TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:Cloud Platforms
GCP (GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Spanner, Firestore, Cloud CDN, VPC, Cloud Armor) • Azure (AKS, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Grid, APIM, Azure DevOps, Azure AD B2C)
Backend
Java 17/21 • Spring Boot 3.x • Spring Cloud • Spring Security • Spring WebFlux • Hibernate / JPA • Maven / Gradle • JUnit 5 / Mockito
Frontend
React 18 / Next.js • HTML5 • TypeScript • BFF Pattern • REST & GraphQL consumption • Performance optimisation
Containers & Infra
Kubernetes (GKE / AKS) • Docker • Helm • Kustomize • Istio • ArgoCD • Terraform • Pulumi • Ansible
Databases
PostgreSQL (partitioning, indexing, read replicas) • MongoDB (sharding, aggregation pipelines, Atlas) • Cassandra (data modelling, compaction, multi-DC) • Redis • Elasticsearch
Messaging & Streaming
Apache Kafka • GCP Pub/Sub • Azure Service Bus • RabbitMQ • Event-driven architecture • CQRS / Event Sourcing
Security
OAuth 2.0 / OIDC • JWT • Zero Trust • HashiCorp Vault • OWASP Top 10 • Cloud IAM • mTLS / service-to-service auth
Architecture Patterns
Microservices • DDD • Event-Driven • CQRS • Saga Pattern • Strangler Fig • Sidecar • API Gateway • Service Mesh
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
7-10 years of hands-on software engineering experience.
Proven delivery of large-scale cloud-native platforms on GCP and/or Azure in production at 10M+ users.
Expert-level proficiency in Java (11+) and the Spring ecosystem (Boot, Cloud, Security, WebFlux).
Extensive experience with containerisation (Docker) and Kubernetes orchestration (GKE / AKS).
Deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Apache Cassandra.
Strong command of microservices design, REST/gRPC APIs, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
Solid experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / Pulumi) and GitOps workflows.
Hands-on exposure to React/HTML5 and BFF architecture patterns.
Track record of leading architecture reviews, engineering governance, and cross-functional delivery.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with AI/ML platform integration (Vertex AI, Azure ML, LLM orchestration).
Familiarity with FinOps tooling and cloud cost optimisation frameworks.
Open-source contributions or published technical writing on distributed systems topics.
Experience in regulated industries (BFSI, Telecom, HealthTech) with compliance posture management.
Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud landing zone designs.
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