Java Solution Architect Sofia, Bulgaria or Remote

Responsibilities

• Design large-scale solutions using at least one technology stack
• Create solution architecture document on good level with deep technical details
• Work closely with business in identifying solution requirements and key case-studies/scenarios for the future solution
• Conduct solution architecture review/audit and create review/audit report
• Lead implementation of the solution from establishing project; requirements and goals to solution "go-live"
• Oversee the development efforts and provide technical help as needed
• Participate in the full cycle of pre-sale activities:
  • Direct communication with potential customers
  • RFP processing
  • Development of proposals for implementation and design of the solution
  • Presentation for proposed solution architecture to customer
  • Participation in meetings with the customer's representatives
• Participation in the customer’s workshops and presentation of the proposed solution
• Directly communicate with customers during solution architecture design or solution implementation activities
• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends and best practices
• Create and follow personal education plan in the technology stack and solution architecture
• Conduct advisory on creation of personal education plan for colleagues

Requirements

• Practical experience:
  • 7+ years’ experience in hands-on development of solutions of different nature (web applications, web services, desktop applications) on J2EE (JavaScript experience is nice-to-have)
  • 5+ years’ experience developing relational and non-relational data storages
  • 5+ years’ experience in team leadership
  • 3+ years' experience in project management and direct customer communications
• Development background:
  • Strong development background with the development platform (J2EE)
  • Strong development background with the JavaScript stack
  • Strong background using various libraries, framework and patterns in particular technology stack
  • Strong background in design and implementation of external services integrations (using REST, SOAP and/or ESB)
  • Strong experience with multiple full lifecycle software development processes, approaches and methods (SCRUM & RUP)
• Solution architecture:
  • Deep expertise in solution architecture
  • Web application architectures
  • Web services architectures
  • Relational and non-relational data storage specific
  • Web application front-end and/or back-end architecture
  • Solution cross-cutting concerns (security, monitoring, caching, etc.)
• Strong understanding of:
  • Mission critical application architecture design
  • Scalable application architecture design
  • High performance application architecture design
• Strong expertise in:
  • Architectural styles
  • Enterprise architecture patterns
  • Integration patterns
  • Development patterns
  • Architecture artifacts and deliverables
  • Solution architecture design approaches and practices
  • Change management processes
  • Understand performance issues and approaches to address them systematically
• Leadership and communications:
  • Pro-active approach and leadership in architecture engagement
  • Experience in customer site assignments
• Strong communications skills:
  • Excellent general communication skills
  • Ability to communicate message to customer representatives, listen and manage their concerns
  • Ability to read context and people
  • Fluent English

We offer

• Opportunity to engineer your future
• Personal development program that will allow you to be valued for your strengths
• Wide range of professional trainings and workshops
• Broad projects variety and possible mobility between projects over the time
• Collaborate in a multicultural environment and exchange best practices with colleagues around the world
• Varied social benefits; Sports, Transportation and Health programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Work-life balance and flexible schedule, team buildings and sport opportunities
• Modern office in the new Infinity Tower business center
• Remote By Design™ - we provide you with virtual working environment making you able to be productive and work from any location – being your home, a nice sunny terrace, summer or any of the EPAM offices all around the globe

Great! What's Next?

• Send us your up-to-date CV or LinkedIn profile, representing your skills and past projects’ achievements
• We’ll get in touch with you and help you ensure you’ve identified the most suitable role we have for you based on your strengths and passion
• We’ll invite you for follow up technical conversations with your potential future colleagues and/or project, which can be done face to face in a calm meeting room at our office or via video conferencing call from your cozy place
• At the end we will align how we can best proceed further in a mutual agreement
• P.S. Want to prepare better and Grow yourself? Check our training and development resources and tailor your own PDP – free for any passionate IT professional at https://grow.telescopeai.com