Application Modernization Architect (RapidScale)

About the role

We are seeking an Application Modernization Architect to join our Consulting & Professional Services team. This role focuses on cloud-native development and software modernization, providing strategic and tactical guidance to clients and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess legacy application portfolios, identify modernization opportunities, and develop technical roadmaps aligned with business outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective software solutions.
• Conduct technical discovery and strategy workshops to identify pain points, define modernization approaches, and guide solution design on topics such as microservices, cloud-native architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and subject matter expert on cloud technologies and software architecture, ensuring solutions align with client objectives.
• Work with internal stakeholders to define scope, develop cost estimates and labor projections, and prepare Statements of Work (SOWs), product pricing, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Design reference architectures, solution patterns, and migration frameworks that balance cost, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Architect full-stack solutions that deliver measurable business value and enable teams to learn, iterate, and adopt modern delivery practices effectively.
• Provide hands-on development leadership, coding alongside teams when needed.
• Act as a thought leader by speaking at industry events, publishing white papers, and contributing to case studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6 years of experience, OR a Master's degree and 4 years, OR a Ph.D. and 1 year, OR 10 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Hands-on expertise with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Expertise in software architecture patterns, including microservices, monolithic refactoring, event-driven architecture and serverless computing.
• Experience with containerization & orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift).
• Strong client-facing communication skills, with experience delivering technical presentations and engaging with business/technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agentic software modernization methods and best practices.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Kiro OpenCode, or equivalent).
• Professional services or consulting experience, including direct client delivery.
• Experience working with global or distributed engineering teams.

Pay

USD 134,900.00 - 224,900.00 per year

Schedule

Full-time