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Remote, Madrid·Added today (last checked 12 Nov)
Our summary
- Payments
- 12 or 14 salary payments a year
- Work mode
- Remote (Madrid)
- English
- Required
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Benefits
- Flexible pay plan, gym access
Visa options
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Skills
Nice to have
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 4+ years of experience as a Technical Architect, leading the architecture and delivery of technically complex platforms or projects.
- 5+ years of software development experience, particularly with Java and Spring Boot.
- Advanced knowledge of Java 21 and Spring Boot 3.x.
- Strong experience with microservices and distributed systems, including synchronous and asynchronous integrations.
- Strong knowledge of REST API design, contracts, versioning and backward compatibility.
- Experience with Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, data modelling, transactions and query optimisation.
- Experience with Gradle and/or Maven, dependency management and multi-module projects.
- Strong understanding of SOLID, DDD, Clean Architecture, design patterns and refactoring.
- Experience with JUnit 5, Mockito, AssertJ, integration and automated testing.
- Knowledge of concurrency, caching, messaging, idempotency, consistency, resilience and fault tolerance.
- Experience with Git, code reviews and branching strategies.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD, automated quality controls, static analysis and controlled deployments.
- Experience with observability, including structured logging, metrics and distributed tracing.
- Previous experience in financial or regulated environments with high availability, security and traceability requirements.
- Professional English level, minimum B2.
- Professional Spanish level, minimum B2.
Nice to have
- Experience with financial platforms, corporate banking, trading or mission-critical transactional systems.
- Knowledge of Trade Finance or Documentary Trade.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and Apache Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud environments.
- Experience with blue-green, canary and rolling deployment strategies.
- Knowledge of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, threat modelling and secrets management.
- Understanding of SRE practices, SLI/SLO, high availability, disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Experience modernising legacy applications using progressive migration approaches such as the Strangler Pattern.
- Experience defining architecture standards and governance models within large organisations.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- 23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days!
- Numerous benefits (Health Care Plan, Internet Connectivity, Life and Accident Insurance).
- Flexible Compensation Program: meals, kindergarten, transport, online English lessons, Health Care Plan...
- Free access to several training platforms.
- Professional stability and career development plans.
- Referral bonus program.
- The option to choose between 12 or 14 salary payments per year.
- Real Work-Life Balance measures: flexibility, WFH/remote work policy, reduced working hours during summertime...
- UST Club Platform discounts and gym access discounts.
The role
We are still looking for the very Top Talent... and we would be delighted if you were to join our team!
We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to become a technical reference within our TradeNxt team, designing robust, scalable, secure and highly available solutions for a critical enterprise platform.
The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on Java/Spring Boot expertise with extensive experience in software architecture, distributed systems and complex enterprise environments.
What you'll do
- Define the end-to-end technical architecture, including components, integrations, data flows and dependencies.
- Lead architectural decisions and document them through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
- Translate functional and non-functional requirements into scalable and implementable technical solutions.
- Design distributed, resilient and scalable systems, considering concurrency, consistency, idempotency, fault tolerance and disaster recovery.
- Contribute to critical development activities and conduct architecture and code reviews.
- Define testing strategies covering unit, integration, contract, end-to-end, performance, resilience and security testing.
- Design and review REST APIs, integration contracts and persistence models.
- Ensure performance and capacity through profiling, load testing and measurable latency/throughput targets.
- Drive quality and automation across CI/CD pipelines.
- Embed secure-by-design principles, access control, secrets management and traceability.
- Identify technical risks, architectural debt and bottlenecks, assessing their impact on scope, cost and delivery.
- Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Business teams in complex international environments.
Hiring process
3 steps3 interviews1–2 weeks in all
Learning about who you are
With recruitment team
Conversation about your background and experience; for some roles, a sense of your technical proficiency.
Understanding what makes you tick
What motivates you, your working style and personality, and whether you would thrive in UST and client team dynamics.
Final interview
With future peers, sometimes leadership or the client
Informal chat with your future peers about team fit; depending on the role, members of the leadership team or the client may join.
- UST replies within 24 hours of the final interview.
- Timing depends on everyone's availability.
Hiring process
If you would like to know more, do not hesitate to apply and we'll get in touch to share further details. UST is waiting for you!
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation and IT services company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, USA. With over 30,000 employees worldwide, UST partners with major corporations across industries such as banking, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing to deliver technology solutions, including cloud, data analytics, and application development. The company has a strong global footprint with delivery centers across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
In Spain, UST has a significant presence in Málaga, where it operates a technology and innovation hub. The Málaga office is a key delivery center for European clients, offering roles in software engineering, data, and digital services. UST is known for its collaborative culture and investment in employee development, making it an attractive option for international professionals seeking to work in Spain's growing tech ecosystem.
- Industry
- Technology
- Founded
- 1999
- Employees
- 30,000
- Headquarters
- Alameda, USA
- In Spain
- Málaga
Good to know if you are moving
- UST's Málaga office is part of a growing tech hub in southern Spain, offering a Mediterranean lifestyle with lower cost of living compared to Madrid or Barcelona.
- The company provides visa and relocation support for international hires, as part of its global mobility programs.
- UST emphasizes continuous learning and offers certifications and training in cloud, data, and engineering.
- Málaga has a growing international community and is well-connected by air to major European cities, making it easy for expats to travel.
- UST has a diverse workforce with employees from many nationalities, and English is commonly used in the Málaga office.
In their own words
About the company & team
More in detail, UST is a multinational company based in North America, certified as a Top Employer and Great Place to Work, with over 35,000 employees worldwide and a presence in more than 35 countries. We are leaders in digital technology services, providing large-scale technology solutions to major companies.
Additional information
At UST, we are committed to equal opportunities in our selection processes and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. We have a special commitment to Disability & Inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from professionals with a disability certificate.
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