Liferay Architect

Position Overview

Liferay Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze application and technology landscape to develop solution architecture (application, technical, and infrastructure) aligned with functional/non-functional requirements and industry best practices.
• Design solution architecture including

  data modeling, application design, infrastructure design (multi-node, load balancing), team structure, and capacity sizing

  to meet requirements and SLAs.
• Lead the

  development, administration, deployment, and upgrade of Liferay solutions

  , ensuring performance and reliability in high-volume environments.
• Oversee

  content migration

  from legacy platforms into Liferay DXP.
• Review project deliverables for

  completeness, accuracy, and adherence

  to the agreed-upon architecture.
• Collaborate with client technical architects to review design artifacts and create

  risk mitigation plans

  .
• Design and develop portal solutions using

  Liferay out-of-the-box portlets, Liferay MVC Portlets, Spring MVC, JSR 286 Portlets, Spring Boot, React modules, and OSGi microservices

  .
• Implement

  Liferay client extensions

  and utilize OOTB features like

  Objects, Forms, Fragments, and Templates

  .
• Manage and configure

  Liferay Control Panels, System, and Instance settings

  .
• Integrate Liferay with third-party applications via

  Web Services, REST APIs, and Liferay Headless APIs

  .
• Design and develop

  Liferay themes

  using modern UI technologies (CSS, JS, Ajax, jQuery, Bootstrap, Alloy UI, React, Angular).
• Integrate Liferay with enterprise systems including

  LDAP, SSO, Google Analytics, and ElasticSearch

  .
• Implement

  Headless Architecture solutions

  and ensure delivery of non-functional requirements (scalability, security, performance, usability).
• Define and promote

  best practices, coding standards, and design guidelines

  .
• Architect and design

  Liferay migration strategies

  .
• Perform

  Liferay portal server performance tuning

  for optimized delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years

  of software development experience, with

  8+ years in Liferay development, administration, deployment, and upgrades

  .
• Proven expertise in architecting

  high-reliability and high-volume Liferay DXP solutions

  .
• Strong experience with

  content migration to Liferay DXP

  .
• Hands-on experience in

  portal design, theming, customization, and integration

  .
• Proficiency with

  Liferay OOTB features, client extensions, and control panels

  .
• Strong knowledge of

  Liferay integrations

  with enterprise applications, authentication systems, and analytics platforms.
• Practical experience in

  Headless and Microservices Architecture

  .
• Excellent understanding of

  non-functional requirements (performance, security, usability, scalability)

  .
• Strong

  communication and client interfacing skills

  .

• Liferay Certification

  is highly preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with

  cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  of Liferay solutions.
• Familiarity with

  CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices

  , and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor development teams and conduct technical reviews.