Senior Platform Architect - Cloud-Native & Microservices

Blue Shield of CA; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellarus Technology is seeking a Principal, Application Architecture to lead architecture decisions for platform capabilities and cross-domain initiatives. You will translate platform strategy into systems that engineering teams can build, test, deploy, and operate.

The role centers on domain-owned microservices, APIs, event-driven workflows, and vendor integrations across payer, provider, pharma, and partner workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant experience if no degree.
• 10+ years in software engineering or architecture.
• Experience leading architecture for distributed/cloud-native platforms.
• Hands-on engineering background guiding service design, APIs, data, and deployment.
• Deep experience with domain-driven design and microservice patterns.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate strategy to execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions for major platform capabilities.
• Translate platform strategy into actionable directions for engineers.
• Drive build-vs-buy and modernization decisions across teams.
• Mentor senior engineers, architects, and technical leads.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

API design

Data modeling

DDD

Team mentoring

Stakeholder management

OpenAPI

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Stellarus Technology is seeking a Principal, Application Architecture to lead architecture decisions for platform capabilities and cross-domain initiatives. You will translate platform strategy into systems that engineering teams can build, test, deploy, and operate.

The role centers on domain-owned microservices, APIs, event-driven workflows, and vendor integrations across payer, provider, pharma, and partner workflows.