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The role requires strong architectural expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Apache Kafka, Apache Camel, REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native application design. The candidate will work closely with engineering teams, business stakeholders, and solution architects to define technical strategy, drive design decisions, and ensure reliable, high-performance delivery.\n\nRole: Java Kafka Architect\nLocation: Pune\nExperience: 10 to 12 Years\nJob Type: Full-Time Employment\n\nWhat You'll Do:\n\nLead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kafka, and Apache Camel\nDesign scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, consumer groups, and streaming patterns\nDefine integration architecture using Apache Camel, REST APIs, messaging frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns\nProvide technical leadership to development teams and guide solution design, code quality, performance, scalability, and maintainability\nCollaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions\nReview architecture, design documents, code, and deployment approaches to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and best practices\nDrive performance tuning, troubleshooting, resiliency planning, observability, and production stability for high-volume distributed systems\nSupport CI/CD, DevOps practices, cloud deployment, monitoring, and automation across development and production environments\nMentor team members on architecture principles, clean coding, design patterns, reusable components, and agile engineering practices\n\nExpertise You'll Bring:\n\nStrong expertise in Java, Java 8+, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and enterprise application design\nHands-on experience with Apache Kafka including producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, consumer groups, schema management, and event-driven design\nStrong working experience with Apache Camel and enterprise integration patterns for routing, transformation, orchestration, and system integration\nExperience in designing REST APIs, asynchronous messaging frameworks, distributed systems, and scalable backend services\nGood understanding of architecture principles, design patterns, domain-driven design, data structures, and coding best practices\nHands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar\nExperience with Maven, Gradle, JUnit, Mockito, Git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP\nAbility to analyze complex technical issues, tune application performance, define best practices, and guide teams on production-grade implementation\nStrong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills with the ability to work with distributed teams\n\nBenefits:\n\nCompetitive salary and benefits package\nCulture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications\nOpportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies\nEmployee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards\nAnnual health check-ups\nInsurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents\n\nValues-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:\n\nPersistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. 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