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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Web Application / DevOps Architect - **Company:** Intellisoft Inc - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Computing Platforms, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Data Distribution Service, Database Connection, DevOps, Middleware, Hazelcast, Python (Programming Language), Memcached, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Nginx, Node.Js, RabbitMQ, Redis, Distributed Caching, Session Management, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, Web Platforms, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Spring-boot, Apigee, Backend, Fastapi, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Video Streaming, Api Design, Api Gateway, Domain Driven Design, Api Management, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/1d5da1af-66e3-4339-9a4b-3116c414148c ## About the Role * Strong expertise in backend/full-stack development using one or more of: * Node.js * Java / Spring Boot * Go * Python / FastAPI Advanced experience with messaging and event-streaming technologies: * Apache Kafka * RabbitMQ * AWS EventBridge Strong hands-on experience with API management and reverse proxies: * Kong * Apigee * NGINX * Envoy Expert knowledge of distributed caching/data-grid technologies: * Redis * Memcached * Hazelcast Master-level experience with: * Docker * Kubernetes Experience optimizing container lifecycle, orchestration, networking, and service-to-service communication. Hands-on experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd. Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, deployment automation, and DevOps practices. ## Description We are seeking a highly skilled Web Application / DevOps Architect to lead application architecture, middleware strategy, and DevOps enablement for digital platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience designing scalable web applications, distributed messaging systems, API platforms, data-routing layers, and containerized environments. This role focuses primarily on application and platform architecture rather than basic cloud administration. The architect will act as the technical bridge between application development and infrastructure teams, ensuring modern application architectures are tightly integrated with DevOps automation and engineering best practices., * Design modular, scalable web application architectures using microservices, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD). * Architect and manage enterprise middleware including Kafka, RabbitMQ, API Gateways, ESBs, and data distribution platforms. * Build containerized local development environments and automated testing frameworks to improve developer productivity and DevEx. * Define and govern API architecture, cross-service communication, API versioning, security, and performance standards. * Design distributed caching, session management, database connection pooling, and state-management strategies. * Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to build robust CI/CD pipelines. * Support automated builds, integration testing, deployment automation, and blue-green deployment strategies. * Optimize containerized applications running on Docker and Kubernetes. * Design and implement service-mesh architectures using technologies such as Istio or Linkerd. * Establish architectural standards, technical guidelines, and reusable patterns across application platforms. * Troubleshoot complex application, middleware, integration, and performance issues. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Streaming AI Responses in Real-Time with SSE in Next.js & NestJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1630-streaming-ai-responses-in-real-time-with-sse-in-next-js-nestjs) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)