Microservices Architect

Bright Vision Technologies; Monroeville (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a seasoned Microservices Architect to lead large-scale microservices initiatives on cloud-native platforms. This remote role demands deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, and distributed data management to deliver scalable, secure architectures.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Kubernetes and modern container ecosystems, strong back-end language skills (Java/Go/C#), and proven leadership across multi-team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience including architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices, domain-driven design, and distributed patterns.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes and service mesh technologies.
• Proficiency in Java, Go, or C# and API design.

Responsibilities

• Define microservices standards and decomposition strategies aligned with DDD.
• Modernize legacy monoliths into independently deployable services.
• Design REST, gRPC, messaging, and event streaming patterns as needed.
• Establish API contracts, schemas, and versioning for safe evolution.
• Architect resilient distributed systems with patterns like circuit breakers and retries.
• Lead platform capabilities: service mesh, API gateway, identity propagation, observability.
• Oversee CI/CD, testing, and deployment standards for high-frequency releases.
• Define observability standards: logging, tracing, and SLO-driven monitoring.
• Collaborate with security teams on zero-trust and secrets management.
• Mentor engineers and lead architecture reviews across teams.
• Evaluate new cloud-native technologies for strategic fit.

Skills

Microservices design

Domain-driven design

Distributed systems patterns

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Service mesh technologies

Java/Go/C#

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Envoy

Istio

Job description

Microservices Architect - Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Microservices Architect

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $100,000–$180,000 Annually

Experience Required: 12+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Microservices Architect to lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks. The role requires deep expertise in service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale. The ideal candidate brings hands-on architectural leadership across complex transformations, with a clear point of view on when microservices are the right answer, how to evolve them safely, and how to keep the resulting estate maintainable over the long term.

Key Responsibilities

• Define microservices architecture standards, service boundaries, and decomposition strategies aligned with domain-driven design principles.
• Lead the modernization of legacy monoliths into well-bounded, independently deployable services with clear ownership.
• Design service communication patterns leveraging REST, gRPC, asynchronous messaging, and event streaming as appropriate.
• Establish API contracts, schema governance, and versioning strategies that enable safe evolution of services over time.
• Architect resilient distributed systems incorporating circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, and graceful degradation patterns.
• Define data ownership models, transactional boundaries, and patterns such as outbox, saga, and CQRS where appropriate.
• Lead the design of platform capabilities including service mesh, API gateway, identity propagation, and shared observability.
• Drive performance engineering, capacity planning, and scalability analysis across critical service domains.
• Establish CI/CD, testing, and deployment standards optimized for high-frequency, low-risk service releases.
• Define observability standards including structured logging, distributed tracing, and SLO-driven monitoring.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure zero-trust principles, secrets management, and runtime protection are embedded.
• Mentor engineers and tech leads on microservices best practices and anti-pattern avoidance.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on service design proposals across multiple teams.
• Continuously evaluate emerging cloud-native technologies for adoption based on maturity and strategic fit.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• 12 or more years of software engineering experience, with several years in architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies.
• Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, or C#.
• Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging.
• Experience operating high-traffic, latency-sensitive systems in production.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platform construction.
• Familiarity with Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, or comparable service mesh technologies.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at scale.
• Public speaking, open-source contributions, or published technical writing.
• Experience in regulated industries with strict compliance requirements.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.