Java 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

We 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.

• 14 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 development
• Spring, Spring Boot, and related frameworks
• Microservices and domain‑driven architecture
• RESTful APIs and API‑first design
• Distributed systems and web‑based applications
• Event‑driven and asynchronous architecture
• Relational and No
  
  SQL databases
• Cloud‑native architecture and container platforms
• Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, automated testing, and observability
• Experience 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.

• Java 8/11/17 or later
• Spring Framework and Spring Boot
• REST APIs, OpenAPI, and API gateways
• Microservices and distributed systems
• SQL, data modeling, and relational databases
• No
  
  SQL and caching technologies
• Message brokers and event‑streaming platforms
• Unit, integration, contract, and performance testing
• Application and solution architecture
• Event‑driven architecture
• Service‑oriented and microservices architecture
• Integration and API architecture
• Cloud‑native and modernization architecture
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Performance, scalability, and resiliency engineering

• AWS, Azure, or another major cloud platform
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
• Application monitoring, logging, tracing, and observability
• Identity and access management
• Vulnerability management and security controls

• Enterprise data integration and data‑flow design
• Operational and analytical data patterns
• Machine learning solution design and integration
• Model‑serving and API‑integration patterns
• Data security, governance, and privacy
• Identification of practical machine learning use cases that improve customer solutions or create competitive advantages

• Bachelor’s or master’s…