Java System Architect

Our partner is looking for a Java System Architect based in Brazil. This is a strategic architecture role focused on modernizing and evolving mission-critical applications within the insurance sector.

• Design, validate, and continuously evolve high-complexity solution architectures for mission-critical insurance applications.
• Define and promote architecture, engineering, and design-pattern best practices across technical squads.
• Provide strong technical leadership, maintaining oversight of development activities and ensuring architectural decisions are effectively implemented.
• Lead modernization strategies, including application coexistence, data migration, cutover planning, and legacy-system transformation.
• Drive improvements in platform performance, scalability, resilience, availability, and observability.
• Participate in technical reviews, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), proof-of-concepts, design discussions, and other key architectural decisions.
• Act as a technical reference and point of contact in meetings with clients and technology stakeholders, translating complex technical topics into clear recommendations.
• Mentor software architects and technical leaders, supporting both their technical development and career progression.
• Support quality, security, governance, and compliance initiatives within regulated environments.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.
• Contribute hands-on to engineering activities, including design decisions, PoCs, and code reviews when required.
• Support technical team management by providing direction, guidance, and architectural leadership across development initiatives.

• Solid experience as a Solution Architect, System Architect, or senior technical leader on complex, mission-critical projects.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Java/Spring Boot and Angular, including the design and implementation of production-grade microservices and APIs.
• Advanced experience with Spec-Driven Development (SDD), technical risk and complexity assessment, legacy-system analysis, and large-scale data modeling.
• Strong knowledge of distributed architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Practical experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka and/or RabbitMQ, particularly in high-volume transactional environments.
• Experience with cloud architectures, preferably AWS, as well as modern engineering and deployment practices.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, resilience, and fault-tolerance patterns for distributed systems, including Circuit Breaker approaches.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor software architects and technical leaders, and make sound architectural decisions.
• Experience working in agile, multi-squad environments and collaborating effectively across technical and business teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-level reports and explain technical subjects in clear, accessible language.
• A hands-on leadership mindset, with the ability to balance strategic architecture with practical engineering and delivery needs.
• Experience in regulated industries such as banking or financial services is a plus, particularly knowledge of BACEN and LGPD requirements.
• Additional advantages include experience with legacy modernization patterns such as Strangler Fig, ACL, and CDC, as well as AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Cursor.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes/EKS, Infrastructure as Code, advanced CI/CD, DDD, Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, CQRS, Event Sourcing, and highly available, high-volume transactional systems is desirable.
• Experience leading multiple technical teams simultaneously is an additional advantage.

• Health and dental insurance.
• Food and meal allowances.
• Childcare assistance.
• Extended parental leave.
• Partnerships with fitness, wellness, and healthcare professionals through Wellhub/Gympass and TotalPass.
• Profit Sharing and Results (PLR).
• Life insurance.
• Continuous learning opportunities through an internal learning platform.
• Discount club and partner offers.
• Free online resources focused on physical health, mental health, and overall well-being.
• Pregnancy and responsible-parenthood courses.
• Partnerships with online learning platforms.
• Language-learning platform.
• Inclusive environment with dedicated health, well-being, and inclusion support.
• Opportunities to work on global transformation initiatives involving modern cloud, data, software, and AI technologies.