Job Description

Experience: 10-18 Years

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Primary Skill: Java / Enterprise Application Architecture

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Role: Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) Architect

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Secondary Skill: Data Engineering / Data Architecture, Cloud

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Role Summary

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We are looking for an experienced ADM Architect with 10+ years of experience in designing, developing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java and modern application architecture, complemented by experience in Data platforms/engineering and Cloud technologies.

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The architect will provide technical leadership across Application Development & Maintenance engagements, define target architectures, drive modernization initiatives, and ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Own the end-to-end technical architecture for enterprise ADM applications and platforms.
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- Design scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
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- Define application modernization strategies, including monolith-to-microservices transformation and cloud migration.
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- Provide architecture guidance across application, integration, data, and cloud layers.
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- Review existing applications and identify opportunities for modernization, performance improvement, technical-debt reduction, and cost optimization.
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- Design and govern API, integration, caching, messaging, and asynchronous processing patterns.
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- Work with Data Architects and Engineers on data models, data integration, pipelines, databases, and analytical platforms.
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- Provide architectural guidance for relational, NoSQL, data lake, and cloud-based data solutions.
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- Define cloud-native architecture leveraging services available on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
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- Drive adoption of containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
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- Establish architecture and engineering standards covering scalability, availability, resiliency, observability, security, and maintainability.
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- Guide engineering teams on design patterns, coding standards, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and production readiness.
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- Perform architecture/design reviews and provide technical direction to development and support teams.
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- Support production problem management, root-cause analysis, performance optimization, and resolution of complex technical issues.
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- Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Enterprise Architecture teams.
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- Mentor technical leads and senior engineers and help build solid engineering practices across ADM teams.
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Required Technical Skills

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Primary – Java & Application Architecture

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- 10+ years of overall IT/application development experience with significant architecture or technical leadership responsibilities.
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- Strong hands-on knowledge of Java/J2EE and modern Java frameworks.
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- Strong experience with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs, and microservices.
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- Good understanding of domain-driven design, design patterns, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture.
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- Experience with messaging/streaming technologies such as Kafka, MQ, or equivalent.
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- Experience designing highly available, scalable, resilient, and high-performance enterprise applications.
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- Strong understanding of API management, authentication/authorization, caching, and integration patterns.
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Secondary – Data

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- Good understanding of Data Engineering and Data Architecture concepts.
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- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
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- Exposure to NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or equivalent.
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- Understanding of ETL/ELT, data pipelines, data lakes/lakehouses, data quality, and data governance.
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- Exposure to technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent is desirable.
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- Ability to design application-to-data-platform integration patterns.
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- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
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- Experience designing cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions.
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- Understanding of IaaS, PaaS, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, managed databases, storage, networking, and IAM.
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- Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
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- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, or equivalent is desirable.
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- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, ELK, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus/Grafana, or cloud-native alternatives.
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Pref`erred Qualifications

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- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
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- Cloud architecture certifications from AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud are desirable.
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- Experience working on large-scale enterprise Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) programs.
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- Experience with legacy modernization and cloud transformation programs.
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- Exposure to Agile/Scrum and enterprise-scale delivery methodologies.
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📌 Senior Architect (Chennai)
🏢 Tata Consultancy Services
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