Java Architect

JOB DETAILS:

• Role: Java Architect
• Skills: Core Java, Java Architecture, Azure (Public Cloud), AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, etc.)
• Location: Chicago, IL (100% Day One Onsite)
• Experience: 15+ years

Job Description:

Tech Stack: Core Java, Azure (Public Cloud), AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, etc.)

Transformation & Coaching

• Assessment & Roadmap Creation:
• Evaluate the current technology landscape, identify gaps, and shape the transformation roadmap for modernization.
• Culture Change Agent:
• Break entrenched “comfort zone” patterns across a team with 10+ year legacy experience.
• Mentor team members and interns on modern engineering practices, automation-first thinking, and cloud-native principles.
• AI Adoption Leader:
• Promote and operationalize the use of GitHub Copilot and other AI tools for:
• Unit test generation
• Code reviews & optimization
• Issue impact diagnosis
• Development efficiency

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Self-Sufficient Execution:
• Build systems independently without needing detailed “how-to” instructions. Should naturally handle engineering essentials such as timeouts, retries, dead letter queues, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
• Hands-on Development:
• Write high‑quality Java code while enhancing CI/CD pipelines, improving automated testing, and increasing code coverage.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Ownership:
• Drive Azure-related engineering tasks including IAM, horizontal/vertical scaling, monitoring, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
• Operate with a philosophy of application teams owning their infrastructure.

Operational Excellence

• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
• Transition knowledge from individuals to scalable, documented, and automated processes; establish best practices and engineering playbooks.
• Resiliency & Scalability Engineering:
• Architect broadly stable systems that minimize production issues and increase platform reliability.