.NET Application/Solutions Architect

Kavaliro; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavaliro is seeking a .NET Application/Solutions Architect to lead architecture, design, and modernization across illustration-related applications. You will drive cloud modernization on Azure, establish architectural standards, and provide technical leadership to delivery teams in the US and offshore.

Responsibilities include guiding multiple scrum teams, defining roadmaps, and ensuring scalable, reliable microservices while aligning with product and engineering goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or solution architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, or related field.
• Expertise in enterprise-scale .NET and Microsoft Azure cloud.
• Experience designing distributed systems with microservices and APIs.
• Proven ability to develop technical roadmaps and lead modernization efforts.
• Experience guiding multiple teams and production support processes.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy, design reviews, and implementation guidance for illustration applications.
• Define and govern architecture standards, roadmaps, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with product management, engineering leadership, and implementation teams to translate goals into scalable solutions.
• Champion AI-first development using tools like Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and OpenAI.
• Drive modernization initiatives toward Azure-based microservices and API design.
• Provide architectural leadership and oversight to multiple scrum teams.
• Create architecture artifacts, reference implementations, and proof-of-concept solutions.
• Ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability across platforms.

Skills

.NET

Azure

Microservices

APIs

DevOps

Architecture leadership

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Copilot

Claude

Cursor

OpenAI

Azure Foundry

Job description

Our client is seeking a .NET Application/Solutions Architect for a direct hire opportunity. The .NET Application/Solutions Architect will lead the architecture, design, and modernization of the illustration related applications. This role serves as a key member of the Core Architecture Team, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Implementation teams across the United States and Jaipur to drive cloud modernization, support client delivery, establish architectural standards, and provide technical leadership across strategic platform initiatives. The architect will play a critical role in advancing the transition of legacy systems to scalable Azure-based microservices while ensuring the reliability, performance, and long-term supportability of the various applications ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy, design reviews, and implementation guidance for several applications in the illustration area of the company.
• Define and govern solution architecture standards, technical roadmaps, and engineering best practices across the Illustration platform.
• Partner with product management, engineering leadership, and implementation teams to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions.
• Champion AI-first development across the engineering org using Copilot, Claude, Cursor and other tools.
• Drive and build agentic customer facing applications providing real-time recommendations, decision support, and interactive help, using Azure Foundry, Open AI and other agentic development platforms.
• You are familiar with orchestration, RAG, retrieval grounding, MCP server design, etc.
• Drive modernization initiatives focused on Azure cloud adoption, microservices architecture, API design, and platform scalability.
• Lead migration planning and technical design for customers transitioning from legacy and on-premises deployments to our latest version of our application and cloud architecture.
• Provide architectural leadership and technical oversight to multiple scrum teams, including design reviews, story refinement, and code quality guidance.
• Establish and maintain integration architecture between illustration applications and other applications to improve maintainability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in production support rotations and provide timely resolution of production issues impacting customers.
• Create architecture artifacts, technical standards, reference implementations, and proof-of-concept solutions to support strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, application architecture, or solution architecture roles
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Deep expertise in designing and delivering enterprise-scale applications using Microsoft.NET technologies
• Strong experience architecting cloud-native solutions within Microsoft Azure environments
• Demonstrated experience building and modernizing distributed systems using microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, architecture frameworks, and engineering best practices
• Experience guiding multiple engineering teams through complex technical initiatives and architectural decisions
• Proven ability to develop technical roadmaps and lead large-scale modernization efforts
• Experience participating in production support and incident management processes
• Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud delivery practices
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business leaders
• Experience working in Agile software development environments and supporting Scrum teams
• Previous experience with illustration, annuity, wealth management, insurance, or financial services platforms
• Experience supporting customer-facing enterprise SaaS products
• Azure certifications or demonstrated expertise in Azure architecture and cloud engineering
• Experience leading geographically distributed engineering organizations

Pay: $110,000 - $130,000 annually

Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.