Microservices Solutions Architect

Kforce is seeking a Microservices Solutions Architect in Maryland Heights, MO. This contract role involves designing and guiding solutions within a complex, high-visibility microservices-based ecosystem for ordering and mobile platforms. The architect will own API and integration architecture, evaluate system interactions for scalability, define REST API contracts, and partner with various teams. This hands-on role requires strong communication, influence, and decision-making skills to ensure platform health amidst constant change.

Must Have

• Design and guide solutions in microservices-based ecosystems
• Own and influence API and integration architecture
• Evaluate complex system interactions for scalability and reliability
• Define and maintain REST API contracts (Swagger/OpenAPI)
• Partner with engineering, product, and platform teams
• Communicate and defend architectural recommendations
• Support multiple concurrent initiatives
• Strengthen architectural best practices in mobile domain
• Act as technical voice for platform stability
• Proven experience as Solutions Architect or Senior Engineer
• Strong Java experience, ideally Spring Boot
• Hands-on experience designing, documenting, consuming RESTful APIs
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and design paradigms
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable in high-visibility, high-pressure environments
• Willingness to challenge assumptions and advocate for sound architectural decisions

Good to Have

• Experience in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to large enterprise platforms with extensive integrations
• Familiarity with API governance
• Familiarity with versioning strategies
• Familiarity with integration best practices

Perks & Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA
• FSA
• 401(k)
• Life, disability & ADD insurance
• Paid time off (for salaried personnel)

Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Microservices Solutions Architect. Summary: We are seeking a Solutions Architect to support a highly complex, high-visibility ordering and mobile platform environment. This role operates in a fast-moving ecosystem with constant change, heavy system integrations, and strong technical opinions across teams. The ideal candidate is technically sharp, confident under pressure, and willing to challenge decisions to protect the long-term health of the platform-not just go along to get along. This is a hands-on architecture role with a strong emphasis on communication, influence, and decision-making across multiple internal teams and initiatives. Responsibilities:

• Design and guide solutions within a large-scale microservices-based ecosystem supporting ordering and mobile platforms
• Own and influence API and integration architecture across multiple dependent systems and services
• Evaluate complex system interactions holistically to ensure scalability, reliability, and minimal downstream impact
• Define and maintain REST API contracts, including authoring and reviewing Swagger/OpenAPI specifications
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to drive architectural decisions and standards
• Confidently communicate and defend architectural recommendations in opinionated, high-pressure forums
• Support multiple concurrent initiatives, adjusting priorities and direction as business needs evolve
• Help strengthen and extend architectural best practices within the mobile domain while supporting ordering-related initiatives
• Act as a technical voice and advocate for platform stability, agent experience, and long-term system health

Requirements

• Proven experience operating as a Solutions Architect or Senior Engineer in complex, distributed systems
• Strong Java experience, ideally within Spring Boot-based environments
• Hands-on experience designing, documenting, and consuming RESTful APIs
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and microservices design paradigms
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and confidently with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in high-visibility, high-pressure environments with frequent change
• Willingness to challenge assumptions, raise concerns, and advocate for sound architectural decisions

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to large enterprise platforms with extensive internal integrations
• Familiarity with API governance, versioning strategies, and integration best practices

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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