IT Application Architect (Java background)
SourceFirst International s.r.o.
Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
full-time
By agreement
3 800 - 6 000 EUR/monthFinal salary depends on candidate´s experience
Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
This role is suitable for candidates of all genders.
For our client we are looking for a highly skilled Senior Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise solutions.
You will work closely with product leaders, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to build secure, high-performance applications based on modern architectural principles.
You should have deep expertise in modern Java-based service-based architectures, full-stack development, and cloud-native design, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure and enterprise-scale solution development.
Your responsibilities on this role will be to:
- Define and evolve application architecture aligned with enterprise standards like scalability, maintainability and cost effectiveness.
- Design mission critical solutions using 12-factor App development principles with Spring and Spring Boot
- Design and develop secure authentication (e.g., Okta, Azure AD) and robust authorization mechanisms
- Design and document scalable cloud-native infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
- Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and architecture best practices
- Evaluate and integrate third-party solutions, open-source tools, and cloud-managed services
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable and maintainable solution designs
- Lead and mentor engineering teams on architecture, design, coding, and deployment
- Perform architecture and code reviews to ensure adherence to quality and security standards
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
- Oversee vulnerability assessments, open-source license usage, and secure coding practices
Ensure compliance with governance, data privacy, and industry regulations
Employee perks, benefits
- work in a stable company
- adequate financial compensation
- potential for personal development
- rich social program
- flexible working hours
Expected date of completion of the selection process
Company on whose behalf the position is being filled
Our client is a leading international tech company and provides a wide range of products and services.
Requirements for the employee
Minimum education required
Personality requirements and skills
- Overall 12+ years of hands on experience in Java based enterprise software
- 5+ years of experience in application/solution architecture roles with hands-on involvement
- Experience in agile environments.
- Proactive and Collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership and a willingness to go the extra mile to deliver quality solutions.
- Top notch team player with the ambition and skill to bring the entire team to the next level.
Must have excellent technical proficiency in:
- Technical leadership capable of designing, motivating and driving a vision
- Technical coaching willing of inspiring, coaching and driving technical colleagues
- Expert-level proficiency in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security
- Extensive experience designing and building scalable architectures and solutions
- Experience with authentication and authorization using Okta, Azure AD, and OAuth2/OpenID Connect
- Proficient in REST APIs, Multithreading, Hibernate ORM/JPA, SQL, RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MS SQL)
- Strong integration experience (REST, SOAP, ESB, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Experience using IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA
- Experience in SaaS product development and multi-tenant architecture
- Solid grasp of secure coding standards, governance frameworks, and regulatory and compliance practices
- Knowledge of profiling and debugging tools like JMeter, App Insights
Nice to have skills:
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud (including services like AKS, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, etc.)
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools – Docker, Kubernetes (AKS)
- Expertise in CI/CD and Maven/Gradle
- Bonus: Familiarity with UML and tools like Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Visio
- Bonus: Previous experience with modern Java Script front end frameworks
- Bonus: Knowledge in Insurance Underwriting, Quartz Scheduler, distributed caching (e.g. Redis, Hazelcast)
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Brief description of the company
SourceFirst International s.r.o. portfolio of services:
Technology Recruitment across Europe
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Strategy CVs Sourcing
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