Technical Design Architect

Technical Design Architect (Java & Microservices)

Duration : Permanent

Location : Sydney

Clearence : Baseline/Citizenship

Experience: 10+ years

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Design Authority to lead application architecture, technical governance, and solution design for enterprise-scale platforms. The role requires strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, API-led integration, and modern DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern application architecture, technical standards, and design principles.
• Lead architecture and technical design reviews, providing guidance to development teams.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing microservices solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
• Drive API-first integration strategies and RESTful service design.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Provide technical leadership across the full SDLC, from requirements through production deployment.
• Review code quality, application performance, scalability, and solution reliability.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD best practices and deployment strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements and innovation opportunities.
• Support production issue analysis, root cause investigations, and strategic solutioning.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture .
• Expertise in REST APIs , system integration, and distributed application design.
• Experience with architecture governance , design reviews, and technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines .
• Knowledge of security, scalability, performance optimization, and enterprise design patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP .
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, or other event-driven architectures.
• Architecture or cloud certifications such as TOGAF, AWS, Azure, or GCP.