Job Description
Zensar is a leading digital solutions and technology services company that specialises in partnering with global organisations across industries in their Digital Transformation journey. Zensars Return on Digital strategy has enabled customers to look beyond current investments towards realising visible business benefits in their digital transformation journey.If youre looking for a workplace where associates realise and contribute to their full potential, are recognised for the impact they make, and enjoy the company of the people they work with, then youve come to the right place!We are looking for a highly experienced and hands-onCloud Architectwith 8+ years of industry experience to lead the design and development of scalable, robust, and cloud-native systems. The ideal candidate will be an expert inJava, well-versed in modern architectural patterns, and have extensive working knowledge ofAWS cloud services.Duties and ResponsibilitiesLead the architecture, design, and development of large-scale, distributed systems.Work closely with product and engineering teams to define architecture blueprints and technology roadmaps.Develop high-level and low-level design documents.Be hands-on with coding in Java (latest versions) and guide teams on best practices.Drive adoption of modern architecture principles likeMicroservices,Event-Driven Architecture,CQRS, andSAGA patterns.Define and enforce coding standards, performance tuning, and best practices.Select appropriate AWS services and design cloud-native architectures with cost, scalability, and security in mind.Conduct design and code reviews to ensure quality and performance.Mentor and guide engineering teams on architectural decisions and technical challenges.Stay updated with new Java features, AWS services, and emerging architectural trends.Technical Skills Required8+ years of software development experience with at least 5 years in a software architect role.Strong expertise inJava, including recent versions (Java 17/21+), with hands-on coding ability.In-depth experience in designing and implementingmicroservices-based systems.Strong understanding of architectural patterns likeCQRS,Event Sourcing,SAGA, andDomain-Driven Design (DDD).Extensive experience withAWScloud ecosystem services like EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS/SQS, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, CloudFormation, etc.Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).Strong system design and problem-solving skills.Proficiency in CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.Experience in leading technical teams and mentoring developers.Preferred QualificationsAWS Certification (Solutions Architect Associate/Professional) is a plus.Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or AWS CDK.Exposure to data streaming platforms like Kafka is a bonus.Background in performance optimisation, scalability, and security best practicesQualification: Must be educated to at least degree level or equivalent.TPBN1_UKTJ