Job Description: Architect – Java Microservices | AWS | BPM | Integration

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in Java-based enterprise application architecture, AWS Cloud, Spring Boot Microservices, BPM (jBPM), Business Rules (Drools), and Enterprise System Integration.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and highly available enterprise solutions while providing architectural leadership throughout the software development lifecycle. This role requires strong hands-on experience in microservices architecture, cloud-native application design, API strategy, workflow orchestration, rule engine implementation, and enterprise integration.

The candidate should be capable of driving end-to-end solution architecture, collaborating with business stakeholders, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture

• Own end-to-end solution architecture and drive key technical decisions across enterprise applications.
  
• Design scalable, resilient, and cloud-native solutions aligned with business objectives.
  
• Create High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
  
• Define architecture standards, design patterns, and implementation best practices.
  

Java & Microservices Architecture

• Design and implement enterprise applications using:
  • Java 17+
    
  • Spring Boot
    
  • Spring Cloud
    
  • Microservices Architecture
    
• Define:
  • Service decomposition strategies
    
  • API contracts
    
  • Distributed transaction patterns
    
  • Circuit breakers
    
  • Retry mechanisms
    
  • Resilience and fault tolerance patterns
    
• Design RESTful and gRPC-based services.
  

Event-Driven Architecture

• Design asynchronous and event-driven solutions using:
  • Kafka (or equivalent messaging platforms)
    
  • Event streaming
    
  • Messaging patterns
    
• Implement reliable communication between distributed systems.
  

AWS Cloud Architecture

Design and implement cloud-native applications using AWS services:

• Amazon EKS / ECS
  
• AWS Lambda
  
• API Gateway
  
• Amazon RDS
  
• Amazon S3
  
• Amazon SQS / SNS
  
• CloudWatch
  

Design secure, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:

• Terraform
  
• CloudFormation
  

Build and optimize CI/CD deployment pipelines.

BPM & Business Rules

Design workflow-driven enterprise solutions using:

jBPM

• BPMN 2.0 process modeling
  
• Human task management
  
• Workflow orchestration
  
• Process versioning
  
• Process migration
  

Drools

• DRL authoring
  
• Decision tables
  
• Rule governance
  
• Rule lifecycle management
  
• KIE deployment
  

Enterprise Integration

Design integration solutions for enterprise platforms by:

• Defining integration patterns
  
• Integrating legacy applications
  
• Third-party API onboarding
  
• Data transformation and mapping
  
• Canonical data models
  
• Error handling and retry mechanisms
  
• Secure API integrations
  

Technical Leadership

• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design validations.
  
• Define Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), including:
  • Performance
    
  • Security
    
  • Scalability
    
  • Availability
    
  • Reliability
    
• Mentor development teams and provide technical guidance.
  
• Collaborate with client architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
  

Required Skills & Experience

Primary Skills (Must Have)

Enterprise Architecture

• Solution Architecture
  
• Enterprise Application Design
  
• High-Level Design (HLD)
  
• Low-Level Design (LLD)
  
• Design Patterns
  
• Architecture Governance
  

Java & Microservices

• Java 17+
  
• Spring Boot
  
• Spring Cloud
  
• Microservices Architecture
  
• REST APIs
  
• gRPC
  
• Service Decomposition
  
• Distributed Transactions
  
• Resilience Patterns
  
• API Contract Design
  

Event-Driven Systems

• Apache Kafka (or equivalent)
  
• Event Streaming
  
• Messaging Patterns
  
• Asynchronous Processing
  

AWS Cloud

• Amazon EKS / ECS
  
• AWS Lambda
  
• API Gateway
  
• Amazon RDS
  
• Amazon S3
  
• Amazon SQS / SNS
  
• Amazon CloudWatch
  

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Terraform
  
• CloudFormation
  
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  
• CI/CD Pipelines
  
• Git
  
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
  

BPM & Rule Engine

jBPM

• BPMN 2.0
  
• Workflow Design
  
• Human Task Management
  
• Process Versioning
  

Drools

• DRL
  
• Decision Tables
  
• Rule Authoring
  
• Rule Governance
  
• KIE Deployment
  

Enterprise Integration

• API Integration
  
• Legacy System Integration
  
• Third-party API Onboarding
  
• Data Mapping
  
• Canonical Data Models
  
• Error Handling
  
• Retry Strategies
  

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

• Kubernetes
  
• Docker
  
• OpenShift
  
• Service Mesh (Istio)
  
• Observability tools:
  • Prometheus
    
  • Grafana
    
  • ELK Stack
    
  • Splunk
    
• Distributed Tracing
  
• OpenTelemetry
  
• OAuth 2.0
  
• JWT
  
• API Security
  
• Domain experience in:
  • Insurance
    
  • Banking
    
  • Financial Services (BFSI)
    
• Agile / Scrum
  
• Performance Engineering
  
• Cloud Security Best Practices
  

Technical Skills Summary

Must Have

• Java 17+
  
• Spring Boot
  
• Spring Cloud
  
• Microservices
  
• REST APIs
  
• gRPC
  
• Kafka
  
• AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch)
  
• Terraform / CloudFormation
  
• CI/CD
  
• jBPM (BPMN 2.0)
  
• Drools (DRL, Decision Tables, KIE)
  
• Enterprise Integration
  
• Solution Architecture
  
• HLD / LLD
  

Good to Have

• Kubernetes
  
• Docker
  
• OpenShift
  
• Prometheus
  
• Grafana
  
• ELK
  
• OpenTelemetry
  
• OAuth 2.0
  
• JWT
  
• Insurance Domain
  
• BFSI Domain
  

Required Skills & Experience

Primary Skills (Must Have)

Enterprise Architecture

• Solution Architecture
  
• Enterprise Application Design
  
• High-Level Design (HLD)
  
• Low-Level Design (LLD)
  
• Design Patterns
  
• Architecture Governance
  

Java & Microservices

• Java 17+
  
• Spring Boot
  
• Spring Cloud
  
• Microservices Architecture
  
• REST APIs
  
• gRPC
  
• Service Decomposition
  
• Distributed Transactions
  
• Resilience Patterns
  
• API Contract Design
  

Event-Driven Systems

• Apache Kafka (or equivalent)
  
• Event Streaming
  
• Messaging Patterns
  
• Asynchronous Processing
  

AWS Cloud

• Amazon EKS / ECS
  
• AWS Lambda
  
• API Gateway
  
• Amazon RDS
  
• Amazon S3
  
• Amazon SQS / SNS
  
• Amazon CloudWatch
  

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Terraform
  
• CloudFormation
  
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  
• CI/CD Pipelines
  
• Git
  
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
  

BPM & Rule Engine

jBPM

• BPMN 2.0
  
• Workflow Design
  
• Human Task Management
  
• Process Versioning
  

Drools

• DRL
  
• Decision Tables
  
• Rule Authoring
  
• Rule Governance
  
• KIE Deployment
  

Enterprise Integration

• API Integration
  
• Legacy System Integration
  
• Third-party API Onboarding
  
• Data Mapping
  
• Canonical Data Models
  
• Error Handling
  
• Retry Strategies
  

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

• Kubernetes
  
• Docker
  
• OpenShift
  
• Service Mesh (Istio)
  
• Observability tools:
  • Prometheus
    
  • Grafana
    
  • ELK Stack
    
  • Splunk
    
• Distributed Tracing
  
• OpenTelemetry
  
• OAuth 2.0
  
• JWT
  
• API Security
  
• Domain experience in:
  • Insurance
    
  • Banking
    
  • Financial Services (BFSI)
    
• Agile / Scrum
  
• Performance Engineering
  
• Cloud Security Best Practices
  

Technical Skills Summary

Must Have

• Java 17+
  
• Spring Boot
  
• Spring Cloud
  
• Microservices
  
• REST APIs
  
• gRPC
  
• Kafka
  
• AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch)
  
• Terraform / CloudFormation
  
• CI/CD
  
• jBPM (BPMN 2.0)
  
• Drools (DRL, Decision Tables, KIE)
  
• Enterprise Integration
  
• Solution Architecture
  
• HLD / LLD
  

Good to Have

• Kubernetes
  
• Docker
  
• OpenShift
  
• Prometheus
  
• Grafana
  
• ELK
  
• OpenTelemetry
  
• OAuth 2.0
  
• JWT
  
• Insurance Domain
  
• BFSI Domain
  

Diversity Inclusion:

At Exavalu, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other status protected by applicable law. We nurture a culture that embraces all individuals and promotes diverse perspectives, where you can make an impact and grow your career.

Exavalu also promotes flexibility  depending on the needs of employees, customers and the business. It might be part-time work, working outside normal 9-5 business hours or working remotely. We also have a welcome back program to help people get back to the mainstream after a long break due to health or family reasons.