Solution Architect // Downtown Chicago,IL Local candidates //(AV)

Hi,

Position --- Solution Architect

Location --- Downtown Chicago,IL Local candidates

Duration -- Long Term

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Core Must-Haves

Technical Depth

• Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs hands-on, production-level experience
• Event-driven architecture (strong preference for Azure-based implementations)
• Kubernetes, specifically AKS
• Data engineering on large-scale systems (high-volume, distributed data flows)

Experience & Seniority

• 15+ years of overall experience
• Clear progression from developer senior developer tech lead architect
• Comfortable operating as both:
  • Solution Architect (design, patterns, trade-offs)
  • Hands-on Tech Lead (code reviews, debugging, guidance)
• Proven ability to review code, identify issues, and mentor mid/junior engineers

Role Responsibilities (Day-to-Day Reality)

• Design and architect applications aligned with complex project requirements
• Solve cross-cutting problems spanning multiple workstreams and teams
• Lead implementation of cloud-based, distributed systems in Azure
• Guide teams on:
  • Data engineering best practices
  • Snowflake integrations
  • RESTful services
  • Azure + Kubernetes deployment patterns
• Maintain hands-on leadership:
  • Code reviews
  • Debugging complex issues
  • Technical mentoring
• Experience with:
  • Distributed systems design
  • Multi-workstream integrations
  • Azure cloud networking (VNets, private endpoints, security patterns)

Time split expectation:
~65% architecture & design (macro)
~35% code-level involvement (micro)

Strong Nice-to-Haves

• Financial services domain experience
• Azure certifications and/or Snowflake certifications
• Deep SQL expertise and data-serving applications

Thanks & Regards:

Avinash Kumar