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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solution Architect - **Company:** Sincera Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, High-Level Architecture, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Istio, System Availability, Spring-boot, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9253ccdf-fa83-4260-919b-495c04aaf701 ## About the Role We are looking for a hands-on Solution Architect with 10+ years of experience to design and guide enterprise applications for a Banking client. The candidate must have strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Distributed Systems, REST APIs, Angular, Cloud, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Banking experience is required. Credit Card / Payments experience is highly preferred. This is a technical Solution Architect role, not a high-level architecture or documentation-only position. The candidate should be capable of making technical decisions, explaining design trade-offs, guiding development teams, and addressing complex production issues. ## Description * Design end-to-end solutions for large-scale banking applications. * Define microservices, APIs, integration patterns, data flows, and system components. * Work with business and technical teams to convert requirements into detailed technical solutions. * Provide technical direction to Java/Spring Boot development teams. * Design scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant applications. * Define communication patterns between microservices, including REST and event-driven approaches. * Guide teams on distributed transactions, data consistency, error handling, and recovery. * Review technical designs and ensure architecture standards are followed. * Support cloud-native application design and containerized deployments. * Work closely with DevOps, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams. * Support modernization of legacy applications into microservices-based platforms. * Troubleshoot complex architectural and production issues. * Ensure solutions meet banking security, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Must-Have Skills * 10+ years overall IT experience * Java & Spring Boot - Strong/Expert * Microservices Architecture - Strong/Expert * Distributed Systems & System Design - Strong * REST APIs / API Design * Angular * Cloud / Cloud-Native Architecture * Kubernetes * CI/CD * Event-Driven Architecture * Resilience & Fault Tolerance * Banking Domain Experience Strongly Preferred * Credit Card / Payments experience * Saga Pattern / Distributed Transactions * Kafka or similar messaging platforms * Service Mesh * AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform * Docker / Kubernetes * API Gateway * Observability / Monitoring Technical Depth Expected The candidate should be able to explain and defend architecture decisions, including: * How to break a large application into microservices * How to determine appropriate service boundaries * REST vs. event-driven communication * How to handle distributed transactions and data consistency * Saga - Choreography vs. Orchestration * Retry, timeout, circuit breaker, and backoff strategies * How to prevent cascading failures * Kubernetes deployment, scaling, health checks, and troubleshooting * CI/CD deployment and rollback strategies * Security and API integration * High availability and scalability * Production failure scenarios and recovery * Architectural trade-offs and design alternatives, We need someone who can architect the solution and also go deep technically-understand how the microservices will communicate, how failures will be handled, how the application will scale, how it will be deployed on Kubernetes/cloud, and how the development team should implement the architecture. ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [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) - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)