Enterprise Java Architect - Event-Driven and Kafka Messaging

InfoVision, Inc.

Dallas, TX, United States

19 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development) DevOps Distributed Systems Google Cloud Cloud Platform System Istio Spring-boot

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Rate Limiting Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Apache Kafka Reactive Programming Event Sourcing Restful APIs Domain Driven Design Docker Confluent Microservices

Job description

This role owns the architecture of a large-scale, event-driven Java platform, translating complex business requirements into scalable Kafka-based messaging designs and distributed system architectures. You will work directly with senior engineering leadership to define technical direction, defend design trade-offs at an advanced level, and drive hands-on implementation across the platform. Success in the first 90 days means demonstrating command of the existing event-driven architecture and proposing concrete improvements backed by clear architectural reasoning., * Architect and evolve enterprise-scale, event-driven Java systems, defining service boundaries, messaging patterns, and long-term technical roadmaps.

Design and optimize Apache Kafka streaming architectures, including topic and partition strategy, consumer group topology, schema evolution, and exactly-once delivery guarantees.
Lead architectural decision-making and clearly articulate design trade-offs to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, writing and reviewing production-critical code alongside the team.
Apply domain-driven design and distributed systems patterns, including CQRS, Saga, and Event Sourcing, to solve complex business problems.
Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to standardize architecture practices and drive consistent adoption across the platform.
Mentor engineers on Kafka internals, reactive programming, and enterprise architecture principles.
Collaborate with DevOps to ensure secure, scalable deployment of event-driven services across cloud environments.

Requirements

12+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE development, including 5+ years in an architect or principal engineering role.
Deep, demonstrable expertise in Apache Kafka internals, including partitioning, consumer group rebalancing, schema evolution, and exactly-once semantics.
Strong background in microservices, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns such as CQRS, Saga, and Event Sourcing.
Proven ability to defend architectural decisions and discuss design trade-offs at an advanced technical level.
Experience with Spring Boot, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).

TECH STACK Java · Spring Boot · Apache Kafka · Kafka Streams · Microservices · Domain-Driven Design · Kubernetes · Docker · AWS · Azure · Google Cloud Platform · RESTful APIs · Confluent Platform · Distributed Systems · CI/CD, * Experience with Confluent Platform, Kafka Streams, or ksqlDB.

Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Envoy) and resilience patterns such as circuit breaker, retry, and rate limiting.
Exposure to SAFe Agile or similar enterprise architecture governance frameworks.
Cloud architecture certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, or Google Cloud Platform Professional Architect).