Cloud-Native Solution Architect: Modernization & AI-Driven Design

Karsun Solutions, LLC; West Virginia; On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to drive application modernization and cloud-native design. You will shape end-state architectures, lead cross-functional teams, and evangelize modern practices including AI-assisted development tools to raise SDLC productivity.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong API and security expertise, and the ability to translate technical strategy into business value for federal and commercial environments.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or related field; master's preferred.
• 10+ years of software architecture and development experience with modern cloud-native design.
• 7+ years designing microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven systems at scale.
• 5+ years cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP) with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Strong coding skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node, GraphQL, Java, Python, C#.
• Ability to align diverse stakeholders and translate technical vision into business value.
• Proven API design, management, and service-mork patterns understanding.
• FISMA/FedRAMP security awareness; DevSecOps and IaC practices.
• Excellent communication, leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and long-range modernization roadmap.
• Lead modern cloud-native architectures with microservices and API-first design.
• Drive cross-functional consensus among architects, SMEs, and leadership.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership with prototyping and demos.
• Champion AI-assisted development tools to boost SDLC productivity.
• Oversee evaluation of frameworks, platforms, and integration tools.
• Design API strategies and integration across the acquisition ecosystem.
• Enforce security principles and zero-trust patterns in architecture.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to enable CI/CD and IaC pipelines.
• Mentor architects and engineers to foster excellence and learning.

Skills

Solution architecture

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven

Cloud architecture

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Node

GraphQL

Java

Python

C#

Stakeholder management

Technical vision

API design

Security architecture

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

APIs gateways (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway)

Job description

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to drive application modernization and cloud-native design. You will shape end-state architectures, lead cross-functional teams, and evangelize modern practices including AI-assisted development tools to raise SDLC productivity.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong API and security expertise, and the ability to translate technical strategy into business value for federal and commercial environments.