Java - Lead

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Job Description

Java - Lead:

Location: Noida

Experience: 8-10 Years

Mandatory Skills:

Java 17+, Backend Unit Testing (JUnit), Data Structure, Microservices + REST APIs, Multithreading & Concurrency, OOPS Concepts, JPA, Kafka, Git Hub, Oracle, Design Patterns, Spring Boot + Spring Security (JWT)

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and drive enterprise application architecture strategy using Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices. Also ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and long-term maintainability.

• Lead strategic technical decisions related to application modernization, framework selection, and cloud-native adoption.

• Architect distributed systems, microservices platforms, and API-driven ecosystems aligned with enterprise goals.

• Establish engineering standards, governance practices, reusable frameworks, and secure development guidelines across teams.

• Lead engineering teams and drive collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Drive implementation of non-functional requirements including scalability, observability, security, and disaster recovery.

• Lead architecture reviews, technical discussions, and modernization initiatives ensuring future-ready application ecosystems.

• Design and drive enterprise messaging and event-driven architectures using relevant messaging and event-streaming technologies.

• Collaborate with leadership teams and enterprise architects to align engineering initiatives with organizational strategy.

• Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD automation, cloud-native engineering, and containerization practices.

• Identify technical risks and architectural gaps proactively while defining mitigation strategies for long-term platform stability.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Provides strong technical leadership aligned with business and technology objectives.

• Drives architecture and solution design decisions for scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.

• Balances delivery accountability with technical excellence, quality, and team collaboration.

• Builds and mentors high-performing teams by fostering ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders for successful delivery.

• Demonstrates strong stakeholder management and communication by providing visibility into risks and technical decisions.

• Drives engineering excellence through governance standards, automation, reusable frameworks, and best practices.

• Promotes a culture of quality, performance optimization, reliability, and continuous improvement.

• Leads modernization and cloud adoption initiatives supporting enterprise engineering transformation.

• Encourages innovation through evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies and tools.

Mandatory Competencies

QA/QE - QA Automation - Core Java

Programming Language - Java - Java 17 or latest

Middleware - API Middleware - Microservices

Programming Language - Java - Java Multithreading

Programming Language - Java - OOPS Concepts

Middleware - Message Oriented Middleware - Messaging (JMS, ActiveMQ, RabitMQ, Kafka, SQS, ASB etc)

Tech - Unit Testing

Middleware - Java Middleware - Springboot

Programming Language - Java - Design Patterns

Database - Oracle - Database Design

DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - DevOps/Configuration Mgmt - GitLab,Github, Bitbucket

Programming Language - Java - JPA

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