Senior Architect (Connected Vehicle Platforms)

Job Title: Senior Architect (Connected Vehicle Platforms)

Contract Duration: 6+ Months

Work Mode: On-site / Hybrid @ Costa Mesa, CA or Irvine, CA

MAX. Vendor Rate: $DOE (Depends on Experience)

Client: KIA / Hyundai Motor Group (via Hyundai AutoEver America - HAEA)

Work Authorization: USC

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms in the Automotive and Connected Vehicle domain. This role requires deep expertise in multi-tenant architecture, strong backend implementation capabilities, and hands-on involvement in building cloud-native, distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive end-to-end architecture for connected vehicle platforms
• Design and implement scalable multi-tenant SaaS architectures
• Lead backend development initiatives (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems)
• Architect solutions for vehicle data ingestion, telematics, OTA, and IoT platforms
• Ensure system scalability, performance, security, and high availability
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and support to development teams
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, DevOps)
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, DevOps, and modern architecture practices
• Conduct architecture reviews, define best practices, and ensure design compliance

Required Skills

Architecture & Backend Technologies

• Microservices Architecture
• REST / gRPC APIs
• Event-driven systems (Kafka, MQTT)
• Java / Spring Boot / Node.js (or similar backend stack)

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Azure / AWS / Google Cloud Platform
• Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD and DevOps practices

Multi-Tenant Architecture

• Tenant isolation strategies
• Data partitioning & scalability design
• SaaS platform architecture

Automotive & IoT Technologies

• Connected Vehicle platforms
• Telematics systems
• Vehicle data integration (CAN, MQTT, HTTP)

Preferred Experience

• Strong experience in Connected Vehicles / Telematics / Automotive platforms
• Hands-on experience designing multi-tenant cloud platforms at scale
• Exposure to OTA updates, V2X communication, fleet management systems
• Experience with real-time data streaming and IoT ecosystems

What We re Looking For

12+ years of experience in software engineering with proven architecture expertise

Strong hands-on capability in backend system design and implementation

Ability to balance strategic architecture with hands-on development support

Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

Strong stakeholder communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-scale, and evolving environment