Technical Lead / Architect — Apache Kafka and Temporal

Job overview

The Technical Lead / Architect — Apache Kafka and Temporal role is listed in McLean, VA, and the posting does not specify a remote or hybrid arrangement. Compensation is stated as $90,000–$154,000 per year. Infinitive is a data and AI consultancy that helps clients modernize, monetize, and operationalize data. The role sets technical direction and execution for enterprise event-driven data platforms. It connects streaming, durable workflow orchestration, data governance, and lakehouse architecture while establishing engineering standards and mentoring senior talent across teams.

What you'll do

• Define the technical roadmap and reference architecture for streaming infrastructure, lakehouse ingestion, and distributed orchestration
• architect and govern Apache Kafka ecosystems
• establish data governance, schema patterns, and contract testing
• design Temporal workflows and distributed transaction patterns
• guide Spark and cloud lakehouse architecture
• implement observability and cost optimization
• mentor engineers and lead architecture review processes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical lead

architect

apache kafka

temporal

data engineering

distributed systems

lakehouse

data governance

mclean va

infinitive

python

go

java

spark

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires deep architectural experience with Temporal or Cadence and Apache Kafka, plus extensive distributed systems and data platform experience. The posting states 8+ years of professional experience and 2+ years in a lead, principal, or architect capacity.

About the employer

Infinitive Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Architectural Services. Sector: 54.