AI-Driven Cloud Modernization Architect

Spectrum Business; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RapidScale, a Charter Communications subsidiary, is seeking an Application Modernization Architect to guide cloud-native modernization for clients and delivery teams. You will translate complex requirements into architectures, while also delivering PoCs and PoVs through hands-on coding when needed.

The role emphasizes advisory work, crafting roadmaps, and leading reference architectures across microservices, DevOps, and CI/CD with a focus on security and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of software engineering/development experience.
• 5+ years as an architect in cloud-native and modernization initiatives.
• Hands-on with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Expertise in microservices, monolithic refactoring, event-driven architecture and serverless computing.
• Experience with containerization & orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift).
• Hands-on experience with application modernization initiatives from inception to production.
• Strong client-facing communication skills, with experience delivering technical presentations and engaging with business/technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess legacy application portfolios, identify modernization opportunities, and develop technical roadmaps aligned with business outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective software solutions.
• Conduct technical discovery and strategy workshops to identify pain points, define modernization approaches, and guide solution design on topics such as microservices, cloud-native architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and subject matter expert on cloud technologies and software architecture, ensuring solutions align with client objectives.
• Work with internal stakeholders to define scope, develop cost estimates and labor projections, and prepare Statements of Work (SOWs), product pricing, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Design reference architectures, solution patterns, and migration frameworks that balance cost, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Architect full-stack solutions that deliver measurable business value and enable teams to learn, iterate, and adopt modern delivery practices effectively.
• Provide hands-on development leadership, coding alongside teams when needed.
• Act as a thought leader by speaking at industry events, publishing white papers, and contributing to case studies.

Skills

Software architecture

Cloud-native

Microservices

DevOps

CI/CD

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

RapidScale, a Charter Communications subsidiary, is seeking an Application Modernization Architect to guide cloud-native modernization for clients and delivery teams. You will translate complex requirements into architectures, while also delivering PoCs and PoVs through hands-on coding when needed.

The role emphasizes advisory work, crafting roadmaps, and leading reference architectures across microservices, DevOps, and CI/CD with a focus on security and cost optimization.