Technical Solution Architect
Location : Brussels
9 month contract
Rate : DOE
Our client is seeking an experienced Technical Solution Architect specializing in Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) to design and implement scalable solutions using Confluent Kafka, AWS (with some Azure exposure), Java, and Node.js .
Key Responsibilities
- Design scalable, secure EDA solutions aligned with business goals.
- Establish architecture standards across AWS and Azure.
- Ensure platform consistency and resilience in multi-cloud environments.
- Guide teams on Kafka Streams, producers / consumers, and event-driven design.
- Review technical designs for scalability and efficiency.
- Address EDA challenges like out-of-order events and at-least-once delivery models.
- Translate business needs into technical architectures with stakeholders.
- Work with DevOps on CI / CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
- Stay updated on EDA and Kafka advancements for continuous improvements.
- Ensure data security and governance for Avro schemas.
Experience
5+ years in software architectureExpertise in Confluent Kafka (multi-region, brokers, connectors) at scale (50M+ events / day).Strong background in AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch) and Azure.Hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js.Deep knowledge of EDA principles (event sourcing, CQRS, eventual consistency).Expertise in Kafka Streams, Avro schema management, and security best practices.Strong API architecture (RESTful, API gateways).Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS / EKS.