Lead Solution Architect Consultant

Key Responsibilities: Architectural Vision: Develop and maintain a comprehensive architectural vision for the project, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements. Microservices Design: Design and implement a scalable, reliable, and secure microservices architecture. Cloud Infrastructure: Oversee the deployment and management of the application on Kubernetes, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Backend Development: Lead the development of backend services using Quarkus, DB2, and Hibernate. Frontend Integration: Ensure seamless integration between ReactJS frontends and backend services through REST APIs. Containerization and Orchestration: Manage Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration, including Helm chart configurations. Interface Management: Coordinate the integration of over 40 interfaces using IBM MQ, Axway CFT, REST, and SOAP. DevOps Practices: Implement and promote DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure as code. Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of architects and DevOps engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for architectural and process improvements to enhance system performance, security, and maintainability. Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in Java and nice to have in TypeScript, ReactJS. Extensive experience with Quarkus, DB2, and Hibernate. In-depth knowledge of RESTful API design. Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, Linux Bash and Helm. Experience with IBM MQ, Axway CFT, REST, and SOAP interfaces. Experience with Grafana, Opensearch, Jaeger Tracing, Opentelemetry Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Sonar, BlackDuck Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools and practices. Leadership: Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address complex technical challenges. Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.