Integration Architect - ( US citizen) -Defense
Position Summary
Blue Yonder Defense Solutions (BYDS) is seeking a Distributed Systems / Integration Architect to lead the design and evolution of our next-generation, enterprise-scale platform. This role will define architectural patterns for distributed computing, event-driven systems, and enterprise integration, ensuring scalability, resilience, and interoperability across a complex ecosystem of internal and external systems. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems with strong experience in messaging frameworks, integration patterns, and cloud-native architectures, and can translate business requirements into robust, scalable system designs.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture Leadership – define and evolve the reference architecture for distributed, event-driven, and integration-centric systems. Establish architecture principles, standards, and design patterns across engineering teams. Lead system design for high-scale, mission-critical applications.
Distributed Systems Design – design systems that can handle high throughput and large-scale data processing, fault tolerance and resiliency, scalability and performance optimization, and eventual consistency and distributed transactions.
Enterprise Integration & Messaging – architect solutions based on Enterprise Integration Patterns such as publish/subscribe, message routing and transformation, and event driven workflows. Have a deep understanding of messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ, etc. Define strategies for message durability and replay, schema evolution and event versioning, dead-letter handling and recovery, etc.
API & Service Architecture – define standards for API design and governance (REST, gRPC, asyn APIs), architect service-to-service communication models (synchronous vs. asynchronous), guide implementation of API gateways and service meshes.
Cloud-Native & Platform Architecture – design systems leveraging Docker, Kubernetes. Define architecture for multi-region deployments, high availability and disaster recovery, Infrastructure-as-Code using tools like Ansible (preferred) and Terraform.
Data Architecture & Flow – design distributed data strategies including Event Sourcing and CQRS patterns, data synchronization across services, distributed data stores and replication.
Observability and Reliability Engineering – define system-wide observability strategy using tools such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger. Establish patterns for distributed tracing and correlation IDs.
Security & Compliance Architecture – define secure communication patterns (mTLS, zero-trust architectures), ensure secure integration across distributed services, support compliance requirements (e.g., FedRAMP, DoD standards, SOC2).
Cross-Team and Customer Collaboration – partner with engineering, DevOps, and security team both internally and with external customers (very important). Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance. Participate in design reviews and technical decision-making.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant focus on distributed systems architecture.
Proven experience designing large-scale, distributed, and event-driven systems.
Strong experience with messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Deep understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns.
Experience with cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and API design.
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Solid understanding of data architecture in distributed environments.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with integration frameworks such as Apache Camel or Spring Integration.
Familiarity with concepts from: Designing Data-Intensive Applications, Enterprise Integration Patterns.
Experience in regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD, defense systems).
Experience designing multi-tenant enterprise SaaS platforms.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position will be $140,000 - $175,000. The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors.
Benefits
At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
401K with Matching
Flexible Time Off
Corporate Fitness Program
A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more
We are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.