Software Architect

We are looking for a highly experienced and hands-on Software Architect with around 15 years of industry experience to lead the design and development of scalable, robust, and cloud-native systems. The ideal candidate will be an expert in Java, well-versed in modern architectural patterns, and have extensive working knowledge of AWS cloud services.

Here's how you'll contribute:

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of large-scale, distributed systems.
• Work closely with product and engineering teams to define architecture blueprints and technology roadmaps.
• Develop high-level and low-level design documents.
• Be hands-on with coding in Java (latest versions) and guide teams on best practices.
• Drive adoption of modern architecture principles like Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, and SAGA patterns.
• Define and enforce coding standards, performance tuning, and best practices.
• Select appropriate AWS services and design cloud-native architectures with cost, scalability, and security in mind.
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure quality and performance.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on architectural decisions and technical challenges.
• Stay updated with new Java features, AWS services, and emerging architectural trends.

Core Skills:

• ~15 years of software development experience with at least 5 years in a software architect role.
• Strong expertise in Java, including recent versions (Java 17/21+), with hands-on coding ability.
• In-depth experience in designing and implementing microservices-based systems.
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns like CQRS, Event Sourcing, SAGA, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud ecosystem – services like EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS/SQS, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, CloudFormation, etc.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
• Strong system design and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in leading technical teams and mentoring developers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional) is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Exposure to data streaming platforms like Kafka is a bonus.
• Background in performance optimization, scalability, and security best practices.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of AI and Emerging Technologies (Good to have).
• Understanding of how AI capabilities can be integrated into enterprise applications to enhance user experience, decision-making, and automation.
• Exposure to modern AI application patterns such as: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for augmenting LLMs with domain-specific knowledge.
• Prompt engineering and fine-tuning for tailoring model behavior to business-specific contexts.
• Use of embedding stores and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Redis, Azure AI Search) to support semantic search and recommendation systems.
• Building intelligent features like AI-powered chatbots, assistants, and question-answering systems using LLMs and conversational agents.
• Awareness of agentic AI concepts — orchestrating multiple agents with specific tasks/goals in a collaborative, dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks that enable LLM-based integrations such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or Azure OpenAI.
• Appreciation for ethical AI considerations including data privacy, security, and bias mitigation.
• Eagerness to explore emerging technologies and collaborate with AI/ML teams to bring intelligence into real-world business workflows.

Advantage Zensar:

We are a technology consulting and services company with 11,800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile and competitive. We focus on conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital products and experiences for high-growth companies looking to disrupt through innovation and velocity.

Zensar Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer, encouraging diversity in the workplace. Please be assured that we will consider all qualified applicants fairly, regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans’ status.

Zensar is a place where you are free to express yourself in an environment that values individuality, nurtures development and is mindful of wellbeing. We put our people and customers at the center of everything that we do. Our core values include: Putting people first, Client-centricity, Collaboration.