Senior Java Enterprise Architect: Cloud-Native Microservices

ValueBase Consulting; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ValueBase Consulting is seeking a Senior Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale, cloud-native platforms and distributed systems. You will drive architecture strategy, technology decisions, modernization initiatives, and engineering best practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Java, microservices, event-driven architectures, AWS cloud technologies, and strong technical leadership with 15+ years of IT experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of overall IT experience, including 10+ years in enterprise application development.
• 3+ years of experience in Architect or Lead Architect roles.
• Deep expertise in Java 17/21/25, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, REST APIs, and gRPC.
• Strong experience designing microservices, distributed systems, and DDD architectures.
• Proven expertise in Apache Kafka, event-driven architecture, and real-time streaming solutions.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and MSK.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL databases, Redis, and data architecture best practices.
• Experience with enterprise integrations, B2B APIs, Webhooks, and asynchronous communication patterns.
• Expertise in security frameworks including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and API security.
• Experience implementing observability and reliability practices using ELK/OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing tools.
• Familiarity with AI integration, including RAG, Vector Databases, LLMs, and LangChain/LangChain4j.
• Experience with CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and modern deployment strategies.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise architecture standards, principles, and best practices.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native solutions using modern architectural patterns.
• Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and technical decision-making.
• Architect microservices, event-driven systems, APIs, and enterprise integration solutions.
• Drive adoption of AWS cloud services, hybrid-cloud architectures, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Establish standards for observability, reliability, security, and performance engineering.
• Guide implementation of Kafka-based streaming and real-time data processing solutions.
• Mentor architects, technical leads, and engineering teams.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to align architecture with strategic objectives.
• Promote engineering excellence through DevOps, automation, and AI-enabled solution design.

Skills

Java 17/21/25

Spring Boot

Spring Framework

REST APIs

gRPC

Microservices

DDD architectures

Kafka

AWS Cloud

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Observability

AI integration

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Job description

ValueBase Consulting is seeking a Senior Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale, cloud-native platforms and distributed systems. You will drive architecture strategy, technology decisions, modernization initiatives, and engineering best practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Java, microservices, event-driven architectures, AWS cloud technologies, and strong technical leadership with 15+ years of IT experience.