About the role

AI summarised

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect with deep expertise in distributed systems design to lead the architecture of large-scale, event-driven platforms. This role requires combining strong technical leadership with hands-on knowledge of cloud-native and integration technologies to deliver mission-critical capabilities at scale.

Aerospace & DefenseOnsite

Key Responsibilities

Define the end-to-end architecture of distributed systems using Kafka (event streaming) and Camel (integration and routing) on Kubernetes.
Establish messaging, event-driven, and integration patterns for large-scale systems of systems.
Design fault-tolerant, elastic, and observable architectures meeting stringent SLAs (99.9995%) for throughput and latency.
Drive API-first design and interoperability across heterogeneous systems.
Lead the deployment of Kafka clusters and Connectors for reliable, high-volume data streaming.
Architect Apache Camel routes for enterprise-grade integration, mediation, and message transformation.
Define deployment strategies on Kubernetes (AKS, RKE2), including multi-cluster or hybrid-cloud patterns.
Collaborate with DevOps to integrate CI/CD, GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD), and IaC (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize) into system architecture.
Establish observability frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry) for system health and metrics.
Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable architectures and provide technical mentorship.

Requirements

8+ years in software engineering/architecture, with 3+ years designing large-scale distributed systems.
Deep expertise in Apache Kafka (topics, partitions, replication, Connect, Streams, ksqlDB).
Strong knowledge of Apache Camel (routing, integration patterns, connectors).
Hands-on experience deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes (Helm, Operators, CRDs).
Strong foundation in system design, distributed consensus, and CAP theorem trade-offs.
Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Technology (Masters preferred).
Proficiency in Java/Kotlin, with additional knowledge of Python for integration.