Lead Cloud & AI Modernization Architect

Simple, a Netsmart solution; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Netsmart is seeking a Lead Software Architect for Cloud & AI Modernization to guide the myAvatar platform's evolution. This hands-on leader understands complex legacy applications, partners with engineering, DevOps, Product, cloud infrastructure, and business stakeholders, and helps build scalable, secure, cloud-enabled solutions.

The role requires practical architecture judgment, strong development credibility, AWS experience, and an AI-conscious mindset to improve healthcare technology while

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with experience as a Software Architect, Lead Engineer, Technical Lead, Senior Architect, or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-scale application development and modernization.
• Experience working with legacy applications and helping teams evolve them toward more scalable, cloud-enabled architecture.
• Strong understanding of AWS, cloud-native patterns, distributed systems, APIs, microservices or modular architecture, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices.
• Experience in one or more relevant development ecosystems such as Java, .NET, C#, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar enterprise technologies.
• Ability to earn credibility with engineers by connecting architecture direction to real development and operational realities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence without direct authority in a matrixed environment.
• Interest in AI, machine learning, automation, or data-driven product capabilities, with a practical view of how to bring those capabilities into production responsibly.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Must be onsite in Overland Park, KS.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions for the myAvatar platform, balancing legacy application realities with cloud-forward modernization goals.
• Partner with engineering teams to design scalable, maintainable, secure, and high-performing application architecture.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance through design reviews, code reviews, prototyping, and reference architecture.
• Help modernize legacy systems through practical approaches such as modularization, API-first design, domain-driven design, service decomposition, and cloud-native patterns.
• Collaborate with DevOps and cloud infrastructure teams to strengthen deployment, observability, reliability, automation, and operational readiness.
• Guide teams on AWS-based architecture patterns, modernization strategies, and production support considerations.
• Bring an AI-aware mindset to application architecture, helping identify where AI, automation, data-driven workflows, or intelligent capabilities can improve the platform and user experience.
• Partner across Netsmart’s matrixed organization, including Engineering, Product, UX, Data, Security, Compliance, Hosting, and business leadership.
• Communicate complex technical decisions and tradeoffs in a clear, practical way to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Software Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Distributed Systems

DevOps

APIs & Microservices

Java / .NET

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Netsmart is seeking a Lead Software Architect for Cloud & AI Modernization to guide the myAvatar platform's evolution. This hands-on leader understands complex legacy applications, partners with engineering, DevOps, Product, cloud infrastructure, and business stakeholders, and helps build scalable, secure, cloud-enabled solutions.

The role requires practical architecture judgment, strong development credibility, AWS experience, and an AI-conscious mindset to improve healthcare technology while