Senior Application Architect (J2EE)

Description
CG Infinity is seeking a highly skilled Senior Application Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade applications leveraging J2EE technologies, containerized architectures, and AWS cloud services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application modernization, microservices, and cloud-native solutions, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design enterprise applications using Java/J2EE frameworks (Servlets, JSP, EJB, JMS) and modern best practices.
• Lead containerization strategies for application deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services such as ECS, EKS, and Fargate.
• Develop cloud-native architectures on AWS, leveraging services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, and IAM.
• Define and enforce application security standards, including IAM roles, encryption, and compliance with frameworks such as NIST and CIS.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement microservices, API gateways, and service mesh solutions.
• Drive CI/CD pipeline design for containerized workloads using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and ECR.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams on best practices for scalability, performance, and resilience.
• Conduct architecture reviews, performance tuning, and cost optimization for AWS workloads.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in cloud computing, container orchestration, and Java enterprise development.

 
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in application architecture and design.
• Strong expertise in J2EE technologies (Java EE, Servlets, JSP, EJB, JMS).
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration in AWS.
• Proven experience with AWS services for application hosting, networking, and security.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

 
Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and modern Java frameworks.
• Knowledge of service mesh (Istio) and API management tools.
• Exposure to multi-cloud strategies and hybrid architectures.