Application Architect

Job Title: Applications Architect B – Intermediate

Location: Tallahassee, FL – 100% onsite, 5 days/week

Experience: 7+ years IT experience; 2–3+ years relevant architecture experience

Job Summary:

The consultant will design and document end-to-end .NET architectures, modernize legacy applications, support migration from legacy JCL/COBOL/FOCUS systems, improve application security and code quality, and guide development teams.

The architect will work extensively with C#, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, Entity Framework, modern .NET 6+, Azure, SQL Server, CI/CD, and front-end JavaScript frameworks. The role also involves architecture governance, code/design reviews, performance optimization, troubleshooting, technical documentation, and collaboration with business analysts and product owners.

Must-Have Skills

.NET / C# / ASP.NET Core – advanced architecture-level experience

Solution/Application Architecture – 2–3+ years designing enterprise applications

REST Web APIs + Entity Framework/ORM

Azure + Azure DevOps / CI/CD

Modernization & legacy migration – JCL/COBOL/FOCUS to modern platforms

SQL Server / relational database design / performance tuning

Angular/React/Vue or similar JavaScript framework

Clean Architecture, SOLID, DDD, microservices/event-driven architecture

Additional Preferred Skills

Azure App Insights

Azure Key Vault

Azure Blob Storage

Logging, monitoring & observability

API integration patterns

Scalability, reliability & fault tolerance

Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

Architecture diagrams/documentation

Scrum/Agile

ERP/financial systems

Entity Relationship Diagrams

Technical leadership and mentoring

SonarQube

AngularJS / Kendo UI modernization

PALM/FLAIR/financial-system experienc