Liferay Lead Solution Architect

Job Description

Nirvana Lab is a technology consulting and product engineering company specializing in Digital Experience Platforms, Government Contracting Solutions, Enterprise Portals, AI-powered Applications, Cloud Modernization, and Enterprise Integrations.

We are seeking an experienced Liferay Lead Solution Architect to lead the design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital experience solutions built on Liferay DXP.

This role combines architecture leadership, hands‑on technical expertise, client engagement, pre‑sales support, and team mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design

• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using Liferay DXP 7.4+ and latest quarterly releases. Define end-to-end solution architecture including:
  • Digital Experience Platforms
  • Customer Portals
  • Partner Portals
  • Employee Intranets
  • Self‑Service Platforms
  • B2B Commerce Solutions
• Create and review:
  • High‑Level Designs (HLD)
  • Low‑Level Designs (LLD)
  • Solution Blueprints
  • Integration Architectures
  • Deployment Architectures
• Lead modernization initiatives:
  • Legacy Portal to Liferay DXP
  • Monolithic Applications to Microservices
  • Traditional Portlets to Headless Architectures
• Conduct architecture reviews and establish development standards.

Liferay Platform Leadership

Lead implementation and governance of:

• Liferay DXP 7.4+
• OSGi Modular Development
• Service Builder
• Workflow Engine
• User & Permission Management
• Search & Indexing
• Content Management
• Experience Management
• Asset Framework
• Site Templates
• Segmentation & Personalization

Drive adoption of modern Liferay capabilities including:

• Client Extensions
• Remote Apps
• Liferay Objects
• Experience Builder
• Fragments
• Headless APIs
• GraphQL APIs
• REST Builder
• OpenAPI Integrations

Experience with Liferay Commerce will be considered a strong asset.

Headless & Composable Architecture

Design and implement modern digital experiences using:

• React
• Angular
• Vue.js
• Next.js
• Headless CMS Architecture
• API‑First Design
• GraphQL
• Micro Frontends

Build composable enterprise solutions that integrate seamlessly with external platforms while leveraging Liferay as the central digital experience layer.

Cloud, DevOps & CI/CD

Architect and guide deployments on:

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes
• Docker

Drive best practices around:

• CI/CD Pipelines
• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code
• High Availability
• Disaster Recovery
• Security & Compliance

Experience with Liferay Cloud, SaaS, or PaaS environments is highly desirable.

Enterprise Integrations

Design and implement integrations with:

• Salesforce
• Microsoft Dynamics
• SAP
• Oracle
• ServiceNow
• Payment Gateways
• Identity Providers
• Government Systems
• Third‑Party APIs

Experience with:

• OAuth2
• SAML
• OpenID Connect
• LDAP
• Keycloak
• Azure AD

Technical Leadership

• Act as primary technical advisor for enterprise customers.
• Lead technical discovery workshops.
• Mentor developers and technical leads.
• Conduct code reviews and architecture reviews.
• Define development standards and best practices.
• Support project estimations and solution proposals.
• Participate in pre‑sales activities and client presentations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Master's degree is considered an asset.

Experience

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 6+ years of Liferay experience.
• 3+ years in technical leadership or architecture roles.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise‑scale implementations.

Technical Skills

Mandatory

• Liferay DXP 7.x / 7.4+
• Java
• Spring Framework
• OSGi
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• React or Angular
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• SQL Databases
• Git