Senior Java Engineer & Software Architect

PAVELKRÁL

Senior Java Software Engineer and architect with 25+ years of experience. Specialized in enterprise architecture, system integration, and financial-sector engineering. Java · Kotlin · Spring Boot · SOA · BPM · Kubernetes.

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25⁺

YRS EXPERIENCEArchitecture & engineering

6⁺

YRS @ KBVia Avenga, credit-line projects

YRS @ HOME CREDITCountry & Solution Architect

13⁺

YRS @ KB TOTALVia Avenga (formerly Cleverlance)

PRAGUE, CZ

JAVA · SPRING BOOT · KUBERNETES · SOA · BPM

TOGAF 9 · ARCHIMATE 3.0

pavel@pkral.cz

PROFILE

Architecture meets engineering

With more than 25 years of hands-on experience, I operate at the intersection of enterprise architecture, solution design, and Java engineering — motivated by complex problems in the financial sector, with both strategic perspective and deep technical execution.

My career spans enterprise and solution architecture, BPM, system integration, SOA, and team leadership across demanding environments in Central European finance.

Long-term Avenga employee since 2006 (formerly Cleverlance), currently allocated on credit-line projects at Komerční Banka, building on deep expertise from Home Credit International and beyond.

ARCHITECTURE

Enterprise Architecture Solution Architecture SOA BPM System Integration

TECHNOLOGY

Java Kotlin Spring Boot J2EE Kubernetes DevOps CORBA / EJB

LEADERSHIP

Team Leadership IT Strategy EA Governance Vendor Mgmt

CAREER TIMELINE

25 years of impact

06/2019 — PRESENT

Komerční Banka
via Avenga

Senior IT Development Engineer

Development of credit-line applications at one of the Czech Republic's leading banks. Delivering high-quality Java and Kotlin solutions within complex enterprise environments using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.

06/2018 — 05/2019

Creative Dock Group

Senior IT Development Engineer

Senior engineering at a leading corporate venture builder. Innovative product development across multiple domains in Prague.

09/2015 — 04/2018

Home Credit
International

Country Architect

Responsible for creation, maintenance, and management of IT architecture for the entire HCI entity. Defined EA vision aligned with long-term business objectives and synchronized IT architecture across selected countries at a strategic level.

04/2013 — 09/2015

Home Credit
International

Solution Architect

E2E design of IT solutions aligned with business requirements, IT strategy and architecture principles. Defined application, data and technology architecture. Mapped requirements to impacted IT systems with Business Analysts and Integration Architects.

03/2006 — 02/2013

Komerční Banka
via Avenga (dříve Cleverlance)

J2EE & Solution Architect · Team Leader

Architecture and development of shared services and core banking applications at Komerční Banka, via Avenga (formerly Cleverlance). Led a developer team, designed J2EE and BPM solutions, and delivered enterprise integration projects for one of the largest Czech banks.

06/2001 — 12/2005

Hypotheken
Management GmbH

Java Developer

Java applications for a German mortgage bank. Server-side apps on SOLARIS, client-server applications using CORBA and EJB.

06/2000 — 04/2001

SBT Praha

Java Developer & Team Leader

CORBA client-server applications for a German parent company. Led a small development team.

CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

Proven expertise

TOGAF
9

TOGAF 9 Foundation Enterprise Architecture Framework

ArchiM
3.0

ArchiMate 3.0 Foundation EA Modelling Standard

2017–2019

University of Finance and Administration, Prague

Bachelor's Degree — Information Technology

🇨🇿 Czech Native

🇬🇧 English Full Professional

🇩🇪 German Limited Working

TESTIMONIALS

What colleagues say

APRIL 2018

His ability to understand and deal with problems on both system engineering and business logic level is priceless. Since he progressed from developer to enterprise architect, the vast amount of experience and knowledge gathered through years in finance is truly invaluable.

Tomáš Rollo

IT Architecture & Governance Manager · Enterprise Solution Architect

Managed Pavel directly

APRIL 2018

Pavel is energetic, organized, analytical and precise. Well respected as the go-to person for core system consultations. I highly recommend him for any position related to solution architecture, enterprise architecture practice or consulting. He will be a valuable asset for any organization.

Petr Hrdina

Solution Architect Dept. Lead · Home Credit International

Managed Pavel directly

MARCH 2012

Our team at Komerční Banka worked with Pavel for several years on design, implementation and maintenance of applications. He excelled at deeply understanding applications and foreseeing all consequences of any change. The architecture he delivered was clear, realistic and conceptually sound. Working with Pavel is simply a pleasure.

Martin Mareš

Technical Leader – Engineering · AppDynamics

Pavel's client

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Let's work together

Open to freelance engagements, architecture consulting, and senior engineering roles — particularly in the financial sector and enterprise integration space. Prague-based, available on-site or remote across Europe.

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role: Senior Java Architect

location: Prague, CZ

exp: 25+ years

certs: TOGAF9, ArchiMate3

stack: Java, Spring, K8s, SOA

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