.NET Architect (On-Site)

Dice; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyra Solutions in Tallahassee, FL seeks an experienced .NET Architect (On-Site) to design and document end-to-end architectures using the Microsoft .NET ecosystem, and to lead architectural decisions for government-focused projects.

You will establish standards, evaluate technology stacks, mentor staff, and coordinate with business analysts and developers to modernize legacy assets while ensuring SOLID principles and robust CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience across multiple areas and 2–3 years in architecture.
• Expert knowledge of architecture, applications design and integration, specifically .NET.

Responsibilities

• Design and document end-to-end architectures in the Microsoft .NET ecosystem.
• Define solution patterns (monolithic, modular monolith, microservices, event-driven).
• Establish architectural standards, reference architectures, and design guidelines
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and frameworks
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams
• Review code, pull requests, and design artifacts for architectural compliance
• Ensure adherence to SOLID principles, clean architecture, and best practices
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment strategies
• Assess existing systems and modernization approaches
• Guide migrations (legacy systems)
• Identify and remediate technical debt
• Coordinate with business analysts, other developers, and product owners
• Produce architecture diagrams and ADRs
• Mentor internal technical staff
• Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums
• Document technical specifications and business rules
• Support onboarding of staff
• Architecture decision records (ADRs)

Skills

IT experience

Architectural leadership

SOLID principles

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/IS/SE

Tools

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD pipelines

RESTful APIs

Entity Framework

Angular/React/Vue

.NET 6+/NET Framework

Job description

Join Our Team

Do you want to make an impact on the world around you? The work we do at Kyra Solutions directly impacts government entities and the citizens they serve. In Transportation practice, our solutions are designed to save lives on the roadways and in our Regulatory practice, we are designing solutions to make government digital for your accessibility. Kyra works hard to offer long-term growth potential, competitive wages, and continuous professional development for our employees.

Title: .NET Architect (On-Site)
Location: Tallahassee, FL 32301 || Duration: Long-Term

Required Skills and Experience

• Candidate MUST have a minimum of 7 years of experience in multiple IT areas and 2 3 years of relevant architecture experience.
• Candidate must have advanced to expert level knowledge and understanding of architecture, applications systems design and integration, specifically .NET.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• C# or ASP.NET Core
• WebAPIs (RESTful Services)
• Entity Framework / ORM Frameworks
• .NET Framework and Modern .NET (.NET 6+)
• Microsoft Azure
• CI/CD Pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub actions, etc.)
• Front-End JavaScript Library (Angular, React, Vue, etc.)

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and document end-to-end application architectures using the Microsoft .NET ecosystem
• Define solution patterns (monolithic, modular monolith, microservices, event-driven, etc.)
• Establish architectural standards, reference architectures, and design guidelines
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and frameworks
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams
• Review code, pull requests, and design artifacts for architectural compliance
• Ensure adherence to SOLID principles, clean architecture, and best practices
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment strategies
• Assess existing systems and recommend modernization approaches
• Guide migrations (legacy JCL/COBOL/FOCUS .NET)
• Identify and prioritize technical debt remediation
• Support refactoring strategies without disrupting business operations
• Produce and maintain architectural diagrams and technical documentation
• Document design decisions and tradeoffs (ADRs)
• Support onboarding and mentoring of internal technical staff
• Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums
• Analyze and document existing computing assets, including technical specifications and established business rules
• Assist with debugging and troubleshooting existing processes when needed
• Diagnose and resolve issues after performing root cause analysis
• Provide guidance and assist with remediating and upgrading legacy assets
• Coordinate with business analysts, other developers, and products owners to remediate to the new client-wide accounting system
• Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality and performance
• Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the department
• Solution architecture diagrams and documentation
• Technology and design recommendations
• Architecture decision records (ADRs)

Education

• A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or other related field. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for a degree.

Why Kyra?

Founded in 1997, Kyra Solutions is a national leader of transportation technology and regulatory solutions in government. We specialize in the art and science of digital transformation in government. Our commitment to providing the highest level of service and tailored solutions has supported our consistent double-digit growth for over a decade. We are headquartered in the greater Tampa Bay area with other offices across Florida and an innovation center in Silicon Valley, CA.

Background & References

Verifiable professional references will be required along with the resume; however, references will be checked/contacted after the interview and before the project starts. Level two background check will be done on the selected candidate for employment, criminal (State & Federal), education, and others as mandated by the client. Please make sure your resume and all other information provided are accurate. Any misrepresentation will mean permanent disqualification by the client. Equal employment opportunity employer.