Architect - Datapower + Java MS | Onsite | Dallas​/Charlotte

Architect – Data Power + Java Microservices

Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned Architect with expertise in IBM Data Power and Java-based microservices

Architecture Design and Strategy

• Analyze existing IBM Data Power configurations, including XML firewall scripts, MQ configurations, and SOAP services.
• Develop a migration strategy to transition Data Power-based solutions to Spring Boot microservices, ensuring scalability, feature parity, and optimal performance.
• Define architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices for microservices design using Java and Spring Boot.
• Provide technical leadership to development teams, ensuring alignment with architectural goals.

Microservices Architecture Development

• Design robust, cloud-native microservices leveraging Spring Boot and Spring Cloud (e.g., Eureka, Config Server, Circuit Breaker, Gateway).
• Architect stateless, distributed microservices with support for service discovery, load balancing, and centralized configuration.
• Establish secure and scalable API frameworks using Spring Security, OAuth2, and JWT for authentication and authorization.

Data Power Migration

• Oversee the migration of Data Power artifacts, including XSLT scripts, Gateway Script, and XML configurations, into equivalent Java microservices.
• Ensure seamless integration of microservices with MQ messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ) for reliable data exchange.
• Re-engineer SOAP-based services into RESTful APIs, ensuring backward compatibility and modernized functionality.

Event-Driven Architecture with Kafka

• Architect and implement event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka for asynchronous communication and real-time streaming.
• Define strategies for Kafka producers, consumers, and topic management to ensure high throughput, low latency, and fault tolerance.
• Provide guidelines for integrating Kafka with microservices to enable seamless data flow.

Optimization and Performance Tuning

• Optimize microservices for high availability, reliability, and performance through caching, connection pooling, and scalability best practices.
• Design solutions adhering to cloud-native principles, ensuring seamless integration with containerized and cloud platforms.
• Implement security measures, including encryption of data in transit and at rest, to safeguard enterprise applications.

Collaboration and Leadership

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts, developers, and Dev Ops teams, to align architecture with business objectives.
• Provide mentorship to development teams on architecture principles, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Work with operations teams to ensure the smooth deployment of microservices into staging and production environments.

Documentation and Technical Leadership

• Create comprehensive documentation for architecture designs, migration processes, API specifications, and Kafka integration guidelines.
• Define SLAs and KPIs for migrated solutions, ensuring adherence to performance and availability requirements.
• Conduct architectural reviews, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and design principles.

Technical Expertise

• Extensive experience with IBM Data Power, including XSLT, Gateway Script, and XML configurations.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with deep knowledge of the Spring ecosystem (Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data).
• Strong expertise in RESTful API design, including OpenAPI (Swagger) documentation.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including architectural design for event-driven systems.
• Solid knowledge of MQ messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ) and distributed system integrations.

Architectural Skills

• Expertise in microservices architecture patterns, including service discovery, circuit breakers, and centralized logging.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native design, container orchestration, and deployment strategies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proven experience in designing fault-tolerant, scalable, and secure systems.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Experience in database integration using Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, RDBMS, and No
  
  SQL systems.
• Background in…