Java Technical Lead - Legacy Systems & Modernization

Overview

Role : Java Technical Lead

Experience : 8-10 yrs 

No of position : 1

Work Mode : Hybrid mode (3 days office)

Job Location: Trivandrum / Kochi

Job Type: Fulltime, Permanent

Prefer immediate joiners or 15 days serving notice period

Job Title: Technical Lead - Java Legacy Systems & Modernization

Experience Required:

8 years of relevant enterprise application development experience, including legacy system ownership and technical leadership.

Summary (Key Points)

• Owns architecture, stability, and modernization of legacy Java platforms.
  

• Provides technical leadership, governance, and mentoring across teams.
  

• Drives development, enhancements, and system optimization.
  

• Serves as the primary technical interface for clients and stakeholders.
  

• Ensures delivery quality, documentation standards, and SDLC compliance.
  

• Strong expertise in estimation, solution design, debugging, and cross-functional coordination.
  

Details Key Responsibilities

• Take complete technical ownership of enterprise applications built on Java and related technologies, including transition of knowledge from existing teams.
  

• Actively contribute to development while leading design, architecture, and code quality initiatives.
  

• Build and maintain JSP/Servlet applications and database-driven modules using PL/SQL and Oracle.
  

• Perform incident analysis, root cause identification, and long-term resolution for production issues.
  

• Analyze legacy business logic and convert it into structured technical and functional documentation.
  

• Lead modernization and refactoring initiatives, including system decomposition and migration planning.
  

• Recommend improvements for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  

• Conduct code and design reviews, enforce standards, and mentor developers.
  

• Validate release readiness and ensure predictable deployment cycles.
  

• Review Flutter mobile codebases for architecture consistency and integration correctness.
  

• Support team members working on legacy technologies such as COBOL when needed.
  

• Manage tasks, defects, and sprint activities using Jira and Agile practices.
  

• Coordinate directly with clients to clarify requirements, provide technical solutions, and maintain delivery confidence.
  

Mandatory Technical Skill Set

Core Technologies

Java (8+) | Spring Framework | Spring Boot | REST APIs | Data JSP | Servlets

Frontend

HTML | CSS | JavaScript | jQuery

Database

Oracle | PL/SQL

Security & Authentication

OpenID Connect (OIDC) | JWT | SAML-based SSO | Token-Based Authentication