Java Architect

K&K Global Talent Solutions Inc is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the USA region since 1993.

This position is with one of our clients in The USA
, who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Employment type:
Contract

Location:
Hybrid (Issaquah, WA)

The Technical Architect will be responsible for defining the overall architecture, technical strategy, and integration approach for cloud-native applications and enterprise platforms. The role will guide backend services, API integrations, cloud infrastructure, security, scalability, and engineering governance across distributed teams.

• Define end-to-end solution architecture for backend systems, integrations, and cloud deployments
• Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution governance
• Design scalable microservices using Java Spring Boot and cloud-native patterns
• Define API contracts, integration patterns, orchestration flows, and data models
• Guide implementation teams on best practices, coding standards, and architectural decisions
• Design secure and resilient systems with proper authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit logging
• Lead third-party/vendor integrations using abstraction and adapter-based architecture
• Partner with Dev Ops teams on deployment architecture, CI/CD, observability, and monitoring
• Ensure performance, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery considerations are built into the platform
• Mentor technical leads and engineers across backend, frontend, and cloud streams
• Support estimation, sprint planning, production readiness, and go-live activities

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems and REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture on GCP
• Hands-on experience with:
• GKE
• Pub/Sub
• Strong understanding of integration architecture and vendor API orchestration
• Experience with event-driven systems, resiliency patterns, retries, circuit breakers, and fallback handling
• Good understanding of database design, performance optimization, and schema evolution
• Experience implementing security and compliance controls for sensitive/PII data
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and Kubernetes deployments
• Ability to drive architecture governance and technical leadership across teams

Note:

Applicants for employment in The USA should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa