Remote Lead — Application Modernization Architect

Ensono; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health plans

401k match

Insurance coverage

Fertility & adoption

Paid family leave

Education reimbursement

Sabbatical

Wellness program

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Lead Application Modernization Consultant in the United States. You will guide agile teams through modernization of large-scale, high-availability applications, balancing hands-on architecture with strategic leadership to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will drive modernization patterns, document architecture decisions, and mentor engineers while promoting a modern developer experience using AI-assisted tools. Excellent client-facing communication is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive software engineering, including 3+ years in modernization and technical leadership.
• Experience modernizing large-scale, high-availability apps with cloud-native and microservices.
• Hands-on in at least one of Java, .NET, Python; able to reason about legacy code.
• Experience inventorying legacy estates and recommending modernization strategies.
• Experience in solution design, ADRs, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans.
• Strong skills in distributed systems on Azure/AWS/GCP and non-functional requirements.
• Experience establishing engineering standards, automation, testing, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead an agile delivery team or major workstream with ownership of technical outcomes and developer experience.
• Own technical and delivery risks, addressing legacy dependencies, migration patterns, and AI approaches.
• Remain hands-on in architecture, design, and development while guiding multiple work packages.
• Drive modernization by assessing legacy codebases and recommending dispositions (rehost, refactor, etc.).
• Develop target-state designs with a credible path from legacy to modernized solutions.
• Lead discovery and planning with clients to define problems, outcomes, success, and priorities.
• Champion ADRs, documentation, and acceptance criteria; promote modern developer experience with AI tools.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and accountability for quality and delivery.
• Ensure clear documentation and reusable engineering assets across engagements.

Skills

Software engineering

Application modernization

Cloud architecture

Delivery leadership

Azure/AWS/GCP

AI-assisted tools

Mentorship

Tools

Java

.NET

Python

Job description

Ensono is seeking a Lead Application Modernization Consultant in the United States. You will guide agile teams through modernization of large-scale, high-availability applications, balancing hands-on architecture with strategic leadership to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will drive modernization patterns, document architecture decisions, and mentor engineers while promoting a modern developer experience using AI-assisted tools. Excellent client-facing communication is required.