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# Principal Lead

- **Company:** Starhub Ltd
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Middleware, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, System Availability, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Api Design, Devsecops, Api Management, Microservices
- **Published:** June 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.starhub.com/job/Principal-Lead/1362298066/

## About the Role

1. 8-12+ years of experience in enterprise middleware, integration, or platform engineering roles, with at least 5+ years in a senior technical leadership or principal architect capacity.

 2. Proven track record of designing and running large-scale middleware platforms covering API management, ESB/integration, messaging, and event-driven architectures in complex, high-volume environments.

 3. Demonstrated success leading legacy-to-cloud migrations, monolith to microservices transitions, and middleware modernization initiatives using cloud-native and container-based platforms.

## Description

Role Mission: \* Define and drive the enterprise middleware strategy aligned to business goals, cloud adoption, API-first architecture, and integration modernization. \* Set architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across APIs, integration, messaging, and event platforms; ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and resilient. \* Ensure high availability, observability, performance, and operational readiness of middleware platforms in production, meeting SLAs for mission-critical systems. \* Lead modernization initiatives (legacy to cloud, monolith to microservices, on-prem to Kubernetes), evaluate new technologies, and continuously improve platform capabilities. \* Coach architects and engineers, influence cross-functional teams, and work closely with business, security, infrastructure, and vendors to deliver high-impact integration outcomes. Accountabilities: 1. Middleware Platform Ownership 2. Architecture Governance & Standards 3. Delivery & Operational Excellence 4. Transformation & Modernization Execution 5. People, Stakeholder & Vendor Leadership Responsibilities:




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