Java Architect

Company Description

CapTech is an award-winning consulting firm that collaborates with clients to achieve what’s possible through the power of technology. At CapTech, we’re passionate about the work we do and the results we achieve for our clients. From the outset, our founders shared a collective passion to create a consultancy centered on strong relationships that would stand the test of time. Today we work alongside clients that include Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized enterprises, and government agencies, a list that spans across the country. 

Job Description

Consulting at CapTech: 

• Create, evaluate and manage technical solutions to ensure client success
• Partner with clients on team-based projects to deliver solutions across the full Software Development Lifecycle leveraging the Agile Methodology as well as modern technology languages, frameworks, and patterns 
• Thrive in a collaborative environment with many opportunities to learn from and share knowledge with other developers, architects, and our clients.  
• Design, implement, integrate and support on-prem, cloud, and hybrid development
• Create roadmap and high-level design documentation, epics and stories
• Identify and communicate architectural / solution tradeoffs, for client specific solutions
• Display a working knowledge of different architectural frameworks that may be used by our clients
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to support business development by demonstrating CapTech’s technical capabilities

Technical Solutions:  

• Lead the design and architecture of Java-based solutions tailored to meet client-specific needs.
• Create technical project estimates and work plans
• Develop code hands-on in addition to architecture solution
• Solutions include API-driven clients, microservice architectures, event-driven integrations, cloud deployments, serverless applications, and web and portal front ends 
• Experience with Agentic AI development- Developing agents and developing with agents
• Experience with a Varied AI Toolset- Claude code, CodeX, Opencode, OpenClaude
• Preferred experience with AI orchestration

Learning and Professional Development Opportunities: 

• Create an individualized professional development plan  
• Gain experience with a variety of different clients and industry verticals  
• Influence and guide professional development efforts for those at all levels, including teaching, coaching, and collaboration through project work and innovation challenges
• Share knowledge and common experiences with fellow CapTechers through Technical Communities of Practice and Lunch and Learns 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Enterprise-level experience with modern Java, its core libraries, and open-source frameworks
• Hands-on experience with software development, enterprise architecture, and directing technical teams
• Familiarity with microservice architectures, monitoring tools, databases, and containerization
• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural recommendations to business needs and client culture.
• Extensive knowledge and application of Design Patterns
• Ability to communicate technical solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience assessing the performance of software systems and implementing tools used to optimize performance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with tools such as LangChain, vector databases, and prompt engineering techniques  

• Knowledge of data engineering tools (Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake)  

• AI/ML certifications or cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning, Azure AI Engineer)  

• Experience with Legacy Systems and Architectures including SaaS 

Additional Information

We want everyone at CapTech to be able to envision a lasting and rewarding career here, which is why we offer a variety of career paths based on your skills and passions.  You decide where and how you want to develop, and we help get you there with customizable career progression and a comprehensive benefits package to support you along the way.  Alongside our suite of traditional benefits encompassing generous time off, health coverage, disability insurance, paid family leave and more, we’ve launched extended benefits to help meet our employees’ needs. 

• CapTech is committed to providing a flexible work environment and helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that suits their individual needs. Employees must be available to work onsite in a client location or a CapTech office as requested. We al