Job Title - Sr. Architect Java - Manager - ACS Song

Management Level: Level 7 - Manager

Location: Kochi

Must have skills: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, E-Commerce Platforms

Good to have skills: Agile Project Management, AI-Assisted Development Practices, Platform Engineering

Experience: 13-15 years of experience is required

Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Java Architect with 1315 years of experience in architecting, modernizing, and governing large-scale enterprise applications and platforms, with proven expertise in delivering enterprise e-commerce solutions on platforms such as commercetools, SAP Commerce, Adobe Commerce, or Salesforce Commerce Cloud etc.

The ideal candidate should possess strong technical leadership skills, deep expertise in up-to-date Java ecosystems, distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, composable/headless commerce architecture, and enterprise architecture practices. The role requires driving architecture strategy, technology modernization, governance, and engineering excellence across multiple teams and delivery programs.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Define and drive domain-level and enterprise architecture strategy for Java-based platforms and distributed systems

- Lead architecture governance, design reviews, and technical decision-making across multiple teams and programs

- Establish architecture standards, design principles, and reusable engineering patterns

- Conduct technical risk assessments, production issue reviews, root cause analysis, and define long-term remediation strategies.

- Design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performance cloud-native applications and microservices

- Drive adoption of modern architectural patterns including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), and API-first design

- Define and enforce best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, observability, and security

- Support DevSecOps adoption, CI/CD maturity, cloud governance, and operational excellence initiatives

- Lead cloud transformation, platform engineering, and legacy application modernization initiatives

- Guide teams through architecture, design, development, and deployment of complex programs





- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies aligned with business and technology strategy

- Champion adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering velocity and quality

- Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, and delivery leadership to align technology solutions with business objectives

- Mentor architects, technical leads, and senior engineers

- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence

Professional and Technical Skills:

- Expert-level proficiency in Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture

- Strong knowledge of JVM performance tuning, concurrency, threading, and memory management

- Extensive experience designing and governing enterprise-scale distributed systems and cloud-native applications

- Deep understanding of DDD, EDA, API-first design, CQRS, and enterprise integration patterns

- Solid understanding of JPA/Hibernate, SQL, and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

- Hands-on experience with caching technologies (Redis, Hazelcast) and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS)

- Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent)

- Strong understanding of observability tools: ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry

- Knowledge of security practices: OAuth2/OIDC, TLS/mTLS, secrets management, secure coding, and DevSecOps principles

- Proficiency with Git and modern code management/version control workflows

- Experience leading architecture reviews, governance processes, and technology standardization

- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI-powered code review)

Good To Have:





- Experience with Agile delivery framework and multi-team program governance

- Exposure to platform engineering concepts (Internal Developer Platforms, golden paths)

- Familiarity with polyglot persistence strategies and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)

- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

- Contributions to open-source projects or architecture communities

- Experience designing and delivering enterprise e-commerce solutions using platforms such as commercetools, SAP Commerce, Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, or similar platforms

- Strong understanding of composable/headless commerce architecture, including API-first design, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native patterns

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Qualification

- Expert-level proficiency in Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture

- Strong knowledge of JVM performance tuning, concurrency, threading, and memory management

- Extensive experience designing and governing enterprise-scale distributed systems and cloud-native applications

- Deep understanding of DDD, EDA, API-first design, CQRS, and enterprise integration patterns

- Solid understanding of JPA/Hibernate, SQL, and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)

- Hands-on experience with caching technologies (Redis, Hazelcast) and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS)

- Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architecture patterns

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent)

- Strong understanding of observability tools: ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry

- Knowledge of security practices: OAuth2/OIDC, TLS/mTLS, secrets management, secure coding, and DevSecOps principles

- Proficiency with Git and modern code management/version control workflows

- Experience leading architecture reviews, governance processes, and technology standardization

- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI-powered code review)

📌 Sr. Architect - Java (Kerala)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Kerala