Technical Architect-Java

As a Solution Architect at our organization, you will be responsible for combining design and architecture skills with the ability to lead and mentor teams effectively. Your role will involve designing solutions, writing code, testing solutions, pairing with other developers, and managing stakeholders. You will work closely with Product Owners to ensure the delivery of profitable solutions that meet functional requirements. We are looking for a coding-proficient architect with a successful track record in delivery and a talent for mentoring and developing team members. This position provides a clear technical career advancement path for individuals who wish to deepen their technical expertise while remaining hands-on without transitioning into pure management roles. Reporting directly or indirectly to the VP of Engineering, you will have a multi-facetted role encompassing architecture, engineering, and delivery responsibilities. You will champion architectural excellence by empowering the team to deliver solutions, providing technical leadership, and ensuring governance processes are followed to maintain architectural principles while fostering innovation. Your role will also involve mentoring and educating colleagues across departments on architectural principles, evolving our architecture to align with business requirements and technological advancements, and applying pragmatic solutions when necessary. You will define and implement fitness functions to measure architectural quality objectively and represent the technical voice in external and internal forums. Additionally, you will focus on building high-performing engineering teams by mentoring and developing team members, creating and maintaining core architectural principles, developing high-quality code, refining requirements, and testing solutions for scalability and availability. You will also be expected to have full-stack development experience, strong coding abilities in Java, Kotlin, and/or TypeScript, exposure to AI Native development, proficiency in database design, experience with event-driven architectures, RESTful API design, and cloud platforms, among other technical skills. In this role, you will be required to demonstrate leadership skills by mentoring engineers, managing escalations effectively, driving organizational change, improving cross-team effectiveness, and identifying technical gaps and their business impact. Your ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, lead technical teams to successful delivery, and mentor junior developers and architects will be crucial for success in this position.,