Senior System Architect

Commercial Programming Systems, Inc. (CPS) is an Information Technology consulting and staffing company offering a broad range of services aimed at helping our clients deliver high-quality, cost-effective systems.

We are looking for a Senior System Architect for one of direct clients in Los Angeles, CA

W2 - Contract and Remote opportunity.

The qualified candidate must possess the following skills, experience, & certifications:

• Microsoft Azure architecture, administration, and cloud services.
• Azure App Services and deployment of applications to the Azure cloud.
• CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions.
• Migration and conversion of legacy .NET Framework applications to modern.NET/.NET Core.
• C# and .NET application development, troubleshooting, and modernisation.
• Azure Key Vault and secure application configuration and credential management.
• Azure Storage and related cloud services.
• GitHub and GitHub Copilot for software development, code analysis, migration, and troubleshooting.
• Azure AI services and API integration.
• Application monitoring, diagnostics, logging, security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Application modernization and cloud architecture.
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in software development, application modernization, cloud engineering, or closely related technical work.

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification is required.
• In addition to the MCP certification, the candidate must possess at least one (1) of the following certifications: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600); Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900); Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900); Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400); or Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300).

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in the design, modernization, migration, conversion, implementation, and deployment of applications and services within the Microsoft Azure environment.
• Assess existing legacy applications and code bases and develop recommendations and technical approaches for converting .NET Framework applications to modern .NET/.NET Core technologies.
• Migrate and deploy applications, services, and related components to Azure App Services and other appropriate Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Design, implement, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other approved Microsoft technologies to automate application builds, testing, and deployments.
• Utilize GitHub and GitHub Copilot to support software development, code analysis, code migration, troubleshooting, and application modernization activities.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues within C# and .NET application code bases.
• Implement secure application configuration and credential management using Azure Key Vault and other approved Microsoft Azure security services.
• Configure and support application monitoring, diagnostics, telemetry, logging, and performance analysis using Application Insights, Azure Monitor, and related Azure logging services.
• Evaluate and integrate Azure AI services and APIs into applications to support application modernization, automation, and enhanced business functionality.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate Azure cloud resources and services, including Azure Storage and other services necessary to support application modernization and migration efforts.
• Provide technical expertise in cloud architecture, application security, scalability, reliability, performance, and production support.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, architectural diagrams, and other project documentation as needed.
• Provide knowledge transfer and technical guidance to staff to support the ongoing maintenance and administration of modernized applications and cloudbased services Coordinate and effectively interact with client application developers, infrastructure staff, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
• Provide updates on project status, technical challenges,risks, and recommendations

Commercial Programming Systems, Inc. (CPS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. CPS does not permit or condone any form of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity by the Company’s managers, associates, or vendors.