Job Title: Senior Solution Architect – Telematics
Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract
** W2-Visa-independent candidates required **
Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms in the Automotive and Connected Vehicle domain. This role requires deep expertise in multi-tenant architecture, strong backend implementation capabilities, and hands-on involvement in building cloud-native, distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Define and drive end-to-end architecture for connected vehicle platforms
Design and implement scalable multi-tenant SaaS architectures
Lead backend development initiatives (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems)
Architect solutions for vehicle data ingestion, telematics, OTA, and IoT platforms
Ensure system scalability, performance, security, and high availability
Provide hands-on technical guidance and support to development teams
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, DevOps)
Drive adoption of cloud-native, DevOps, and modern architecture practices
Conduct architecture reviews, define best practices, and ensure design compliance
Required Skills
Architecture & Backend Technologies:
Microservices Architecture
REST / gRPC APIs
Event-driven systems (Kafka, MQTT)
Java / Spring Boot / Node.js (or similar backend stack)
Cloud & Platform Engineering
Azure / AWS / Google Cloud Platform
Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
CI/CD and DevOps practices
Multi-Tenant Architecture
Tenant isolation strategies
Data partitioning & scalability design
SaaS platform architecture
Automotive & IoT Technologies
Connected Vehicle platforms
Telematics systems
Vehicle data integration (CAN, MQTT, HTTP)
Preferred Experience
Strong experience in Connected Vehicles / Telematics / Automotive platforms
Hands-on experience designing multi-tenant cloud platforms at scale
Exposure to OTA updates, V2X communication, fleet management systems
Experience with real-time data streaming and IoT ecosystems
What We''re Looking For:
12+ years of experience in software engineering with proven architecture expertise
Strong hands-on capability in backend system design and implementation
Ability to balance strategic architecture with hands-on development support
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
Strong stakeholder communication and cross-team collaboration skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-scale, and evolving environment
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