Java Lead/Architect
Tampa, Florida 33592 Posted September 14th, 2026
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: IT
Job Description
Role - Java Lead/Architect
Location – New Castle, DE / Jersey City, NJ / Tampa, FL
FTE
Job Description
Technical Leadership
• Solution Architecture & System Design
• Architecture Review and Governance
• Technology Roadmap Planning
• Application Modernization Strategies
• Technical Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Proof of Concept (POC) Leadership
Core Development
• Java (8/11/17) – strong hands on experience
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data
• Microservices architecture (service decomposition, API contracts)
• REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI / Swagger
• Kafka producer, consumer, partitioning
• MongoDb
• Openshift / AWS
Database & Data Layer
• MongoDB
• Document modeling
• Indexing strategies
• Aggregation framework
• CRUD & performance tuning
Integration & Messaging
• Experience with Kafka (preferred)
• REST based integrations with upstream/downstream systems
• Design, develop, and maintain Java based microservices
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to solution architecture.
• Implement RESTful APIs adhering to enterprise design standards
• Develop and optimize SQL queries (E3 level) for transactional and reporting use cases
• Design and manage MongoDB schemas, indexes, and queries
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of microservices
• Apply exception handling, logging, monitoring, and resiliency patterns
• Build event-driven solutions using Kafka and messaging frameworks.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and defect resolution
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and production issues
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Follow secure co ding and compliance standards
Required Skills
Performance Architect