Solution Architect - Java/GCP

• Location: Hartford, CT (Remote candidates will be considered)
• Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card Holder — No Sponsorship Available

Rate: $100/hr

• Employment Type: Full-Time

Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with a strong Java development background and hands-on Google Cloud Platform expertise. In this role you will lead end-to-end architectural design, guide engineering teams, and ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives. This position is based in Hartford, CT with flexibility for remote candidates who are US Citizens or Green Card holders.Key Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end solution architecture for Java-based enterprise applications deployed on GCP.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable designs.
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on guidance to development teams throughout delivery cycles.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and best practices across cloud-native services.
• Conduct architecture reviews, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, leveraging GCP services (GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Support pre-sales or client-facing engagements as a technical SME when required.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers on architecture and design principles.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong Java/J2EE foundation.
• 3+ years in a Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, or senior technical leadership role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (Professional Cloud Architect certification a plus).
• Proven experience designing microservices, event-driven, and API-first architectures.
• Strong grasp of DevOps practices — CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform/Deployment Manager), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex designs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card) required. No visa sponsorship is available for this role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, or Quarkus frameworks.
• Familiarity with data platforms and analytics services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Looker).
• Financial services, insurance, or healthcare domain knowledge.
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud architectures.

To be considered, candidates must confirm US Citizenship or Green Card status at time of submission. Candidates not meeting this requirement will not be reviewed.

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