Principal Java & Google Cloud Platform Solution Architect

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise Java applications.
• Deep expertise in Java 11 or later and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience architecting microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong production-level architecture experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience designing and deploying applications using Google Cloud Platform cloud-native services.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Google Kubernetes Engine or comparable enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and API-first architecture.
• Experience with one or more additional integration patterns or technologies:
• GraphQL
• gRPC
• Event-driven architecture
• Asynchronous messaging
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or comparable messaging technologies.
• Strong knowledge of scalability, resilience, fault tolerance, performance, security, and observability.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including distributed-system data modeling.
• Experience with MongoDB, Cassandra, or comparable NoSQL platforms.
• Knowledge of API gateways and service-mesh technologies.
• Experience with Istio, Linkerd, or comparable service-mesh platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps toolchains.
• Working knowledge of Jenkins, GitOps, ArgoCD, Terraform, or comparable tools.
• Strong experience designing logging, monitoring, metrics, and distributed-tracing solutions.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• OpenTelemetry
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK Stack
• Dynatrace
• Jaeger
• Zipkin
• Proven architecture-governance and technical-leadership experience.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts, options, risks, and trade-offs to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and guide teams without relying solely on formal authority