Senior Java Architect/Microservices - Long term project (6-9 months)

We are looking for an experienced Architect to support our US based client, who can deliver high quality, high value software and platform to our customers through strong innovation, operation, analytics and communication Please share your interest as well as confirm your availability , Need active involvement for 1st Aug 2018. We are looking for an experienced Architect who can deliver high quality, high value software and platform to our customers through strong innovation, operation, analytics and communication. As an (application) architect, you will be setting guideline on how to design, _____________________ Responsibilities ------------------------------------ Implement and operate at both the platform and architecture level as well as the code level for continuous improvements and delivery. You will be asked to develop a solid understanding of our business domain, product understanding and deep technical knowledge to deliver the solution that the engineering team can utilize based on our API first / Microservice based architecture. Work across the engineering and product organizations to define and improve our application architecture Collaborate with tech leads to coordinate sequencing and execution of complex projects including both new features and architecture improvements Mentor and guide feature teams to build and integrate new and existing microservices Teach and mentor other developers -------------------------- Requisites ----------------------------- In depth knowledge of Java, JavaScript and a few other OO and Functional languages. We prefer someone with strong java knowledge but can venture out to different languages freely. Solid grasp of scaling and optimizing systems both for production reliability as well as “developer happiness”. Track record of deploying and maintaining distributed systems in production Track record of using influence to lead a group of engineers to achieve architectural goals Track record of pragmatic build vs. buy vs. oss decision making Experience building and supporting libraries used by multiple teams Experience with Domain Driven Design, CQRS, Event Sourcing Ability to develop and maintain digital project plans and documentation Good strategy in deploying observability and developer experience and tooling. Know how to operate distributed systems in accessible and functional development environment and know the good, bad and ugly of such systems. Good understanding and/or experience with Continuous Delivery Good understanding and/or experience with Information Security Good understanding and/or experience with Immutable infrastructure and container based technologies