Job description
Key Responsibilities
● Design, define, and govern scalable microservices architectures, transforming monolithic systems into cloud-native solutions
● Define service boundaries, API contracts, communication patterns, and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security)
● Apply architectural patterns such as BFF (Backend-for-Frontend), event-driven architecture, async processing, and caching strategies
● Develop high-performance backend services using Java (17+), Spring Boot, and modern Java concurrency mechanisms
● Build and maintain REST, SOAP, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs
● Implement asynchronous processing using CompletableFuture and messaging-based approaches
● Optimize APIs to meet strict SLAs (sub-second response times)
● Build and deploy applications on Microsoft Azure / Oracle Cloud
● Containerize applications using Docker and orchestrate using Kubernetes
● Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
● Ensure secure authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Microsoft Entra ID, Spring Security
● Implement monitoring, tracing, and logging using Zipkin, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
● Diagnose performance bottlenecks and improve throughput, latency, and system reliability
● Drive production readiness and operational excellence
● Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams (developers, QA, DevOps)
● Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical POCs
● Work closely with product owners, stakeholders, and external systems teams
● Support smooth knowledge transfer and system transitions
Qualification
Required Skills & Experience
● 9+ years of experience in backend / enterprise software development
● Strong expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, Spring MVC
● Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
● Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, NGINX, Tomcat, WebLogic
● Strong API design experience: REST, SOAP, gRPC, GraphQL
● Caching & performance tuning using Redis
● Observability tools: Zipkin, ELK stack
● Databases: Oracle DB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL
● Testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito
Cloud & Integration
● Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Azure DevOps)
● Experience integrating ERP systems (Oracle Fusion Cloud) and third-party platforms
● Knowledge of event-driven and pub-sub messaging architectures
Qualifications
● M.Sc. in Computer Science / Software Architecture (or equivalent)
● Bachelor’s degree in IT / Computer Science or related field
● Certified ScrumMaster® / Certified Scrum Product Owner® (preferred)
Key job details
About Virtusa
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.
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