**Introduction** Additionally, this role offers the unique opportunity to take on new challenges while based in a regional area. You can advance your skills in areas you're passionate about while also engaging in community contribution activities—enabling you to thrive as an architect with a broad scope of impact. **Your role and responsibilities** You will be responsible for the architecture design, implementation, and standardization of enterprise systems utilizing Java and web technologies. Taking a holistic view of the application, you will design and develop with a focus on the integration and consistency between components. By demonstrating technical leadership, you will contribute to improving the overall quality and efficiency of the project. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Experience and skills in requirements definition, design, development, and operation/maintenance of applications using Java and JEE * Including requirements gathering, design, coding/unit testing, integration testing, migration, and maintenance * Approximately 5 years or more of experience preferred * Experience working with multiple open-source programming languages and tools * Leadership experience in technology selection and system design * Strong communication skills to facilitate smooth collaboration with developers, project managers, and business stakeholders * Ability to design software architectures that prioritize maintainability and efficiency **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Understanding of and experience with DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, configuration management tools, etc.) * Understanding and practical experience with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) * Experience with test-driven development (TDD) * Experience in modernizing legacy systems IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.