Java Technical Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead / Architect to drive the modernization of legacy banking systems into scalable microservices-based platforms. The role involves leading architecture design, translating complex legacy logic into modern services, and guiding engineering teams to deliver secure and high-performance financial transaction systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define technical architecture, technology stack, and integration patterns for modern banking platforms.

• Lead modernization and migration of legacy systems into microservices architecture.

• Translate and migrate complex business logic from legacy systems into maintainable Spring Boot microservices.

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable and reliable services using Spring Boot and Spring Batch.

• Lead development teams and provide technical direction in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Implement CI/CD, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.

• Design APIs and interfaces to integrate with core banking, reporting, and data platforms.

• Collaborate with business analysts and legacy system SMEs for accurate logic translation.

• Ensure systems meet security, compliance, scalability, and performance requirements.

• Act as a hands-on contributor through code reviews and high-quality development.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 7+ years in software development with at least 3+ years in Technical Lead or Architect roles.

• Experience in Financial Services or Banking domain preferred.

• Strong expertise in:

  • Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA

  • Spring Batch for high-volume processing

  • PostgreSQL database design and performance tuning

  • Event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ)

  • CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Kubernetes

• Experience modernizing monolithic or legacy systems into microservices.

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with high-volume financial transaction systems.

• Exposure to mainframe or COBOL system modernization projects.

  
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