JAVA ARCHITECT/DESIGNER

Design Lead JAVA Architect, Hands-on JAVA, Capital Markets., SQL, Azure Cloud, AKS, Event Processing, Microservices, Restful API. Python. Kafka. Databricks nice to have

Role Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with strong expertise in Capital Markets, Azure Cloud, and Event-Driven Microservices Architecture. The ideal candidate will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise solutions, driving architecture decisions across distributed systems, cloud platforms, APIs, and real-time event processing frameworks.

The architect will collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, and enterprise architects to design innovative solutions aligned with business objectives and technology standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Define end-to-end solution architecture for Capital Markets applications and platforms.
• Design scalable cloud-native solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Architect and implement event-driven systems using Kafka and messaging/event processing patterns.
• Define Microservices architecture, API strategy, service decomposition, and integration patterns.
• Lead architecture discussions, technical reviews, and design governance.
• Develop solution blueprints, HLDs, LLDs, architecture diagrams, and technical roadmaps.
• Drive application modernization and migration initiatives to cloud-native platforms.
• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, resiliency, and compliance requirements.
• Mentor development teams and establish engineering best practices.
• Work closely with business, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Experience Required
• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• 5+ years in Architecture or Technical Lead roles.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale cloud-native solutions.
• Strong experience in Capital Markets or Banking domain.