Architect- Java, Microservices, Design, AWS

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Role Overview And Core Responsibilities

TransUnion is seeking a Software Architect to define and advance the architecture of enterprise-grade applications within our Trusted Call Solutions and Mobile Messaging product portfolio, including KONTXT-brand products, Branded Messaging, and Messaging Fraud Protection capabilities. This role will provide architecture leadership across complex, data-intensive platforms and partner with engineering teams to turn business strategy into scalable, secure, and supportable technology solutions.

Required Knowledge And Experiences

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern target architecture for enterprise-grade Java and Spring-based applications, APIs, data platforms, integrations, and messaging services.
• Translate product and business strategy into architecture roadmaps, transition states, technical standards, and executable implementation plans.
• Lead architecture and design reviews for new components, cross-system integrations, data flows, security controls, and significant system enhancements.
• Establish scalable patterns for microservices, distributed systems, Kafka-based messaging, Cassandra and related data stores, RESTful APIs, and cloud-connected environments.
• Guide modernization of legacy platforms toward cloud-ready or cloud-native architectures while balancing delivery risk, customer commitments, cost, and operational continuity.
• Own and review architecture artifacts, technical specifications, nonfunctional requirements, decision records, reference architectures, and implementation estimates.
• Partner with lead and senior engineers to validate designs through prototypes, critical-path implementation, performance testing, and production-readiness reviews.
• Drive architectural improvements in scalability, performance, resilience, security, observability, maintainability, and supportability.
• Provide technical leadership during complex production incidents, identify systemic causes, and sponsor durable architectural remediation.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineering leaders, QA, DevOps, operations, security, data teams, and enterprise architects to resolve tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Define and promote engineering standards for API design, data management, code quality, automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, and release readiness.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineers, communicate architectural intent clearly, and build broad adoption of sound engineering practices across geographically distributed teams.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise software, including substantial experience with Spring-based Java services and distributed systems.
• Deep experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Web, Spring Security, Spring Data, Kafka, Cassandra, and RESTful service architectures.
• Proven success defining architecture for scalable, reliable, secure, production-grade backend platforms and high-volume data or messaging systems.
• Strong command of object-oriented design, microservices architecture, integration patterns, data modeling, consistency and availability tradeoffs, and performance engineering.
• Experience producing architecture roadmaps, reference architectures, technical specifications, nonfunctional requirements, architecture decision records, and delivery estimates.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technology options, articulate tradeoffs, influence senior technical and business stakeholders, and create alignment without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong experience with production troubleshooting, observability, capacity planning, reliability engineering, and operational readiness for distributed applications.
• Strong Linux skills and familiarity with AWS or comparable cloud technology.
• Ability to remain technically hands-on through design validation, code and design review, prototyping, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across engineering, product, QA, operations, security, architecture, and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spark or similar distributed data-processing technologies.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container orchestration platforms.
• Experience defining CI/CD, infrastructure automation, test automation, deployment standardization, and software supply-chain controls.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or comparable tools.
• Experience with telecommunications, mobile messaging, fraud prevention, identity, STIR/SHAKEN, SIP, API security, or related communications technologies.
• Experience leading multi-year modernization or platform consolidation initiatives across geographically distributed teams.
• Experience integrating architecture governance with Agile delivery so that standards accelerate delivery rather than create unnecessary process.

TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development- while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.

Be a part of our Workforce for Good - you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

TransUnion Job Title

Architect, Software Development