At Bluegrass Digital, a Microservices Solution Architect plays a critical role in designing and delivering scalable, resilient digital platforms using modern microservices architectures. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business strategy into robust technical solutions—while setting architectural standards and guiding teams through execution. This role is for someone who thinks in systems, not silos and can balance long-term architecture with real-world delivery.
- Design, architect, and implement microservices-based solutions aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring best practices are consistently applied
- Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, and delivery teams to shape solutions from concept to production
- Conduct architectural assessments, define target-state architectures, and contribute to digital transformation roadmaps
- Identify and proactively resolve architectural risks and bottlenecks, ensuring scalability, performance, and resilience
- Design for high throughput, performance, and scalability, with consideration for memory management and in-memory technologies
- Define and enforce security patterns across microservices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection
- Support delivery teams across the end-to-end product development lifecycle, particularly in complex enterprise environments
- 8–10+ years’ experience in software architecture and solution design
- Deep understanding of microservices principles, patterns, and best practices
- Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot (or equivalent modern frameworks)
- Proven experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Solid understanding of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong background in API design and integration
- Experience across Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, TDD, BDD)
- End-to-end exposure to product development lifecycles, ideally within large-scale or regulated environments
- Experience in Telecommunications and/or digital services is a strong advantage
- Ability to stay ahead of emerging technology and business trends and translate them into practical solutions
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded over 25 years ago, we are an independent digital solutions company that design and build products and platforms for ambitious brands. Our mission is to help our clients drive business growth using data-led user experiences, innovation and technology built to scale.
- We use the latest cloud technologies, predominately Azure Cloud Platform and are Microsoft Gold Partners
- We apply modern architecture principles into our solutions using React front-ends, API and headless driven solutions.
- We deliver digital experiences for websites using industry leading platforms such as Umbraco, Optimizely and WordPress
- We are Umbraco Gold Partners and Optimizely Silver Partners
- We deliver ecommerce platforms using modern headless architecture with tools like Optimizely, Umbraco Commerce, WooCommerce and other commerce tools.
- We have an experience mobile practice delivering cutting-edge mobile apps across iOS and Android for both B2B and B2C brands.
With offices in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg we work and support clients around the world from funded start-ups to large corporate enterprises. We are also a BEE Level 2 rated company.
We help deliver on design and technical execution of mobile and web solutions for customers like Allan Gray, Monster Energy, Clover, Kenya Airways, Coronation, Dineplan, DSTV, Johnson & Johnson and more.
Our service offerings cover the following areas:
- Strategy and digital transformation
- UX & UI Design
- Custom software development
- Mobile application development
- DXP & Content management systems
- Ecommerce solutions
- Azure DevOps & Managed Hosting Solutions
- Maintenance & Service Level Agreements
- Data analysis & insights (Google Cloud & CRM)
