AWS Cloud Microservices Architect for EXIM Modernization

TechSur Solutions, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 210,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

TechSur Solutions, LLC in the Washington, DC area seeks a Solution Architect to design and transition a legacy Java/J2EE monolith to a secure, scalable AWS-based microservices platform. You will lead domain decomposition, APIs, security models, data ownership, and observability while aligning with EO 14028, Zero Trust, and NIST SSDF.

This senior role requires 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience and a proven ability to deliver production-ready cloud architectures for high-transaction

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise solution architecture experience with cloud-native modernization.
• Export-Import Bank IT experience is REQUIRED.
• Hands-on AWS, microservices, containers, Kubernetes/EKS, APIs, event-driven architecture, observability, and secure integration patterns.
• Experience decomposing legacy Java/J2EE or WebSphere into domain-driven microservices.
• Experience with data migration, legacy coexistence, strangler pattern, feature toggles, controlled cutover, and rollback strategies.
• Ability to translate business workflows and mission requirements into scalable, secure architectures.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certification.
• Experience with federal ATO, cATO, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, or secure cloud environments.
• Experience supporting financial, insurance, loan processing, claims, reporting, or high-transaction systems.

Responsibilities

• Define the target microservices architecture for EOL, including domain-aligned services, APIs, synchronous and asynchronous communication, security boundaries, data ownership, and integration patterns.
• Lead service decomposition planning for legacy Java/J2EE workflows, database objects, stored procedures, integrations, batch jobs, and business rules.
• Design AWS-based reference architectures supporting DEV, SQT, UAT, PROD, and COOP environments with account segmentation, VPC design, security guardrails, and high availability.
• Coordinate architecture approval with EXIM technical, business, cybersecurity, O&M, and downstream system stakeholders.
• Develop architecture diagrams, integration diagrams, data flow diagrams, API standards, service design patterns, and modernization sequencing plans.
• Ensure architecture aligns with EO 14028, Zero Trust, NIST SSDF, cATO, DevSecOps, and federal cloud security expectations.

Skills

AWS cloud

Microservices

Kubernetes/EKS

APIs

Event-driven architecture

Observability

DevSecOps

Zero Trust

Domain-driven design

Legacy modernization

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

TechSur Solutions, LLC in the Washington, DC area seeks a Solution Architect to design and transition a legacy Java/J2EE monolith to a secure, scalable AWS-based microservices platform. You will lead domain decomposition, APIs, security models, data ownership, and observability while aligning with EO 14028, Zero Trust, and NIST SSDF.

This senior role requires 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience and a proven ability to deliver production-ready cloud architectures for high-transaction