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

Preferred

Liferay Commerce

Liferay Objects

Client Extensions

AWS Solutions Architecture

Azure Architecture

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Terraform

AI Integrations

MCP / Agentic AI Architecture

Government Sector Experience

Soft Skills

Excellent client‑fa