Enterprise Cloud-Native Architect, Microservices Leader

TransUnion LLC; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

TransUnion LLC seeks an Architect, Software Development to lead enterprise-scale architecture for Trusted Call Solutions and Mobile Messaging platforms. You will shape roadmaps, drive modernization, and guide engineering across teams to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Role emphasizes Java-based backends, microservices, Kafka, Cassandra, and cloud technologies in a hybrid work setting with regular office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years designing and building enterprise software solutions, including Java-based backend platforms and distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of microservices, OO design, integration patterns, data modeling, and scalability.
• Proven experience defining architecture roadmaps, reference architectures, specs, non-functional requirements, and estimates.
• Experience evaluating technology solutions and influencing stakeholders on strategic decisions.
• Strong Ops focus: observability, reliability, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture for enterprise-grade apps, messaging platforms, APIs, data services and integrations.
• Translate product strategy into architecture roadmaps, standards, plans, and modernization efforts.
• Lead architecture reviews for new products, data platforms, and security initiatives.
• Establish scalable patterns for microservices and distributed systems, including Kafka and REST APIs.
• Drive modernization to cloud-ready architectures while balancing commitments, stability and timelines.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents and resolve long-term architectural challenges.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Java backend

Microservices

AWS

REST APIs

Leadership

Tools

Kafka

Cassandra

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

TransUnion LLC seeks an Architect, Software Development to lead enterprise-scale architecture for Trusted Call Solutions and Mobile Messaging platforms. You will shape roadmaps, drive modernization, and guide engineering across teams to deliver secure, scalable systems.

Role emphasizes Java-based backends, microservices, Kafka, Cassandra, and cloud technologies in a hybrid work setting with regular office collaboration.