Job Description

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.