Senior Java Microservices Architect (Hybrid)

Publicis Sapient

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 135,000 - 190,000

Full time

37 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

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Learning opportunities
Comprehensive health benefits
Generous paid leave

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking an Enterprise Java Architect to design and implement scalable, high-performance microservices-based applications. You will lead across engineering teams to ensure API design, security, and observability best practices while optimizing cloud-native integrations.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in Java with microservices, strong Spring Boot/Spring Cloud expertise, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of Java development experience, focused on microservices.
  • Proven expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Cloud for microservices.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
  • Strong REST API knowledge, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
  • Hands-on with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience using AI pair-programmers (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to optimize workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable Java-based microservices architectures.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on API design, security, and observability.
  • Optimize performance and cloud-native integration.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to juniors.
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Stay updated on Java, microservices, and cloud trends.

Skills

Java microservices
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Cloud platforms
Docker
Kubernetes
REST APIs
Event-driven
CI/CD
GitHub Copilot
Claude Code
Problem solving

Tools

Kafka
RabbitMQ
Prometheus
Grafana
Jaeger

Job description

Publicis Sapient is seeking an Enterprise Java Architect to design and implement scalable, high-performance microservices-based applications. You will lead across engineering teams to ensure API design, security, and observability best practices while optimizing cloud-native integrations.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in Java with microservices, strong Spring Boot/Spring Cloud expertise, and hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.

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