Solution Architect, Cloud / Microservices-EXIM

TechSur Solutions is a digital services company whose mission is to enable digital transformation for our customers to improve quality and efficiency. Based in the DC metropolitan area, TechSur specializes in advanced cloud services, modernization for both IT structures and applications, leveraging Agile development, and Data Analytics. Since we were formed in August of 2016, we have supported multiple impactful and exciting government programs.

Position Summary: TechSur is seeking a Solution Architect to design the target architecture for EXIM Online modernization, transforming a legacy Java/J2EE monolith into a secure, scalable, AWS-based microservices platform. This role will lead architecture decisions across domain decomposition, APIs, integrations, security, data ownership, observability, resiliency, and legacy coexistence.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the target microservices architecture for EOL, including domain-aligned services, APIs, synchronous and asynchronous communication, security boundaries, data ownership, and integration patterns.
• Lead service decomposition planning for legacy Java/J2EE workflows, database objects, stored procedures, integrations, batch jobs, and business rules.
• Design AWS-based reference architectures supporting DEV, SQT, UAT, PROD, and COOP environments with account segmentation, VPC design, security guardrails, and high availability.
• Coordinate architecture approval with EXIM technical, business, cybersecurity, O&M, and downstream system stakeholders.
• Develop architecture diagrams, integration diagrams, data flow diagrams, API standards, service design patterns, and modernization sequencing plans.
• Ensure architecture aligns with EO 14028, Zero Trust, NIST SSDF, cATO, DevSecOps, and federal cloud security expectations.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise solution architecture experience, including cloud-native application modernization.
• Export-Import Bank IT experience is REQUIRED.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, microservices, containers, Kubernetes/EKS, APIs, event-driven architecture, observability, and secure integration patterns.
• Experience decomposing legacy Java/J2EE or WebSphere applications into domain-driven microservices.
• Experience with data migration, legacy coexistence, strangler pattern, feature toggles, controlled cutover, and rollback strategies.
• Ability to translate business workflows and mission requirements into scalable, secure, production-ready technical architectures.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certification.
• Experience with federal ATO, cATO, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, or secure cloud environments.
• Experience supporting financial, insurance, loan processing, claims, reporting, or high-transaction systems.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.