Principal Platform Architect Kubernetes Kafka (Chicago)

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Principal Platform Architect with strong Kubernetes and Kafka experience. Candidate will help define the technical direction for core platform capabilities — owning how we build, deploy, operate, and evolve the infrastructure layer across both legacy and cloud-native environments. This is a hands‑on architecture role with enterprise‑wide impact that will lead POC efforts, drive platform standards adoption, and serve as the senior technica…