Senior Solution Architect: Scale Microservices & Systems

7-Eleven, Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Architect in Irving, TX to design and implement technical solutions addressing business needs. You will create Functional Specifications, produce technical designs, and document project scope for review and approvals.

Required: 8+ years in backend development, leadership of cross-functional teams, and strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, REST, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).

Qualifications

• 8 years in backend development.
• 5 years leading cross-functional teams of developers, using Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot.
• 4 years applying design patterns, Kafka, and domain-driven design.
• 3 years with Micro Services, REST API, Hibernate, SOAP Web services, Junit, Mockito; PCF, Azure, or AWS; Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra/Elasticsearch; Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement technical solutions to address business problems or requirements.
• Communicate with Business Analyst to create Functional Specification Document (FSD) including requirements and use cases.
• Create necessary technical and functional documentation; obtain approvals from Operations perspective.
• Perform high-level effort estimation; create module, flow, class, sequence diagrams with Visio.
• Apply design knowledge to mitigate failure scenarios; create POCs when integrating new technologies.

Skills

Backend development

Team leadership

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Design patterns

Kafka

Domain-driven design

Microservices

REST API

Hibernate

SOAP Web services

JUnit

Mockito

PCF

Azure

AWS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Job description

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Architect in Irving, TX to design and implement technical solutions addressing business needs. You will create Functional Specifications, produce technical designs, and document project scope for review and approvals.

Required: 8+ years in backend development, leadership of cross-functional teams, and strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, REST, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).