Principal Java Architect

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application architecture for scalable, resilient, secure Java-based systems
• Design solutions using Spring Boot, Quarkus, Modulith, microservices, DDD and Clean/Hexagonal Architecture
• Define integration strategies using ActiveMQ and IBM MQ messaging
• Establish architecture standards, reference patterns and engineering guardrails
• Review designs, code quality, API contracts, performance and security before major releases
• Guide modernization of legacy systems and cloud-native adoption
• Mentor engineers and promote quality, automation and operational readiness

Requirements

• Advanced Java engineering, concurrency, memory management and performance tuning
• RESTful, event-driven and asynchronous messaging design skills
• Authentication, authorization, secure coding and secrets management
• Observable systems using logging, metrics, tracing and alerting
• 10+ years software development, including 5+ years as architect or principal engineer
• Expert Java with Spring Boot, Spring Framework and Quarkus
• Modular architecture, microservices, DDD, JPA/Hibernate, SQL and NoSQL
• Strong communication with engineering and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, SSO, JWT and secure API design
• ActiveMQ, IBM MQ, cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and observability tools
• High-volume transaction, financial services or telecom environments

About the Company

• Cerebra is a technology company hiring remote engineering talent.