Senior Digital Engineer - Assistant Vice President

Job Title

SeniorDigital Engineer

Role Summary

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Role Description

We are seeking a highly experiencedJava Developerwith14+years of hands-on development experienceanda strong foundationinsolution architecture. The ideal candidate will combine deep technicalexpertisewith architectural thinking to design, build, and scale robust enterprise-grade systems. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into high-quality technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead thedesign and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance Java-based solutions

• Definesolution architecture, including application, integration, data, and deployment architectures

• Drivetechnology choices, architectural patterns, and design standards across teams

• Review and approvehigh-level designs (HLD)andlow-level designs (LLD)

• Ensure alignment withenterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards

Development & Engineering Excellence

• Hands-on development usingJava (latest LTS versions)and modern frameworks

• Design and developmicroservices-based architecturesusing Spring Boot / Spring Cloud

• Ensure high code quality throughcode reviews, design reviews, and automated testing

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across environments

Cloud, DevOps & Integration

• Design cloud-native solutions on platforms such asAWS, Azure, or GCP

• Work withCI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)

• Architect and implementRESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and integrations

• Ensure observability using logging, monitoring, and tracing tools

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Act as atechnical mentorfor senior and junior developers

• Collaborate withproduct, business, and QA teamsto deliver end-to-end solutions

• Participate in architecture forums, technical discussions, and roadmap planning

• Support pre-sales, feasibility analysis, and technical estimations when required

Core/Must have skills

Core Technologies

Java(12–14years)with strong understanding of JVM internals, concurrency, and performance tuning

SpringFramework(Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Cloud)

Microservicesarchitectureand distributed systems design

RESTAPIs, JSON,OpenAPI/Swagger

Data & Integration

Relationaldatabases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) andNoSQL databases(MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis)

Messagingand streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)

Experiencewith data consistency, transactions, and caching strategies

Architecture & Design

Solidunderstanding ofdesign patterns,SOLID principles, anddomain-driven design (DDD)

Experiencewithevent-driven architecture,CQRS, andhexagonal/clean architecture

Knowledgeof security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, SSL, OWASP)

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