Technical Architect (Java) Auburn Hills, MIOur client is looking for a Technical Architect to support their client. Duties and responsibilities include:Experience in the concepts and methodologies of enterprise architectureDeep knowledge of information technologies (Database, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure, Networks, Web & Integration software)Broad understanding of technologies and experience in implementation methodologies, software development life cycle process, and project managementExcellent planning and organization, project management and time management skills (particularly in delivery effort estimation and project scheduling)Strong problem solving and negotiation abilitiesAbility to inform, educate and influence managers and employees to support goals and initiativesExceptional written, verbal and presentation skills are necessary to effectively convey goals and initiatives to team and managementKnowledge of the vendor market and possess existing relationshipsExperience with web application, web service and mobile application architecture and designStrong API and data integration backgroundDetail design background based on technologies listed under technical experienceStrong Automotive OEM experienceExtensive background in designing architectural solutions for large complex programs which results in representation in front of Architecture Review Board (e.g. logical & physical architectures, data classifications/protections, etc.)Extensive background in leading large and complex development initiativesProven technical leadership experience, leading application detailed design and development (apply proper design patterns and adhere to VWGoA architecture and design principles, document design, review design by vendors, support QA)Proven experience leading development teams (design-implementation, code review for quality and security, development mentor technical teams)Experience leading technical troubleshooting including bug fix remediation and performance tuning.
Integrate comprehensive security principals into all phases of design and architectureEducation and years of experience:Minimum of 10 years experience in advanced technologies including a minimum of 5+ years as a technical architectMinimum 7 years' experience in development including a minimum of 3+ years leading development resourcesRequired and desired skills/certifications:Solid experience in Springboot, Spring framework, J2EE technologies, event driven architecture and systems integrationSolid experience in modelling architecture and design with expertise of at least one of the frameworks (C4 model, UML, Archimate and Arc42 etc.)Strong experience in designing and implementing Restful APIs using Spring Framework/Spring BootSolid experience in cloud based application design, development and API driven systems integrationExperience with various source code versioning tools like SVN/Github and build tools like maven, gradle, npm etcHands on experience with cloud technologies including AWS, GCP, Openshift, Kubernetes, ELK, Kafka, Kong etc.Security architecture design (Identity management, Authentication and Authorization framework, SAML, OIDC/OAuth2, mTLS, secret and certificate management etc.)Experience with Application Performance Management and Web Site Performance Monitoring toolsExperience with application usage analytics and dashboard reportingGood knowledge with NoSQL concepts and productsDeep understanding with hands-on experience on modern security frameworks and specifications (Oauth2, OIDC, 2FA etc)Thorough understanding and experience of event driven architecture, microservices, distributed architecture and design patternsThrough understanding and hands-on experience with implementing robust logging and tracing implementation for end to end systems tracebilityKnowledge and understanding of CI/CD process and tools (like Jenkins)Solid experience with code quality and coverage tools like SonarqubeWilling and ready to get hands on code development with dev team for developing and troubleshooting, doing quick proof of concepts for exploring new solutions, products etc.Experienced in working with business/product team to discuss, analyze, understand and negotiate business requirements, being able to explain to business about the technical considerations and associated implications on the user journey/experience/requirementsAdditional requirements:Understanding and hands-on experience of GraphQL based API development with Apollo or similar productsStrong experience architecting and designing modern business facing and consumer facing web applications including Single Page Applications using responsive design concept with Angular or React etc.Experience dealing with financial system integrations, transaction management etcExperience with Feature Hub, Adobe Experience Management and micro-frontend architecture