Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer

Solugenix; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Solugenix seeks a Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer to lead architecture, modernization, and operational excellence for scalable cloud-native platforms, with hands-on expertise in Kafka, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes. You will drive end-to-end architecture, mentor engineers, and own incident response, design patterns, and governance across teams in a dynamic environment.

This is a senior role in California with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and scalable solutions, offering

Qualifications

• 14+ years of software/platform engineering experience with architecture experience.
• Proven experience with large-scale distributed systems and production environments.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, resilient cloud-native applications and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for Kafka, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Design and optimize Kafka clusters, including HA, replication, partitioning, security, performance, monitoring, and DR.

Skills

Kafka

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

DevOps

Observability

Tools

Terraform

GitHub/Harness

Datadog

Splunk

Prometheus/Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Job description

We are seeking a Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Kafka, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes to lead architecture, engineering, modernization, and operational excellence for highly scalable cloud-native platforms.

Qualifications:

• 14+ years of software/platform engineering experience with significant architecture experience.
• Proven experience with large-scale distributed systems and production environments.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.
• AWS/Kubernetes/Kafka certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Define and lead end-to-end architecture for scalable, resilient cloud-native applications and platforms.
• Provide technical leadership for Kafka, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Design and optimize Kafka clusters, including HA, replication, partitioning, security, performance, monitoring, and DR.
• Architect Spring Boot microservices and event-driven applications with focus on scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Design and optimize AWS architectures, including EKS, VPC, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch.
• Lead Kubernetes/EKS architecture, deployment, scaling, security, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Drive DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation using tools such as Terraform and GitHub/Harness.
• Lead complex production incidents, root-cause analysis, and technical remediation.
• Mentor senior engineers and serve as the technical escalation point for complex issues.

Required Skills:

• Kafka: Administration, architecture, performance tuning, security, HA/DR, monitoring.
• Spring Boot/Java: Microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, resiliency.
• AWS: Strong cloud architecture and hands-on engineering experience.
• DevOps: CI/CD, Terraform/IaC, Git, containerization.
• Observability: Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry or equivalent.

Pay Range for CA, CO, IL, NJ, NY, WA, and DC: $95/hour to $115/hour. Starting rate of pay offered may vary depending on factors including but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience.

Solugenix will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and Ordinance. Applicants do not need to disclose their criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if we are concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, applicants will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

About Solugenix

Solugenix is a leader in IT services, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions, exceptional talent, and managed services to global enterprises. With extensive expertise in highly regulated and complex industries, we are a trusted partner for integrating advanced technologies with streamlined processes. Our solutions drive growth, foster innovation, and ensure compliance providing clients with reliability and a strong competitive edge.

Recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace, Solugenix is proud of its inclusive culture and unwavering commitment to excellence. Our recent expansion, with new offices in the Dominican Republic, Jakarta, and the Philippines, underscores our growing global presence and ability to offer world-class technology solutions. Partnering with Solugenix means more than just business it means having a dedicated ally focused on your success in today's fast-evolving digital world.