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What We'll Bring:
We are looking for a highly experienced and visionary Java Full Stack Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technology strategy for enterprise-scale applications. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Java-based microservices architecture, modern front-end technologies such as Vue.js, cloud-native development, and scalable distributed systems.The Architect will be responsible for defining technical roadmaps, driving architectural decisions, ensuring scalability and security, and providing hands-on leadership across full-stack engineering initiatives. This role requires strong collaboration with engineering teams, business stakeholders, DevOps, and enterprise architects to deliver high-performance, reliable, and future-ready solutions.
What You'll Bring:
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive enterprise-wide application architecture and technology strategies.
- Design scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performance microservices-based solutions using Java and Spring Boot.
- Architect modern front-end solutions using Vue.js and related frameworks.
- Lead end-to-end system architecture including application layers, integrations, APIs, security, scalability, and deployment models.
- Establish architecture standards, coding guidelines, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
- Evaluate and recommend modern technologies, frameworks, open-source tools, and cloud solutions.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Drive cloud-native architecture adoption and DevOps transformation initiatives.
- Provide architectural oversight for CI/CD pipelines, automation, observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.
- Ensure system reliability, availability, performance optimization, and high concurrency handling.
- Lead technical governance including architecture reviews, security compliance, framework upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
- Mentor engineering teams, conduct technical reviews, and provide guidance on complex technical challenges.
- Support production systems with root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
- Work closely with Agile teams to enable successful delivery of enterprise-scale programs.
- Build monitoring and operational dashboards using tools like Splunk and observability platforms.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise application development and architecture.
- Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot ecosystem.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing microservices and distributed systems architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with Vue.js and modern front-end architecture principles.
- Deep understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, enterprise integration patterns, and scalable system architecture.
- Experience with API design, API gateways, event-driven architecture, and messaging systems.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and automation.
- Experience with Linux environments and performance tuning.
- Strong database design, data modeling, and optimization experience across relational and NoSQL databases.
- Expertise with engineering and DevOps tools including Git, Jenkins, Harness, Maven, SonarQube, Artifactory, Confluence, and related ecosystems.
- Experience handling security implementations, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and enterprise compliance standards.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring skills.
Impact You'll Make:
Good to Have
- Experience with Big Data technologies such as Apache Spark and distributed processing systems.
- Knowledge of event streaming platforms like Kafka.
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Cloud certifications in GCP, AWS.
- Exposure to AI/ML integration architectures and modern digital transformation initiatives.
- Awareness of emerging trends in cloud-native development, DevOps, platform engineering, and open-source ecosystems.
TransUnion Job Title
Architect, Solution ArchitectureSkills Required
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise application development and architecture
- Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot
- Proven experience designing and implementing microservices and distributed systems architecture
- Hands-on experience with Vue.js and modern front-end architecture principles
- Experience with API design and API gateways
- Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems
- Strong experience with cloud platforms
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and automation
- Experience with Linux environments and performance tuning
- Strong database design, data modeling, and optimization across relational and NoSQL databases
- Expertise with engineering and DevOps tools including Git, Jenkins, Harness, Maven, SonarQube, Artifactory, Confluence
- Experience handling security implementations, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and enterprise compliance standards
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring skills
- Experience with Big Data technologies such as Apache Spark
- Knowledge of event streaming platforms like Kafka
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus
- Cloud certifications in GCP or AWS
- Exposure to AI/ML integration architectures
What the Team is Saying
TransUnion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid, gender‑neutral parental leave with a gradual return is highlighted alongside adoption/surrogacy/infertility support and backup care through Care@Work. Dependent‑care FSA options and caregiver assistance further bolster family support.
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Healthcare Strength — Day‑one medical, dental, and vision coverage is offered with HSA/FSA options, EAP/therapy sessions, 24/7 support, and wellness programming. Coverage extends to dependents and includes mental‑health resources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan features no waiting period, an employer match, and immediate 100% vesting. Employees can also participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan to build long‑term financial security.
TransUnion Insights
What We Do
TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. We do this by having an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person. This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world. Because of our work, organizations can better understand consumers in order to make more informed decisions, and earn their trust through great, personalized experiences, and the proactive extension of the right opportunities, tools and offers. In turn, consumers can be confident that their data identities will result in the opportunities they deserve. We make trust possible, so businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.
Why Work With Us
Our culture is welcoming, energetic and innovative. There’s an overall synergy that flows throughout TransUnion, creating a sense of unity in knowing that we’re all working to achieve the same overall goal. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for our people to get involved and stay connected with their colleagues across the globe.
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