Technical Architect (Java Microservices + React JS) - Springfield

Job Title: Technical Architect (Java Microservices + React JS) Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, and modern front-end frameworks such as React JS. This role requires a highly skilled professional who can define and drive end-to-end architecture, design scalable cloud-native solutions, and lead engineering teams in delivering high-performance applications.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for establishing technical vision, ensuring architectural best practices, and guiding teams across the full software development lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on scalability, security, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, distributed, and cloud-native applications.
• Design robust backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Architect and guide development of responsive and high-performance front-end applications using React JS.
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across the organization.
• Create high-level and low-level design (HLD/LLD) documents and review technical designs.
• Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design principles.
• Ensure system performance, scalability, availability, and security across applications.
• Lead cloud architecture and deployment strategies (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Define integration patterns with external systems, APIs, and third-party services.
• Implement observability practices including monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Drive CI/CD strategy and DevOps practices for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to development teams.
• Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards and security guidelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10–14+ years of experience in software development, with significant experience in architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong experience leading technical teams and driving architecture decisions.

Back-End Expertise

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Extensive experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs, API Gateway patterns, and service orchestration.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Strong understanding of database design (SQL/NoSQL) and data modeling.

Front-End Expertise (React JS)

• Strong experience with React JS, Redux (or similar state management libraries), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience in building scalable, reusable, and component-driven UI architectures.
• Knowledge of front-end performance optimization and responsive design.
• Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.

Cloud & DevOps Expertise

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket Pipelines.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Cloud Monitoring).

Engineering & Architecture Practices

• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and high-availability architecture.
• Experience with domain-driven design (DDD) and clean architecture principles.
• Knowledge of security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, API security).
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Exposure to serverless architectures and modern cloud-native patterns.
• Knowledge of GraphQL and API management platforms.
• Experience with headless CMS or composable architectures.
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