Technical Architect - Microservices | Contract W2

Job Title: Application Architect – (Microservices)

Location: Berkley Heights, NJ- Onsite role

Duration Long Term Contract

Type: Contract W2

Experience: 12 -17 Years

Roles and Responsibilities:

• 12 years of experience in design and development of Integration, Distributed, Bigdata, transformation solution
• Experience with 8 years as a Technical Architect for microservices applications
• 8 years’ experience in design, implement and maintain Microservice, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, RESTful services, Kafka, Swagger, Docker, Kubernetes technologies
• 5 years of experience in transforming credit card, payment or banking industry
• Must possess experience working on logging frameworks like Splunk or ELK (Elasticsearch Logstash and Kibana)
• Strategize, Design data architecture for specific business problems or enterprise, align it to enterprise-wide standards and principles.
• Design and implementation of strategy, directing the evaluation of strategies and policies to ensure business requirements are being met.
• Translate and accurately communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders as well as facilitate discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics.
• Data profiling, source / target system analysis and present clear insights on data.
• Expert in Data Architecture, Data Lakes, DWs, Big Data platforms & ETL / data pipelines (streaming, batch etc.)
• Must possess good experience in architecting enterprise systems using industry-standard design patterns, practices and cloud strategies.
• Must have played or playing the role of solution or enterprise architect with proven experience in envisioning, architecting & designing cloud, high volume, performant solutions for the enterprise
• Must possess ability to suggest and implement architectural, scalability, performance and process improvements ideas
• Must have good understanding of Continuous Improvement (CI) and Continuous Deployment processes.
• Must possess good experience in architecting applications on containers, micro-services, API orchestration with their eventual deployment on cloud.
• Exposure in any of the cloud solution architecture like GCP/AWS /Microsoft Azure will be an added benefit
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all stakeholders like Developers, business analysts, and business Stakeholders.
• Experience working with multi-vendor, multi-culture, distributed offshore and onshore development teams in dynamic and complex environment
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Behavioural Skills:

• Self-starter and experienced in leading the junior resources
• Hand-on architect with ability to implement and validate the solution
• Good Communication skills
• Flexible to rotational shifts, 5 days WFO
• Team Player
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently or within a team
• Manage day-to-day challenges and communicate developmental risks with the technical team

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in business process modeling and documentation tools.
• Familiarity with automation technologies and tools, such as robotic process automation (RPA) and workflow automation platforms.
• Product implementation experience is preferred

About Next Gen Software Solutions LLC:

Next Gen Software Solutions is a trusted provider of IT Staffing and consulting services dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology solutions and exceptional talent. We specialize in delivering tailored IT consulting services, innovative software solutions, and connecting businesses with highly skilled IT professionals. Founded and led by a dedicated U.S. Army solider, Next Gen Software Solutions is deeply rooted in the core values of integrity, discipline, commitment, and experience-principles that guide every aspect of our operations.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Next Gen Software Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees and applicants are treated respect and dignity. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws.