3 days per week onsite in Manchester)
Rate: £550 - £600 p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Java Technical Architect to join the team.
We are looking for a highly skilled Java Technical Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance applications and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills, deep Java & AWS expertise, and a passion for designing clean and robust architectures.

Key Responsibilities:
Architect and design scalable, secure, and robust backend systems using Java and related frameworks.
Define best practices and coding standards for development teams.
Lead technical discussions, code reviews, and mentoring sessions.
Collaborate with senior leadership (PM, Product Owners, Engineering/Clouds Lead), external customers, and stakeholders at all levels to translate complex business and technology requirements into high-level architectural designs aligned with long-term strategic goals.
Maintained strong relationships with enterprise architects and engineering leaders to define technology roadmaps and evaluate solution options, ensuring alignment with the organization's business goals and securing leadership buy-in. bridged the technical and business stakeholders' gap to deliver well-communicated, actionable, and cross-platform solution designs.
Lead the architecture and engineering of various architectures, including n-tier, micro services-based applications and event-driven architectures on both on-premises and AWS cloud, leveraging various PaaS/SaaS services including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, Event Bridge, Aurora, DynamoDB, ECS, etc., to support large scale, high-throughput applications and enable real-time data processing.
Rich experience in Architecture/Designing, while playing different roles like Lead Technical/ Integration/Solution Architect to design end to end high scalable, robust, and complex solution. Using C4 and SOLID Principles and several design patterns such as Singleton, Factory, Abstract Factory, Builder, Command, Chain of Responsibility, MVC, Template and Façade, by following Agile and waterfall development methodology.
Ensure adherence to architectural principles and agile methodologies.
Guide teams in the selection of appropriate frameworks, tools, and platforms.
Maintain system reliability, performance, and security.
Participate in discovery, estimation, planning, and risk management. Research emerging technologies and industry trends to keep the system architecture updated.

Key Skills & Experience:
* Solid experience in software development, with ideally 6+ years in Java/AWS micro service architecture.
* Strong understanding of micro services architecture and RESTful APIs.
* Proficient in relational and databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
* Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS & GCP).
* Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Knowledge of design patterns, OOP principles, and clean code practices.
* Experience with Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines & Terraform.
* Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Tech Stack:
* Java/J2EE 21, Python, 3.11 Springboot, Micronaut, Dropwizard, GraphQL, API Design.
* N-tier, Cloud- native, Server less, Micro service, Event-Driven architecture.
* TOGAF® 9, Agile, Incremental, Waterfall, TDD, DDD, BDD.
* AWS (EC2, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, Route53, RDS, EMR jobs, AWS secrete manger, event bridge, Cloud Watch), GCP (Big query, GCS bucket).
* Kubernetes/Docker
* Command, Chain of Responsibility, Builder, SAGA, CQRS, Event Sourcing
* RDBMS & NOSQL: Aurora, RDS, PostgreSQL, , MySQL, Redis
* SNS, SQS
* GIGYA/CIAM, APIGEE gateway, Basic, JWT token.
* GitHub, Jenkin, SonarQube, Sonar lint, OWASP, Maven, STS, Git, , Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, APIGEE Gateway, Terraform, Loggly, Datadog.
* AI Tools: AWS code whisperer/ AmazonQ, Llama/ Copilot

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.


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