Senior Cloud-Native Solution Architect | AI & Modernization

Karsun Solutions, LLC; West Virginia; On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to drive modernization of legacy applications into cloud-native microservices aligned with federal standards. You will shape multi-year roadmaps, lead architecture decisions, and mentor senior engineers while delivering high-impact business outcomes.

The role requires hands-on coding, strong communication with government and business stakeholders, and collaboration across architects, SREs, and data teams to implement secure, scalable

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field.
• 15+ years of software architecture and development experience with modernization initiatives.
• 7+ years designing and implementing microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven systems at enterprise scale.
• 5+ years cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including containers and serverless.
• Strong coding skills in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or Go with production quality.
• Ability to align technical visions with business goals and gain stakeholder buy-in.
• Experience with API design principles, security patterns, and federal compliance (FISMA, FedRAMP).
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate the technical vision and multi-year roadmap for modernization.
• Lead design and implementation of cloud-native architectures using microservices and API-first design.
• Design and deploy ML models and data pipelines with Python and ML tooling.
• Build low-code and automation-enabled business applications with AI tooling.
• Drive consensus across cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
• Provide hands-on leadership through prototypes, reviews, and demonstrations.
• Champion AI-assisted development tools to improve SDLC productivity and quality.
• Lead technology evaluations for platforms, APIs, and infrastructure aligned with federal standards.
• Collaborate with data architects on data access, caching, and integration strategies.

Skills

Microservices

API design

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Leadership

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Karsun Solutions, LLC is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to drive modernization of legacy applications into cloud-native microservices aligned with federal standards. You will shape multi-year roadmaps, lead architecture decisions, and mentor senior engineers while delivering high-impact business outcomes.

The role requires hands-on coding, strong communication with government and business stakeholders, and collaboration across architects, SREs, and data teams to implement secure, scalable