Cloud & AI Modernization Architect — Lead Engineer

Netsmart; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Netsmart in Overland Park, KS is seeking a Lead Software Architect, Cloud & AI Modernization to guide modernization of the myAvatar platform. This hands-on leader collaborates with engineering, DevOps, Product, and security to build scalable, secure cloud-enabled solutions.

Strong AWS experience and practical architecture judgment are essential. You will steer API-first design, domain-driven patterns, and modularization while applying an AI-aware mindset to improve healthcare technology

Qualifications

• Experience as Software Architect or senior technical lead on enterprise-scale systems.
• Hands-on development background and modernization experience with legacy apps.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, cloud-native patterns, and DevOps practices.
• Ability to communicate architecture decisions to mixed audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions for the myAvatar platform balancing legacy realities with cloud modernization.
• Partner with engineering to design scalable, secure, high-performing architecture.
• Provide hands-on guidance via design reviews, prototyping, and reference architectures.
• Modernize legacy systems with modularization, API-first design, and domain-driven design.
• Collaborate with DevOps and cloud teams to improve deployment, observability, and reliability.
• Advise on AWS-based patterns, production support, and AI-aware approaches.

Skills

Software architecture

Hands-on leadership

AWS experience

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

Job description

Netsmart in Overland Park, KS is seeking a Lead Software Architect, Cloud & AI Modernization to guide modernization of the myAvatar platform. This hands-on leader collaborates with engineering, DevOps, Product, and security to build scalable, secure cloud-enabled solutions.

Strong AWS experience and practical architecture judgment are essential. You will steer API-first design, domain-driven patterns, and modularization while applying an AI-aware mindset to improve healthcare technology