Liferay Lead Solution Architect

1 week ago

Remote, Canada Nirvana Lab Full-time

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