Architect - Java Backend

Zensar Technologies; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an Architect - Java to design backend platform services in Kotlin. You will mentor engineers, optimize workflow orchestration frameworks, and integrate GenAI/NLP pipelines. Candidates should have 10+ years of backend engineering experience and strong Kotlin expertise. This opportunity is contract-based in Phoenix, Arizona, offering a dynamic environment focused on delivering innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Proven track record building platforms, frameworks, or orchestration services.
• Natural mentor with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend platform services in Kotlin.
• Implement and optimize workflow orchestration frameworks.
• Provide scalable APIs and abstractions for other teams.
• Integrate GenAI/NLP pipelines for intent parsing.

Skills

Kotlin/JVM expertise

Building platforms, frameworks, or orchestration services

Workflow orchestration systems

Distributed systems

API design

Event-driven architectures

Integrating GenAI/NLP

RBAC/security models

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Temporal

Cadence

Camunda

Argo

Job description

The Digital Banking and Payments team is responsible for our Card Payments Processing and Digital Bank products. We are currently building platforms responsible for ACH, Wire, Bill Pay, Zelle, Debit, Checking, and Savings applications that allow teams to create products at scale and allow digital channels to deliver compelling experiences in a dramatically faster fashion.

We’re building a next‑generation orchestration and automation platform to support thousands of business processes across the enterprise. This isn’t about coding one‑off automations — it’s about creating the platform, APIs, and orchestration primitives that other developer teams will use to define, run, and scale their business processes.

As the Architect - Java, you’ll be hands‑on in Kotlin every day, designing platform services, integrating workflow orchestration frameworks, and enabling GenAI‑powered intent parsing and decision nodes. You need to understand complexity, trade‑offs and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend platform services in Kotlin for ingestion, orchestration, RBAC, monitoring, and developer tooling.
• Implement and optimize workflow orchestration frameworks (e.g., Temporal, Cadence, Camunda, Argo).
• Provide scalable APIs and abstractions that empower other teams to build workflows on the platform.
• Integrate GenAI/NLP pipelines for intent parsing, process matching, and intelligent decisioning.
• Champion developer experience (DX) through tooling, CI/CD improvements, and observability.
• Mentor backend engineers, lead design reviews, and guide technical decisions.
• Collaborate closely with frontend, product, and process analysts to ensure platform adoption and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with strong Kotlin/JVM expertise.
• Proven track record building platforms, frameworks, or orchestration services (not just applications).
• Hands‑on experience with workflow orchestration systems (Temporal, Cadence, Camunda, Argo, or similar).
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, API design, and event‑driven architectures.
• Practical experience integrating GenAI/NLP into backend systems.
• Experience with RBAC/security models in multi‑tenant or enterprise environments.
• Strong bias for action, ability to thrive in lean teams inside large organizations, and passion for delivering value quickly.
• Natural mentor with excellent communication skills; collaborates across functions and knows when to push back.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting