Associate Architect – Java
Location: Baner, Pune (Work from Office) | Experience: 6–10 years
About Acuiti Labs
Acuiti Labs is a specialist IT consulting firm and a recognised expert across the SAP Q2C (Quote-to-Cash) ecosystem, with particular depth in SAP BRIM implementations for enterprise monetisation transformations. We help organisations in telecom, SaaS, media, manufacturing and other subscription- and usage-based industries modernise how they price, bill and monetise their offerings.
As demand for consumption-based and hybrid revenue models grows, we are evolving from a specialist implementation partner into a firm that CXOs turn to for Q2C strategy and consulting. We are strengthening our engineering capability to match, and this role is part of that.
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What We Believe In
We take pride in a diverse and talented workforce spread across several countries. We are a gender-neutral organisation and believe strongly in diversity and inclusion. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Learning, Organisational Pride and Respect.
The Role
As an Associate Architect – Java, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performing Java-based solutions. You will work closely with development teams, architects, business stakeholders, and clients to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
You will also provide technical guidance to engineering teams, contribute to architecture decisions, and ensure that solutions follow industry best practices for quality, scalability, security, and maintainability.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Solution Architecture & Design
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
- Translate business and functional requirements into technical architecture and solution designs.
- Define application architecture, integration patterns, technology choices, and technical standards.
- Design and develop microservices-based and cloud-ready applications.
- Create architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and solution documentation.
- Evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements to architecture, performance, and scalability.
2. Java Development & Technical Leadership
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java development projects.
- Develop and review applications using Core Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
- Apply appropriate object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
- Conduct code and technical design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
- Troubleshoot complex technical and production issues and drive root-cause resolution.
- Mentor developers and support teams in adopting engineering best practices.
3. Microservices & Integration
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Work with messaging and event-driven technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent.
- Define integration solutions between internal applications, enterprise systems, and third-party platforms.
- Ensure APIs and services are designed for performance, scalability, security, and reusability.
- Apply appropriate patterns for distributed systems, fault tolerance, caching, and resilience.
4. Cloud, DevOps & Engineering Practices
- Design and support cloud-native applications using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Work with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, monitoring, and application observability.
- Promote automated testing and continuous integration practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve development processes, system reliability, and operational efficiency.
5. Database & Performance Management
- Design and optimize database solutions using SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.
- Work with NoSQL databases where appropriate.
- Analyze application and database performance and implement optimization strategies.
- Design solutions that support high availability, scalability, and reliability.
6. Client & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with clients, product teams, business analysts, project managers, and engineering teams.
- Participate in technical discussions, requirement workshops, architecture reviews, and solution presentations.
- Explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify dependencies, risks, and technical constraints.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and strategic architecture decisions.
Education, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 6–10 years of professional experience in Java software development and architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with Core Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot.
- Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, API design, distributed systems, and system integration.
- Experience with SQL databases and good understanding of database design and optimization.
- Exposure to Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging/event-driven technologies.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, OOP, clean code, and software architecture principles.
- Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a global team.
- Strong stakeholder-management and technical leadership capabilities.
- Willingness to work from the Baner, Pune office.
Good to Have
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
- Experience in event-driven architecture.
- Knowledge of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience with application security, authentication, and authorization.
- Exposure to enterprise SAP or digital transformation projects.
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Relevant Java or cloud certifications.
