Modernization Solution Architect

Position: Modernization Solution Architect
Location: Remote/Fulltime Role

Ideal Candidate Profile  
15+ years in enterprise technology, with a development / solutioning experience.
8–12 years of experience in application architecture with a clear, demonstrated specialization in application portfolio assessment, migration strategy, and modernization roadmap development at enterprise scale
Multi-cloud Exposure in designing migration and modernization architectures from On-prem to AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
Proven experience leading application assessment engagements for large enterprise clients with portfolios of 50–1000+ applications across heterogeneous technology landscapes
Deep expertise in R-Treatment decision frameworks — ability to independently assess, classify, and prescribe modernization treatment for diverse application types with clear, defensible rationale
Strong understanding of application placement strategy across containerization, serverless, re-platform, and rearchitect patterns — with ability to articulate trade-offs at both technical and business levels
Hands-on knowledge of application discovery and assessment tooling such as MGN, CAST, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, SonarQube, Veracode and AWS X-Ray
Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns: microservices, containers (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift), serverless (Lambda, API Gateway), event-driven design, and API-first principles — sufficient to assess application fitness for each pattern and design the target architecture
Experience with DevSecOps toolchains (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ADO, Terraform, CloudFormation) and ability to define DevSecOps enablement as part of migration roadmaps
Strong business case development skills — ability to construct TCO models, ROI analyses, and modernization investment justifications for executive audiences
Excellent written communication and presentation skills — able to produce and present board-quality assessment reports, portfolio heat maps, and roadmap decks
Proven ability to operate in onsite-offshore engagement models with direct CxO and technical stakeholder engagement
Prior consulting or pre-sales solutioning experience is strongly preferred