Ivica Boskovic

Product Architect Lead @ Deloitte innoWake GmbH

About

I am a Principal/Lead Software Architect and Engineering Leader with more than 25 years of experience designing, modernizing, and delivering scalable enterprise platforms in finance, banking, healthcare, and telecommunications. My strength is the combination of: deep hands-on technical expertise, strong architectural ownership, and leadership of high-performing engineering teams. I build modern, cloud-ready systems using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, event-driven architecture, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD automation. I work at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and delivery — aligning stakeholders, guiding teams, and ensuring high-quality solutions that scale. What I bring: Architecture of distributed, high-availability platforms Cloud-native modernization of legacy systems Hands-on implementation of critical backend services Leading engineering teams and improving delivery processes Strong communication with product, business, and senior stakeholders Experience in regulated environments (banking, insurance, telecommunication, pharma, health) I am based in Frankfurt, Germany, with a permanent work permit, and open to roles in: Lead Architect · Principal Architect · Lead Engineer · Technical Team Lead · Senior Software Architect. If you are looking for a hands-on architect who can also lead teams and drive complex programs to success — let’s connect.

Country

Germany

City

Frankfurt

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Software as a Service (SaaS), Problem Solving, Authentication Systems, Payment Gateways, Spring MVC, Agile Methodologies, Representational State Transfer (REST), Quality Management, Project Leadership, German, English, Use Cases, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), People Management, Messaging, Code Review, Software Architecture, OpenShift, Kotlin, Docker Products

Experience

Product Architect Lead

Deloitte innoWake GmbH

2022-10 - Present · 4 yrs

Senden, Bavaria, Germany

2022 – Present As Lead Architect, I designed and drove the development of a SaaS platform used by enterprise clients to modernize legacy systems and enable cloud migration. I defined the target architecture and modernization roadmap, transforming monolithic applications into scalable, cloud-ready solutions. I established architecture standards and governance across distributed teams, designed core backend services and APIs, and guided system decomposition and integration patterns. I aligned technical decisions with product and business goals, improved engineering processes, and significantly reduced release complexity. Tech: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Redis, Opensearch, Spring Cloud, AngualrJS, Playwright, GitLab CI/CD

Senior Solutions Architect | Lead Developer

Boehringer Ingelheim

2020-2 - 2022-9 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Ingelheim am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Designed microservices architecture for a global healthcare platform. Modernized MVP into robust production system with strong scaling patterns. Implemented critical backend features and improved performance. Built CI/CD pipelines enabling reliable, automated releases. Coordinated delivery with product owners and engineering teams. Tech: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kinesis, AngularJS

Senior Software Architect & Team Lead

HOOLOOVOO

2018-5 - 2020-2 · 1 yr 10 mos

Belgrade

Led architecture of financial Risk & Fraud detection system. Managed team of 12 engineers across backend, QA, and DevOps. Designed event-driven components for high-throughput processing. Ensured compliance with security & regulatory requirements. Tech: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker, Elasticsearch

Senior Software Architect / Unit Manager

CREATEQ

2015-9 - 2018-5 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Serbia

Led three teams delivering trading and investment platforms (Swisscom, Vontobel). Architected Deritrade & Main-Zertifikate used by thousands of traders daily. Improved performance, modernization, and system integrations. Tech: Java, Spring, Oracle, REST, AEM, Elasticsearch, Docker, Spring Boot

Team Leader/Competence Coach/System Architect

Mogul

2008-1 - 2014-3 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Driving different projects as System Architect, taking care of team competence, recruiting new people, managing team, consultant on another projects in the team

Senior Software Architect

CREATEQ

2005-12 - 2008-1 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Participating in a e-banking solution development and maintenance

software developer

WebcomInc

2004-7 - 2005-12 · 1 yr 6 mos

Java server-side developer JSP, J2EE, Tomcat, Swing, Oracle 9i, JBOSS. main projects: - WebConfigurator (offline application ) - Document management system

Software manager

Strategic Media

2003-10 - 2004-7 · 10 mos

Java server-side developer and project manager JSP, J2EE, Oracle 9i. main projects: - system for retail order research

Software manager

Telebet Beograd

2003-1 - 2003-10 · 10 mos

Java server-side developer JSP, JMS, J2EE, Oracle 9i. Main project: Betting system - as a developer a work on system for betting company

Cubic International Beograd, Cubic International, Netherland

Project leader and senior java developer

2001-9 - 2003-1 · 1 yr 5 mos

Java server-side project manager and developer JSP, JMS, J2EE, PostgreSql, Tomcat. AKI – web application, which represents database of all artist and artworks from AKI University. It contains all functionalities for administrating of this database, uploading of data, updating and deleting of it, also for search for artist and artworks. There are implemented simple and fuzzy logic search. Interface of web page is creating by fuzzy logic connections between artworks (www.akinet.nl).