Java Architect

Infosys•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

In the assigned role of Technology Project Lead 1, the Java Architect will develop project timelines, address resource discrepancies, and help ensure timely project completion. The role acts as a liaison between technical teams and clients, supports adherence to SDLC processes, and monitors deliverables against client requirements, quality benchmarks, and stakeholder expectations. It also contributes to project budgeting and supports effort estimation, approvals, and client sign-offs for scope changes and new requests. The position calls for proactive risk management, collaborative stakeholder relationships, effective communication, and the ability to anticipate challenges and develop solutions while balancing project economics with strategic priorities. The Infosys Engineering unit uses a data-first approach, value-stream management, and technologies including AI, ML, and predictive analytics to improve delivery, accelerate time to market, and support engineering innovation. The role requires strong hands-on experience designing and architecting scalable Java microservices and event-driven systems, particularly with Kafka. It also involves API and integration design, resiliency, security, logging, and troubleshooting distributed systems. The position may require relocation and/or travel to the work or project location. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship; Infosys cannot provide immigration sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution, or three years of progressive specialty experience in lieu of each year of education.
Java/J2EE and Java 8, 11, or 17+.
Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, Apache Kafka, REST APIs, Spring Cloud, and Hibernate/JPA.
SQL/Oracle, design patterns, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, Maven/Gradle, and unit testing with JUnit/Mockito.
Application performance tuning and production troubleshooting.
Strong hands-on experience designing and architecting scalable Java microservices.
Experience with Kafka producers and consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, and offset management.
Experience with API and integration design, resiliency, exception handling, security, logging, and distributed-system troubleshooting.
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer without employer-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS or Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, OpenShift, Redis, NoSQL, ELK/Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, API Gateway, OAuth2/JWT, and SonarQube.
Experience with Agile/Scrum.
Experience leading solution architecture and technical design reviews.
Experience modernizing monolithic applications to microservices.
Experience with cloud/container deployments, performance optimization, observability, and DevSecOps.
Experience mentoring development teams.

Responsibilities

Develop project timelines and proactively identify and address resource discrepancies to support timely project completion.
Act as a liaison between technical teams and clients, facilitating communication through regular meetings and milestone reviews.
Support technical teams in following SDLC processes and ensure deliverables align with client requirements and specifications.
Monitor project deliverables across all phases to meet quality benchmarks and stakeholder expectations.
Contribute to project budgets aligned with scope, strategy, and key deliverables.
Identify scope changes and new client requests, support effort estimation, obtain necessary approvals, and secure client sign-offs.
Manage risks proactively to support uninterrupted delivery.
Build collaborative stakeholder relationships through effective communication.
Anticipate challenges and deliver solutions while balancing project economics with strategic priorities.
Design and architect scalable Java microservices and Kafka-based event-driven architectures.