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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Java Architect / API Architect / Solution Architect / Integration Architect - **Company:** JC CORPORATIONS - **Location:** Cary, NC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $83,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Performance Management, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Fault Tolerance, File Transfer, Spring Framework, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, OAuth, OpenID, Role-Based Access Control, Standard Sql, Swagger, Azure Data Lake, JSON Web Token, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Management of Software Versions, Openapi, Azure Service Bus, Data Logging, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Azure Data Factory, Cloud Monitoring, Spring-boot, Software Security, Backend, Rate Limiting, Git, Apache Kafka, Reactive Programming, Cloud Integration, Api Design, Restful APIs, Terraform, Pagination, Dynatrace, Api Management, Key Vault - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/5d10b99e-3958-439d-ae15-aac3a54f0d5b ## About the Role * 10+ years of API, integration, backend, or software engineering experience. * 3+ years of API architecture/design experience at enterprise scale. * Strong hands-on Java, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, and Project Reactor. * Strong understanding of reactive programming, reactive streams, backpressure, and non-blocking I/O. * Excellent REST API and OpenAPI design experience. * Experience with contract-first development, API versioning, pagination, error handling, and idempotency. * Hands-on experience with large file transfer, streaming, multipart/resumable uploads, SFTP, signed URLs, and checksums. * Strong Azure experience with Azure API Management, AKS, App Service, or Container Apps. * Experience with Entra ID, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, Managed Identity, RBAC, Key Vault, and Private Endpoints. * Experience with Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, and/or Kafka. * Strong SQL and data modeling skills. * Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Git, Terraform, and automated testing. * Working knowledge of Python for automation and testing. * Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and defend architecture decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. ## Description We are seeking a hands-on API Architect to lead the API architecture and engineering for an enterprise Azure Data Hub. 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