Solution Architect Java with Microservices, Any cloud, Kubernetes

Epam Systems; Pune District, Bengaluru, Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Epam Systems seeks a senior architect to lead cloud-native system design using microservices and event-driven patterns. You will define standards, drive performance, and collaborate across teams.

The role emphasizes Kubernetes, Istio, IaC, and AI-enabled workflow design, with a focus on scalable, reliable distributed architectures. Candidates should have extensive cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP), strong governance skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering with architecture focus
• Hands-on coding experience preferred
• Proven cloud experience in production environments (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Deep Kubernetes and container orchestration expertise
• Knowledge of CosmosDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Oracle
• Proficiency with messaging/eventing (Kafka, EventHub) and IaC (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
• DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines experience
• Strong architectural governance, documentation and trade-offs understanding
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Diagramming tool proficiency (Draw.io/Miro/Gliffy)

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead cloud-native system development using microservices and event-driven patterns
• Design solutions with Kubernetes (AKS) and Istio service mesh
• Define and enforce architectural standards across teams
• Drive performance tuning for scalable, reliable distributed systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align business and tech goals
• Explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Create architectural diagrams and docs with standard tools
• Guide cloud adoption, modernization and optimization initiatives
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and assess relevance
• Identify AI use cases and design/assist deployment to boost productivity
• Incorporate AI-enabled workflows across PDLC/SDLC for Cordant teams
• Lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud architecture

Istio

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Security IAM

CosmosDB

PostgreSQL

Redis

Oracle

Cloud providers (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Tools

Draw.io

Miro

Gliffy

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of cloud-native systems using microservices and event-driven paradigms
• Design and implement solutions leveraging Kubernetes (preferably AKS) and service mesh technologies like Istio
• Define and enforce architectural standards, patterns and best practices across engineering teams
• Drive performance optimization initiatives by leading fine-tuning efforts through end-to-end performance testing, ensuring system scalability, responsiveness and reliability across complex, distributed architectures
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Create and maintain architectural diagrams and documentation using industry-standard tools (e.g., Miro, Gliffy, Draw.io)
• Guide teams through cloud adoption, modernization and optimization initiatives
• Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their applicability to business needs
• Provide deeper subject matter expertise on SDLC topics during the initial discovery phase, identify potential AI use cases, design them and assist team members to build, deploy and embed AI use cases to generate productivity gains
• Identify and design potential AI use cases (agents/skills) using Copilot correctly into the Cordant ecosystem while showing productivity gains
• Support the design, configuration and adoption of AI-enabled workflows across all identified bottlenecks/stages of PDLC/SDLC for the participating Cordant teams

Preferred candidate profile

• 15-20 years of experience in software engineering with 10+ years in architecture and a strong preference for hands‑on coding
• Proven experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS or GCP) in production environments
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Hands‑on experience with NFR, architecture governance and documentation, plus system design and architectural design trade‑offs
• Knowledge of CosmosDB, PostgreSQL and Redis, as well as Oracle
• Proficiency in messaging and eventing technologies including Kafka and EventHub
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM and security, plus infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to lead architectural discussions and influence technical direction
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in diagramming tools to convey architectural concepts effectively

Nice to have

• Experience with hybrid or multi‑cloud environments
• Familiarity with FinOps, observability and cloud governance
• Background in supporting production workloads with high availability and disaster recovery considerations
• Skills in Hybris e-commerce
• Showcase of Istio or other service mesh experience
• Competency in GitHub Actions.