Java Application Architect

TEKsystems•Durham, NC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Corporate IT is seeking an experienced Java Application Architect to design and deliver enterprise-grade solutions within the healthcare industry. This role will be part of LabCorp’s LIMS development teams and will contribute to creating and implementing enterprise standards for web service platforms (RESTful APIs). You will work with cutting-edge technologies to provide modern frameworks for Java/Linux-based solutions across virtualized machines and hybrid cloud platforms (IaaS). As an Application Architect, you will lead technical design discussions, mentor engineering teams, and drive innovation through scalable, secure, and high-performance services. This position requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and a passion for building solutions that help people live longer and healthier lives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent; 12+ years of experience in Architect, Technical Lead, or Software Engineer.
10+ years of expert-level Java (8+) enterprise development and middleware integration experience.
3+ years designing and developing large-scale enterprise applications using AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, EC2, ECS, API Gateway) or equivalent in GCP/Azure.
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate, Maven, and related frameworks.
Strong knowledge of application security (Spring Security, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect).
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database design (AWS RDS Postgres, Oracle, DynamoDB).
Hands-on experience with messaging and event streaming platforms (Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ).
Strong understanding of cloud-native microservices architecture and container platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven/Gradle, Git, SonarQube, Jira).
Hands-on experience with TDD using JUnit 5 and Mockito, demonstrating comprehensive test coverage.
Familiarity with APM tools (AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Datadog) and log aggregation (Splunk, ELK/OpenSearch).
Working knowledge of Agile/SCRUM methodologies.
Ability to mentor junior engineers and enforce engineering best practices.
Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
Familiarity with agentic coding practices, prompt engineering, and a general understanding of AI concepts and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

Lead development teams to build and deploy microservices-based applications in public cloud environments using CI/CD tools and processes.
Provide technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring delivery of high-quality solutions.
Drive architecture and design discussions, propose patterns and best practices to stakeholders and leadership.
Demonstrate expertise in APIs, microservices architecture, Infrastructure as Code, Data Architecture, and Security.
Promote a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Mentor team members on technical decision-making, code reviews, and engineering standards.
Stay current on emerging technologies, language features, and design philosophies to influence the technology roadmap.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities where AI and LLMs can deliver business value.