Java Architect

Sr Java Application Architect Industry: Banking and Financial Services Employment Type: Full-Time Experience: 14 to 18 years Location: Strongsville, Ohio or Dallas, TX or Pittsburgh, PA| Work Model: Hybrid Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Senior Software Architect to lead the architecture, design, and engineering of large-scale banking applications. This role requires a strong history of Java application development, deep expertise in distributed and web-based systems, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions.The ideal candidate will have progressed from a hands-on Java developer into an architecture leadership role while continuing to remain technically engaged. The architect will lead the design of cross-functional, multi-platform application ecosystems and define application components, integration patterns, platforms, interfaces, engineering standards, and development tools.Candidates should bring prior experience working in a technology consulting organization such as Incedo or a similar engineering-led consultancy, with demonstrated success delivering enterprise solutions for banking or financial-services clients.Required Qualifications14 to 18 years of overall software engineering and architecture experience.Strong and demonstrable history of hands-on Java development. This is a mandatory requirement.Experience progressing from Java developer or technical lead into application, solution, or software architecture roles.Deep knowledge of:Java and enterprise Java developmentSpring, Spring Boot, and related frameworksMicroservices and domain-driven architectureRESTful APIs and API-first designDistributed systems and web-based applicationsEvent-driven and asynchronous architectureRelational and NoSQL databasesCloud-native architecture and container platformsDevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observabilityExperience producing solution architecture documents, technical blueprints, logical and physical architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, data-flow diagrams, and architecture decision records.Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, capability models, and governance practices.Experience performing technology evaluations, architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution trade-off analyses.Proven ability to lead architecture across multiple applications, platforms, delivery teams, and business functions.Strong experience designing secure, scalable, resilient, and high-volume enterprise applications.Banking or financial-services technology experience.Prior experience with Incedo or a comparable technology consulting, digital engineering, or product engineering organization.Strong communication, stakeholder-management, consulting, and technical-presentation skills.Ability to work in a hybrid model from one of the listed locations.Technical CompetenciesCore EngineeringJava 8/11/17 or laterSpring Framework and Spring BootREST APIs, OpenAPI, and API gatewaysMicroservices and distributed systemsSQL, data modeling, and relational databasesNoSQL and caching technologiesMessage brokers and event-streaming platformsUnit, integration, contract, and performance testingArchitectureApplication and solution architectureDomain-driven designEvent-driven architectureService-oriented and microservices architectureIntegration and API architectureEnterprise architecture frameworksCloud-native and modernization architectureHigh availability and disaster recoveryPerformance, scalability, and resiliency engineeringCloud and DevSecOpsAWS, Azure, or another major cloud platformDocker and KubernetesCI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automationApplication monitoring, logging, tracing, and observabilitySecure software development lifecycle practicesIdentity and access managementVulnerability management and security controlsData and Machine LearningEnterprise data integration and data-flow designOperational and analytical data patternsMachine learning solution design and integrationModel-serving and API-integration patternsData security, governance, and privacyIdentification of practical machine learning use cases that improve customer solutions or create competitive advantagesPreferred QualificationsBachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.Experience with high-volume banking platforms, regulated applications, or mission-critical transaction-processing systems.Experience modernizing monolithic applications into microservices or modular architectures.Familiarity with TOGAF or comparable enterprise architecture frameworks.Experience with Kubernetes-based application platforms and public-cloud services.Exposure to artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms in regulated enterprise environments.Relevant Java, cloud, Kubernetes, security, or architecture certifications.Experience working with globally distributed teams in an onsite-offshore consulting delivery model.Key Success AttributesHands-on architect who can move comfortably between strategy, design, code, and production troubleshooting.Strong technical judgment and the ability to make pragmatic architecture decisions.Customer-focused approach to designing banking solutions.Ability to identify technical solutions that create meaningful competitive advantages.Strong ownership of architecture quality, technical risk, security, and delivery outcomes.Ability to influence stakeholders and engineering teams without relying only on formal authority.Effective balance of enterprise standards, business priorities, engineering feasibility, cost, and time to market.