Architect

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What We'll Bring:

We are looking for a highly experienced and visionary Java Full Stack Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technology strategy for enterprise-scale applications. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Java-based microservices architecture, modern front-end technologies such as Vue.js, cloud-native development, and scalable distributed systems.
The Architect will be responsible for defining technical roadmaps, driving architectural decisions, ensuring scalability and security, and providing hands-on leadership across full-stack engineering initiatives. This role requires strong collaboration with engineering teams, business stakeholders, DevOps, and enterprise architects to deliver high-performance, reliable, and future-ready solutions.

What You'll Bring:

Key Responsibilities

Define and drive enterprise-wide application architecture and technology strategies.
Design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performance microservices-based solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
Architect modern front-end solutions using Vue.js and related frameworks.
Lead end-to-end system architecture including application layers, integrations, APIs, security, scalability, and deployment models.
Establish architecture standards, coding guidelines, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
Evaluate and recommend modern technologies, frameworks, open-source tools, and cloud solutions.
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Drive cloud-native architecture adoption and DevOps transformation initiatives.
Provide architectural oversight for CI/CD pipelines, automation, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
Ensure system reliability, availability, performance optimization, and high concurrency handling.
Lead technical governance including architecture reviews, security compliance, framework upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
Mentor engineering teams, conduct technical reviews, and provide guidance on complex technical challenges.
Support production systems with root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Work closely with Agile teams to enable successful delivery of enterprise-scale programs.
Build monitoring and operational dashboards using tools like Splunk and observability platforms.

Required Skills & Qualifications

12+ years of experience in enterprise application development and architecture.
Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot ecosystem.
Proven experience in designing and implementing microservices and distributed systems architecture.
Strong hands-on experience with Vue.js and modern front-end architecture principles.
Deep understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, enterprise integration patterns, and scalable system architecture.
Experience with API design, API gateways, event-driven architecture, and messaging systems.
Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and automation.
Experience with Linux environments and performance tuning.
Strong database design, data modeling, and optimization experience across relational and NoSQL databases.
Expertise with engineering and DevOps tools including Git, Jenkins, Harness, Maven, SonarQube, Artifactory, Confluence, and related ecosystems.
Experience handling security implementations, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and enterprise compliance standards.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring skills.

Impact You'll Make:

Good to Have

Experience with Big Data technologies such as Apache Spark and distributed processing systems.
Knowledge of event streaming platforms like Kafka.
Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus.
Cloud certifications in GCP, AWS.
Exposure to AI/ML integration architectures and modern digital transformation initiatives.
Awareness of emerging trends in cloud-native development, DevOps, platform engineering, and open-source ecosystems.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Architect, Solution Architecture