Lead Architect

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Lead Architect to design and govern a scalable, secure, API-led microservices architecture for a headless workflow solution in the banking domain. The solution will be hosted on AWS Cloud, built using Spring Boot microservices, and supported by a BPM / Workflow engine.

This role will own end-to-end architecture, technical decisions, and ensure non-functional requirements like security, performance, scalability, and compliance are met.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
• Define and own the overall system architecture for API / microservices-led solutions.
• Design headless architecture integrated with BPM / Workflow engines.
• Define microservices strategy, including:
• BFF (Backend for Frontend) microservices
• Domain / business microservices
• Integration and orchestration patterns
• Establish API standards, versioning, and governance.
• Design AWS cloud architecture (networking, security, scalability, HA).
• Ensure banking-grade security, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Guide teams on Spring Boot best practices, microservices communication, and data flow.
• Review designs, code, and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and backend teams.
• Mentor senior developers and enforce architectural discipline.

Requirements & Experience:
• 10+ years of overall architecture experience
Strong experience with:
• Microservices architecture
• Spring Boot
• API-led design
• BPM / Workflow engines (Camunda, Activiti, Flowable, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, etc.)
• Strong understanding of:
• BFF pattern
• Service orchestration vs choreography
• Caching strategies
• API security (OAuth2, JWT)
• Experience in banking / financial services preferred
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills 

Skills & Requirements

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