Senior Java Solution Architect (Azure & Microservices)
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Start Date: 31 July 2026
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Work Model: Onsite
Language: English
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Solution Architect to join a strategic financial services transformation program in Amsterdam. This role will be responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end architecture of enterprise-grade backend platforms built on Microsoft Azure, leveraging modern Java technologies and microservices architecture.
The successful candidate will work closely with engineering teams, product owners, business analysts, and risk/security stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and cloud-native solutions supporting multiple countries and business domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Define end-to-end solution architecture for backend services, APIs, integrations, and data flows.
- Create high-level and detailed technical design documents, architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, and integration specifications.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, cloud governance frameworks, and security requirements.
- Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
- Drive best practices across coding, testing, API design, observability, and cloud deployment.
- Design secure, resilient, and scalable solutions using cloud-native principles.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across regions to deliver business-critical solutions.
- Incorporate monitoring, logging, fault tolerance, and resilience patterns into system designs.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, security standards, and audit requirements.
- Translate evolving business requirements into actionable technical solutions and architectural roadmaps.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
- 6–8 years of experience in Java-based enterprise application development and architecture.
- Advanced proficiency in Java 17+.
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Proven experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures.
- Deep understanding of:
- Service discovery
- Load balancing
- Distributed caching
- Fault tolerance patterns
- Strong experience with RESTful API design and documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger.
- Hands-on experience implementing API security using OAuth2, JWT, and mTLS.
- Knowledge of cloud-native architecture and cost-optimized solution design.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience building automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
- Knowledge of Event-Driven Architecture using Kafka and/or Azure Event Hubs.
- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD), C4 Modeling, TOGAF, and architectural governance frameworks.
- Understanding of secure-by-design architecture principles.
Domain Knowledge
- Experience working within financial services environments.
- Understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks including:
- KYC (Know Your Customer)
- Risk profiling
- EU regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of data flows, data lineage, and enterprise platform integrations is advantageous.
What We're Looking For
- Strong architectural leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven track record delivering scalable enterprise solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively within distributed international teams.
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