Java Technical Lead

Position Description:

Company Profile:

At CGI were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976 CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources expertise stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976 CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources expertise stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at .

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position however only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.

Experience: 7 Yrs
Work location: Chennai or Bangalore
Employment Type: Full Time.

Technical Skills

Expertise in Java & Jakarta EE:
Expert level proficiency in Java SE (minimum Java SE 11 preferred Java SE 17/21)
Deep knowledge of Jakarta EE specifications including JPA (EclipseLink) CDI EJB JAX-RS and Annotation Processing (Jakarta EE 10).
Experience with Jakarta EE containers (WebSphere Liberty or similar).
Cloud Platforms:
Hands-on experience with cloud providers like AWS Azure or Google Cloud.
Understanding of cloud-native development practices including containers (Docker Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.
Asynchronous Programming:
Proficiency in asynchronous programming paradigms using technologies like JMS Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Familiarity with patterns to deal with asynchronous complexity like SAGA command-response-pattern or inbox / outbox.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD):
Experience designing and implementing solutions following DDD principles.
Strong understanding of strategic and tactical DDD including bounded
contexts aggregates entities and repositories.
Ability to translate principles like hexagonal architecture into practical software design.
Distributed Systems:
Knowledge of distributed system patterns like eventual consistency.
Experience designing systems for high availability scalability and resilience in a cloud environment.

APIs and Microservices:
Proficiency in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
Knowledge of microservices architecture like self-contained systems and tools like Quarkus or MicroProfile.

Databases:
Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL).
Deep understanding of central data modeling transaction handling and concurrency control concepts.
Knowledge of data storage best practices in distributed and asynchronous systems.
Software Development Ecosystem:
Hands-on experience of industry standard dev tools like source code management (Git) CI/CD (Jenkins ArgoCD) and runtime tools (Docker / Podman).

Architecture & Design

Solution Architecture
Ability to define and oversee the systems architecture in line with the principles of DDD and cloud-based infrastructure.
Experience in creating high-level and low-level designs addressing scalability maintainability and performance.

Event-Driven Architecture:
Experience designing and building event-driven architectures ensuring decoupling of services and efficient message passing.

Security:
Knowledge of security best practices and vulnerability prevention strategies in cloud environments.

Team Leadership
Mentorship:
Ability to mentor junior and mid-level developers guiding them through complex design and implementation challenges.
Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the development team.
Collaboration:
Strong collaboration with other teams (DevOps QA Product Management) to ensure alignment on technical and business goals.
Experience working in agile development environments (Scrum/Kanban).
Problem-Solving & Innovation

Complex Problem-Solving:
Ability to identify and solve complex technical problems especially in areas related to system concurrency data consistency and distributed processing.

Technical Innovation:
Stay updated with the latest advancements in Jakarta EE DDD and cloud technologies promoting their adoption when appropriate.
Strong track record of driving innovation and introducing best practices.

Soft Skills
Strong Communication:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills able to convey technical ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Decision-Making:
Ability to make well-informed decisions under pressure particularly in high-stakes scenarios involving the production system.

Adaptability:
Comfortable with evolving technologies and environments especially with the rapid changes in cloud and asynchronous systems

CGI is an equal opportunity addition CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Should have minimum regular graduation with 15 Yrs/16 Yrs of Education - BE/BTech/MTech/BSc(CS)

Skills:

• Java
• Java Enterprise Editions JEE
• Spring Boot
• Application Design

What you can expect from us:

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.