Remote Microservices Architect - Lead Cloud-Native Systems

Bright Vision Technologies; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is 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,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with architectural leadership.
• Deep expertise in microservices design and distributed systems patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and service meshes.
• Proficiency in Java, Go, or C# and API design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems on modern cloud-native stacks.
• Provide architectural governance across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Ensure resilience, observability, and security at scale across the estate.
• Collaborate with cloud/platform teams to optimize deployments and runtime.
• Drive architecture decisions that balance speed, reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

Microservices design

Domain-driven design

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Container orchestration

Service mesh

Java

Go

C#

API design

Event-driven architectures

Asynchronous messaging

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

Linkerd

Envoy

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is 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,