Senior Architect Java (with AI / GenAI)

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Job Description About Persistent We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. About Position: We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Architect Java (with AI / GenAI) with 12-15 years of experience in designing and leading enterprise-scale application architectures. This is a hands-on architecture leadership role focused on building scalable, cloud-native, distributed systems using Java, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, and modern cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in enterprise architecture, application modernization, engineering governance, and Generative AI adoption, while providing strategic technical leadership across complex transformation initiatives. • Role: Senior Architect Java (with AI / GenAI) • Location: Pune • Experience: Between 12 to 15 Years • Job Type: Full Time Employment What You'll Do: • Own end-to-end solution and application architecture for large-scale enterprise platforms. • Translate business requirements into scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable technology solutions. • Define architectural vision, technology roadmaps, and modernization strategies. • Design and implement distributed, microservices-based, and event-driven architectures. • Establish architecture governance, coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices. • Lead architecture reviews, solution design workshops, and technical decision-making activities. • Design and architect enterprise applications using Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Integration, and Spring Batch. • Develop scalable APIs using REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and OpenAPI-driven standards. • Architect messaging and event-streaming solutions leveraging Kafka, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, JMS, and related technologies. • Lead application re-platforming and modernization from legacy monolithic systems to cloud-native architectures. • Ensure adoption of clean architecture principles, domain-driven design, and reusable design patterns. • Drive adoption of Generative AI technologies across the software engineering lifecycle. • Utilize tools such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and enterprise AI accelerators to improve delivery efficiency. • Architect and integrate AI/LLM-powered capabilities into enterprise applications. • Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions and AI-enabled knowledge retrieval systems. • Define AI adoption strategies for code generation, test automation, documentation, and application modernization. • Evaluate emerging AI technologies and establish best practices for enterprise use. • Design cloud-native architectures on AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms. • Lead containerization and orchestration strategies using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm. • Develop highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud solutions. • Collaborate with DevOps and Platform Engineering teams to establish CI/CD and Infrastructure Automation practices. • Drive observability, monitoring, security, and operational excellence initiatives. • Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, delivery teams, QA, and DevOps organizations. • Drive architecture alignment across multiple programs and business units. • Mentor architects, technical leads, and engineering teams. • Support solutioning activities, technical proposals, and strategic technology initiatives. • Ensure successful delivery of high-quality enterprise solutions. Expertise You'll Bring: • 12-15 years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years in Architecture or Technical Leadership roles. • Deep expertise in Java 11/17+, multithreading, concurrency, collections, and functional programming. • Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Integration, and Spring Batch. • Strong knowledge of Microservices Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Clean Architecture. • Proven experience designing distributed, high-performance, and highly scalable enterprise systems. • Expertise in Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, JMS, Event Hubs, and event-driven architectural patterns. • Strong experience with API design and management using REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and OpenAPI/Swagger. • Knowledge of asynchronous communication patterns and enterprise integration frameworks. • Experience implementing secure, scalable API ecosystems. • Strong expertise in relational databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL. • Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB, and Cosmos DB. • Strong understanding of data architecture, performance optimization, and scalability patterns. • Experience designing large-scale data processing and transactional systems. • Strong cloud architecture experience on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. • Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration. • Exp