Solution Architect

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

8+ years of Java/Spring Boot development building enterprise microservices.

5+ years designing distributed, event-driven systems.

3+ years working with Apache Kafka and event streaming architectures.

3+ years working with Apache Cassandra, including data modeling and performance tuning.

3+ years serving as a Solution Architect, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.

2+ years deploying applications on Kubernetes (WCNP preferred).

Core Technical Skills

Java / Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Apache Cassandra

Kubernetes (WCNP preferred)

Temporal or Cadence workflow orchestration

GraphQL (Netflix DGS preferred)

CDC technologies (Debezium, Kafka Connect)

Elasticsearch or OpenSearch

CI/CD tooling (Looper, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

BigQuery or similar cloud data warehouse

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience with technologies including WCNP, Strati, Electrode, and Looper.

Experience modernizing legacy platforms (IMS, DB2, COBOL, Mainframe).

Background in Order Management, Supply Chain, Retail, or E-commerce platforms.

Experience building multi-tenant or SaaS platforms.

PostgreSQL experience.

React / Electrode / Node.js experience.

Knowledge of retail processes including purchase orders, replenishment, and supplier management.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar certification.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and modernization of large-scale, distributed, event-driven platforms. This individual will provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, drive architectural standards, and design scalable cloud-native solutions supporting high-volume retail and supply chain systems.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in Java microservices, Kafka-based architectures, Cassandra, cloud platforms, and legacy modernization.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end architecture for large-scale distributed microservice platforms.

Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka, CDC patterns, and workflow orchestration tools.

Lead architecture reviews, technical design decisions, and engineering governance across multiple teams.

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Platform teams to develop scalable, multi-tenant solutions.

Drive modernization initiatives, including mainframe-to-cloud migrations.

Establish standards for reliability, performance, security, scalability, and observability.

Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams of 15+ engineers.

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native development principles.