Happy Valentine’s Day from the Enterprise Modernization Experts! Today, we’re sending our love to the designers, developers, and data engineers who deliver excellence to our government customers and the American people. Driving this performance are the dedicated teams diving into the latest technology solutions. Among those cutting edge solutions are these digital transformation trends we love here at Karsun Solutions.

Designing with a Product Mindset

The Product Mindset empowers teams as they design applications in a way that adapts to the ever-changing digital landscape. As we enter a period requiring adaptability and a forward-thinking approach, the Product Mindset asks teams to consider how the system will be used now and in the future and how they can introduce efficiency now while building to scale. 

This mindset emphasizes moving from a “building” to a “dwelling” perspective. This focuses the process on continuous design as a form of continuous improvement. That includes modeling user experiences, using modern platforms, and implementing layered designs. Learn how Karsun does this with our Digital Transformation Toolkit in this white paper from the Karsun Innovation Center.

https://karsun-llc.com/resource/design-for-every-next-2/

Generative AI for Human-Centered Design

Another key digital transformation component is human-centered design (HCD.) This approach centers design using practices that identify whether the product matches the expectations of its human users. This is achieved by building in continuous feedback and using practices that assist product teams as they identify whether design supports or hinders users.

While human-centered design brings humanity back to software development, it also helps teams ensure the product is used as intended. It uses tools, like those built with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), to process user data and generate new insights. From these behavioral insights business analysts and others can more quickly generate requirements to ensure functionality carries over to the new systems built by the product team. 

As a final process improvement and efficiency-boosting feature, systems using Generative AI learn from the best practices of the development teams using these tools. When well integrated into platforms like Karsun’s ReDuX AI, the team may use AI to identify the practices that best help achieve their product goals. Based on these insights, the team can add guard rails, further engineer their model, or use agentic AI to generate code, templates, and other resources in line with those recommendations.

Zero Trust Architecture Boosted by Security-Led Practices

When using zero trust architecture (ZTA), systems continuously validate every interaction with the system. Using this approach, teams build systems that limit the ability of people and devices to access it, assuming that by default, they are not to be trusted. Zero trust best practices are essential when building secure architecture designed to adapt to changing needs and evolving threats. The ZTA approach includes well-architected practices. It also includes integrating emerging technologies. 

When teams use security-led practices, such as zero trust architecture and well-architected principles, they can now use AI to enhance their capabilities. That includes using predictive AI to identify risks and generative AI (GenAI) to address those hazards. Teams using our ReDuX AI-powered digital transformation engine use GenAI to proactively recommend best practices, generate guard rails based on established policies, and build templates so they can scale their practices more effectively. 

At Karsun, we design large-scale government IT solutions that enhance the capabilities of our agency partners and drive performance. Our commitment to solid digital transformation and design practices is part of our enduring commitment to technology solutions for every next. Our experts deliver these robust enterprise solutions at agencies across the federal government. At the same time, our innovators explore, prototype, and implement the latest technologies as part of delivering truly transformative solutions. If any of these trends pique your interest, we invite you to connect with our Karsun Innovation Center team and discover how you can begin your technology journey.

With National Data Privacy Week upon us, we reflect on the shifting data environment. From concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) to an evolving threat environment, there is as great a need as ever to be mindful in our approach to protecting data. Our Karsun Innovation Center experts have met this challenge producing new solutions to address future requirements.

Our teams have a long history of incorporating emerging technologies into our data solutions. We build data platforms that produce meaningful insight while protecting sensitive data. Whether that occurs through machine learning (ML) for business intelligence or incorporating well-architected practices into our data-led migration. Moreover, many of these novel solutions incorporate machine learning and AI to further enhance data privacy. 

Utilizing Synthetic Data

Synthetic data enables enterprise data teams to innovate securely. This data is produced through machine learning using models that learn the patterns, structures, and relationships within the real dataset. Next, artificial, or synthetic, data is produced with similar statistical properties to the original data set. Thus, this process masks sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information (PII).

By providing high-quality datasets that mirror real-world data without exposing this data, synthetic data minimizes privacy risks, supports compliance with regulations like HIPAA, and reduces the impact of data breaches. Meanwhile, by allowing safe data sharing and model training, synthetic data accelerates AI and analytics development while ensuring ethical data practices, making it a powerful tool for balancing privacy and innovation. Introducing strong synthetic data practices can be one of the steps organizations can take to prepare their data for an AI-enhanced future. 

Security Automation

We can apply both predictive AI and generative AI (GenAI) and enhance organizations’ security posture by strengthening their security automation. While predictive AI identifies threats, GenAI creates new pathways to addressing security concerns. GenAI is particularly well suited to automating security. When incorporated into an AI-powered platform, it enhances safety culture by applying guardrails, best practice policies, templates, and automations that proactively address security concerns. GenAI further enhances security through its self-healing mechanisms that assess threats and then incorporate those assessments into its policy recommendations.   

GenAI to Meet Regulatory Requirements

GenAI also offers significant potential for meeting regulatory requirements as modernization teams migrate legacy systems. We have written about this extensively on the ReDuX website. ReDuX is our AI-powered platform that accelerates mainframe modernization. One component of that platform is a mapping feature that builds a blueprint of the legacy system. With an enhanced understanding of the legacy system, the team avoids security pitfalls, identifying functional code while removing dangerous dead code and reducing the risks and errors. Moreover, using a platform with built resources allows teams to introduce guardrails like those used to improve security automation.

Bringing It Together

Consider then a data project where each of these methodologies is included as part of a robust data practice. First, synthetic data is produced using machine learning. When combined with AI-assisted development, like that used by ReDuX, the security automation guardrails enforced by the AI-powered platform ensure proper security tools and practices, including those applied to synthetic data, are used properly every time. Then, as AI practices evolve, they are refined further.  

AI/ML helps technology teams navigate complex regulatory landscapes, including compliance with standards like HIPAA, FISMA, and GDPR, to ensure data privacy and system security. By adopting an AI-enhanced approach, agencies can protect privacy, overcome regulatory challenges, and maintain secure and resilient applications to align with their data goals. To learn more about emerging technology from the Innovation Center, visit our Projects Page or take the first step on your data modernization journey and connect with us on our Data Solutions Page. 

At a time when the tech industry is rapidly evolving and competition for top talent is fierce, Karsun Solutions is making significant strides in creating a workplace that not only attracts top professionals but also nurtures their growth and innovation. Its growing accolades for its workplace, growth, and innovation reflect the company’s unwavering commitment to fostering a people-first culture that prioritizes employee satisfaction and development.

Celebrating A Regional, National and Industry-Wide Culture Leader

Karsun picked up new Top Workplaces awards for culture over the course of this year. Rankings on these regional, national, and Culture Excellence lists are determined based on anonymous surveys filled out by employees, conducted by third-party research firm Energage. In total, Karsun received 12 Top Workplace awards in 2024. These include awards for teams in the Washington, D.C., and Oklahoma City regions, for its remote teams, and for cultures that promote Innovation, Purpose and Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Employee Appreciation, and more.

As Karsun now appears on some lists for the third year in a row, these Top Workplaces awards are indicative of genuine sentiments within the organization. Energage, which administers these surveys, focuses on key aspects like alignment, execution, and connection. Karsun’s inclusion in this esteemed list underscores the company’s success in these areas, demonstrating a strong alignment between company goals and employee roles, efficient execution of tasks, and a deep sense of connection among team members.

Technology Industry Leadership

Among its awards for employer culture, Karsun received repeated recognition as a Technology Industry Top Workplace. It was also recognized locally for its leadership within the public sector information technology industry. Ongoing investment in innovation drives this growth. Here too, Karsun received recognition. This year, it was named a finalist for the 2024 Moxie Award, which honors boldness in business across various sectors, including government contracting and technology. Karsun was specifically recognized in the GovCon 300+ Employees category, reflecting its growing impact and scale.

Another significant accolade came from the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), which named Karsun to its 2024 Tech 100 list. This recognition celebrates visionary companies and leaders in the technology industry. Karsun’s inclusion speaks to its ongoing leadership in enterprise modernization and digital transformation.

The Karsun Innovation Center (KIC) plays a pivotal role in maintaining this leadership position. The center spearheads research and development initiatives, such as the ReDuX AI toolkit, which leverages generative AI to streamline the migration and modernization of legacy mainframe systems. By integrating emerging technologies, Karsun ensures that its solutions remain relevant and effective, helping government agencies meet their missions.

A Call for Experts and Innovators

As Karsun Solutions embarks on its fifteenth year of transforming government IT solutions, it continues to seek passionate individuals ready to accelerate their careers. The company’s mission to modernize enterprise solutions for federal agencies opens numerous avenues for professionals in software development, cloud computing, AI, and data analytics.

Are you ready to explore endless possibilities and turn bold ideas into reality? With Karsun’s commitment to innovation, excellence, integrity, and collaboration, there has never been a better time to join this forward-thinking organization. Join a company that empowers you to expand your potential and make a lasting impact. Visit KarsunCareers.com/jobs and take the first step as you Find Your Next, transforming your career with Karsun Solutions.

At Karsun, we believe that our core values are the foundation of our success. Each quarter, we take the time to celebrate a special group of individuals who embody these values. Nominated by their peers and leaders, these exceptional team members represent the qualities that drive us to deliver superior solutions to our government customers. Let’s take a closer look at how we honor excellence, innovation, teamwork, commitment, integrity, and fun through our employee recognition program.

Celebrating Karsun’s Core Values

Our core values unite us as a team and guide us in our mission. They inspire us to achieve greatness and celebrate those who go above and beyond. Recognizing the employees who live these values every day is a key part of Karsun culture.

Recognizing Excellence

Excellence is at the heart of everything we do at Karsun. We acknowledge team members who go the extra mile to achieve outstanding results. Recently, we celebrated a team member who worked diligently to add an enhancement for a customer. He demonstrated leadership as he ensured the feature was delivered on time with high quality. By honoring such dedication, we recognize both the effort and the achievement.

Innovation in Action

Innovation is a defining attribute of Karsun. We hold monthly Innovation Town Halls and feature our innovators in our quarterly awards. Two award winners we celebrated contributed to the development of ReDuX, Karsun’s toolkit for AI-accelerated mainframe modernization. Innovators recognized by Karsun through our employee awards highlight the importance of collaboration, vision, and the drive to research and develop extraordinary solutions for our team members serving our customers.

The Power of Teamwork

At Karsun, we are one team working toward a common goal. We celebrate those who foster collaboration and improve processes. We recognized one of our team members this year for his work identifying, assessing, and resolving infrastructure challenges as a member of one of our challenge teams. Challenge teams, like those used by our Karsun SEALS, are hackathon-type multiday sessions used to address emerging needs faced by our customers. By contributing to enhancements during these intense exercises, this team member helped his challenge team and improved processes for teams to come.

We recognized other members for their process enhancements and the myriad ways they lift up their teams. These include an award to one team member for his automation for database management, another for a stand-out business analyst whose skills allowed them to be a point person for their team’s needs, and others who were honored for their ongoing support across multiple areas and teams.

Commitment to the Customer

Our commitment to excellence empowers our team as they extend that commitment to the customer’s mission. Several of our 2024 “Do Extraordinary” awardees were recognized for valuing the needs of our customer, their mission, and goals. They never miss a beat in fast-paced environments as they tirelessly provide updates, engage customers, and address emerging challenges.

Upholding Integrity

Integrity is the bedrock of our culture. We value honesty and fairness in all of our dealings. That includes quality backed by our testing experts. Recent awards recognized the work of our team members’ invaluable dedication to software quality, testing, and the overall integrity of the platform delivered to their customers.

Another member of our corporate team was recognized for her pivotal role in producing data as requested. This timely response ensured accurate information was delivered to the corporate teams she supports. Whether it’s integrity through quality or integrity through accuracy, our integrity MVPs ensure Karsun delivers extraordinary results with excellent quality.

Fun at Work

At Karsun, we understand the importance of enjoying our work. We host events like family picnics and team celebrations to build camaraderie. Many of our award winners are recognized for their ability to foster a positive and fun work environment, improving team morale and making Karsun a great place to work. In addition to our quarterly award winners, we also celebrated the ongoing contributions of our team members at our 15th Anniversary celebrations this year. Held in person and virtually, we shared memories, trivia, food, and camaraderie, as we upheld our “fun” core value while honoring the dedication of our team members to our work.

Reflecting on Our Values

Our core values are more than just principles; they are the driving force behind our success. By celebrating the employees who exemplify these values, we not only honor their contributions but also reinforce the importance of these qualities in our daily work. If you are inspired by these stories and want to be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, teamwork, commitment, integrity, and fun, we welcome you to explore opportunities at KarsunCareers.com/jobs.

Thank you for celebrating with us the incredible contributions of our team members who demonstrate Karsun’s core values. They are the reason we continue to deliver extraordinary solutions to our government customers.

This summer, our Karsun Innovation Center was filled with excitement as our intern cohort tackled AI research and development projects. These talented students addressed real-world challenges and contributed to our cutting-edge AI toolkits and resources. As we conclude 2024, we highlight below the exceptional work done by our interns, with a focus on their projects and the skills they honed while with our modernization experts.

Embracing Real-World Challenges

From their first day in our Herndon, Virginia offices, our interns were exposed to complex problems that demanded innovative solutions. Namrata Hari, a Computational Modeling and Data Analytics student, applied her knowledge to develop a task management application using Java Spring Boot and React. Her project prepared her team for upcoming tasks and equipped them to handle the intricacies of modern software development. Namrata’s primary focus during her AI internship was on testing ReDuX, a toolkit for AI-accelerated modernization. She and her team assessed memory, user interface, and overall user experiences, identifying and addressing defects to improve the AI bot’s functionality.

Pioneering AI Solutions with ReDuX AI

Another inspiring story comes from Samhita Kumar, a rising sophomore at Yale University. Samhita leveraged the ReDuX toolkit for her projects, particularly the AI code generation capabilities included in AppPilot. She combined various tools—Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Podman, and React, among others—to build full-stack projects and refine her understanding of AI applications. Her work involved proposing enhancements to ReDuX and resolving defects within the AppPilot’s frontend design. Samhita’s contributions are an excellent example of AI internships at the Karsun Innovation Center pushing the boundaries of modern software development.

Enhancing User Experience through Full-Stack Development

Manojdeep Dakavaram‘s internship was a blend of full-stack development and problem-solving. A master’s student in computer science, he worked on multiple projects, including a centralized task management system and automating user access to Karsun’s O’Reilly virtual training library. His efforts improved user experiences by addressing critical bug fixes and developing new features in the React front end of AppPilot. Manojdeep’s work showcased the powerful impact of meticulous development and technology integration.

Data Management and Visualization Innovations

Pravalika Gollapudi, a Master’s student at Arizona State University, concentrated on data management and dashboards. She developed a CRUD application and a React dashboard, which streamlined data interactions and improved presentation reliability through rigorous testing. Pravalika’s role also involved conducting data quality analysis, ensuring data integrity and reliability. Her projects underscored the pivotal role data plays in modern AI and software systems.

Automation and Streamlined Workflows

The importance of automation and workflow optimization was highlighted by Visvajit Murali’s contributions. A student from the University of Virginia, Visvajit utilized technologies like PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, and Docker to automate tedious tasks, enhancing user experiences and system efficiency. His work illustrated how automating repetitive tasks can drive productivity and innovation.

Advancing with Generative AI

Generative AI continues to be a game-changer in the tech industry, as evidenced by the work of our interns and our ReDuX mainframe modernization team. The Karsun Innovation Center challenged these students to explore and propose enhancements to our AI toolkits. This focus on generative AI was epitomized by their efforts in developing and refining AI-driven code generation tools, which promise to accelerate and streamline modernization processes effectively.

Lessons and Growth from Internship Experiences

The professional growth of our interns was significantly influenced by their experiences at the Karsun Innovation Center. Daily interactions with seasoned experts, regular “Show Don’t Tell” meetings, and hands-on projects provided them with invaluable industry insights. Interns like Namrata and Manojdeep highlighted the benefits of a collaborative and supportive environment, while others, such as Pravalika and Visvajit, emphasized the importance of continuous learning and adaptability.

This summer, our interns at the Karsun Innovation Center not only contributed to the development of AI solutions but also grew as professionals poised to lead the next wave of innovation. Their stories serve as testaments to the power of immersive learning and the impact of forward-thinking, supportive mentorship. As we look ahead, we are excited to see how these budding experts will shape the world of AI and technology. Check out our Innovation Center Projects to learn more about ReDuX and other emerging technology projects from our research and development team.

The news is out, Karsun Solutions is an Employee Well-Being Top Workplace! We also announced earlier this month we are Monster Remote Work Top Workplace. We believe remote work and well-being go hand in hand.

Remote work can significantly support employee wellness and well-being in a variety of ways, by offering greater flexibility, reducing stress, and fostering a healthier work-life balance. Here are some of the key ways remote work contributes to employee wellness.

Flexible Schedules and Work Locations

Remote work often allows employees to manage their schedules, enabling them to work during the hours they feel most productive and take breaks when needed. This flexibility can reduce the pressure of rigid work hours and allow employees to balance personal and professional responsibilities more effectively, improving their overall mental health. Our teams establish core hours around the times that best serve their customers and allow for the best collaboration among their teams. Many of our teams are located in the Eastern or Central time zones, and our core hours typically match business hours in those regions.

We know greater autonomy leads to greater job satisfaction. We encourage teams to find the remote flexible arrangements that work best for them. For some of our teams, that’s a hybrid schedule utilizing the resources available at our Herndon, Virginia headquarters. This space also gives teams the ability to host optional social and team building activities while remaining primarily remote. Even then, most of our teams are remote, and most events, like our Quarterly All Hands are hosted hybrid to allow participation regardless of location. 

Reduced Stress

Remote-flexible work arrangements reduce stress in several ways. To start, commuting can be a significant source of stress, taking up time and energy that could otherwise be spent on productive or relaxing activities. Remote work eliminates the daily commute, which can lead to more rest, lower stress levels, and better use of time. Employees may also experience financial savings from reduced commuting costs.

Traditional office environments can sometimes contribute to stress due to distractions, interpersonal conflicts, or office politics. Remote work reduces these stressors, allowing employees to focus on their tasks in a more peaceful environment. Moreover, working from home enables employees to create a comfortable and personalized workspace that suits their needs. Whether it’s adjusting the lighting, setting up ergonomic furniture, or incorporating personal touches, having control over the work environment can improve comfort and reduce physical strain, contributing to overall well-being.

Better Physical Health

Remote work can encourage better physical health by giving employees more control over their schedules, enabling them to incorporate physical activity and healthier eating habits into their daily routines. As part of our commitment to remote work, we provide virtual wellness resources. These include virtual fitness classes, weekly wellness newsletters, and asynchronous healthy living competitions. Our employee perks program provides further resources.

Additionally, by working from home, employees reduce their exposure to contagious illnesses such as colds, flu, or other viruses, which are more easily spread in office environments. This helps maintain physical health, lowers absenteeism, and minimizes the stress of potentially falling ill.

Remote work also allows employees to take breaks when they need them, rather than adhering to a strict office schedule. This flexibility makes it easier to incorporate mindfulness practices, short walks, or relaxation exercises into the workday, all of which contribute to mental well-being.

In addition to all of the benefits above, remote work is also good for the environment, contributing to our team members’ long-term health. By working remotely, employees contribute to reducing the environmental impact of commuting. For this reason, remote work benefits our teams in the short term and well into the future. 

We have found by enabling flexibility, autonomy, and a more balanced lifestyle, remote work can greatly enhance both physical and mental well-being, leading to healthier, more engaged employees. We continue to hire remote teams to support our growing enterprise modernization teams. Apply for one of our remote jobs and find your next at KarsunCareers.com/jobs.

Remote work can enhance collaboration in several ways, thanks to modern technology and tools that enable seamless communication and teamwork. Our remote work policy at Karsun is a key component of our ability to collaborate, work together, and bring innovative technology solutions to the government agencies we serve. In fact, we recently announced that we were a recipient of the Monster Remote Work Top Workplace award. Here is how remote work contributes to better collaboration at Karsun.

Asynchronous Collaboration

Remote work often involves working across different time zones, which promotes asynchronous collaboration. Teams can work on projects at different times and continue moving them forward without needing to be in the same place or online simultaneously. Tools like project management software, shared documents, and communication platforms enable real-time updates and ensure everyone stays on track.

The asynchronous approach is also applied to our professional development resources. Karsun maintains a vast virtual training library to support our team members in continuing their technical education, building their project management and people leader skills, working toward professional certifications, and looking to grow in other topics. This mindset helps our team members learn and grow at their own pace at the time that works best for them.

Increased Autonomy and Trust Lead to Focus and Productivity

Innovation is our DNA, and that includes promoting agile approaches to our work. At Karsun we have always emphasized the importance of giving teams the power to use the collaborative approaches that work for them while providing the tools to continuously improve their process. This is the philosophy behind our GoLean platform and our CMMI Level 5 appraised software development methodology.

Remote work is an extension of the autonomy we give to our teams. We know this can lead to more empowered employees who take ownership of their work. And we celebrate these accomplishments at our monthly, virtual Innovation Town Halls.

We also know this is more productive for our teams because, in many cases, remote workers find fewer distractions compared to an office setting. Additionally, remote work can offer our team members more flexibility, leading to improved work-life balance and job satisfaction. When employees are less stressed and feel more in control of their schedules, they are more likely to collaborate effectively and contribute positively to team efforts.

Teamwork is a Karsun Core Value. We built a collaborative environment where our teams excel because we give them flexibility. Our teams are thriving and growing and we’re looking to add more members to our team! For our latest remote job openings, visit KarsunCareers.com/jobs and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest from our Talent Team!

For many organizations, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Competency is table stakes. In fact, Canalys released a report revealing that organizations with AWS Specializations, including competencies, unlock $315 billion in customer spending. Moreover, 87% of customers surveyed ranked specializations among the top three selection criteria. For the Amazon Partner Network (APN) partners that achieve these designations, it signifies their expertise, commitment to industry best practices, and ability to deliver solutions seamlessly on AWS. For competency partners, it also presents new opportunities to leverage AWS resources to empower their customers as they migrate to the cloud and accelerate technology adoption.

Migration Incentives

An AWS Competency more than differentiates partners based on their expertise and experience. It also opens up new opportunities to support customer modernization efforts. A 2022 Canalys Partner Ecosystem Multiplier study found that for every dollar of AWS infrastructure sold, there is up to $6.40 available to partners to deliver services to customers. 

For example, Karsun achieved its AWS Migration Competency in 2021. As a result of this designation, Karsun teams could use AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) resources. This comprehensive program packages best practices, tools, expertise, and financial incentives to make cloud adoption easier. When applicable, Karsun implements these financial incentives as part of its Cloud Runways toolkit, which accelerates cloud migration through fit-to-purpose transformation playbooks. These enable incremental migrations that adapt to unique customer requirements and constraints.

Technology Acceleration

A government information technology contractor with more than a decade of experience serving U.S. government agencies, Karsun achieved its Government Competency status in 2019. The competency differentiates AWS Partner Network (APN) members serving government agencies with deep domain expertise in security and compliance, in addition to innovative cloud solutions that leverage AWS services. 

In a recent video, Karsun Innovation Center Senior Vice President Badri Sriraman shares his experience integrating emerging technology with the resources available to AWS government competency partners. Filmed at the AWS Washington, D.C. Summit Government Competency Leadership Circle, Sriraman discusses how his team used tools from AWS to accelerate Karsun’s AI toolkit, ReDuX AI. Powered by AWS Bedrock, ReDuX AI uses analysis generative AI to perform code analysis, provide recommendations, and generate code for teams working on mainframe modernization projects. To learn more about ReDuX AI, visit GoReDuX.AI.

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AWS Government Competency Accelerates AI Research and Development

Karsun Innovation Center Badri Sriraman shares his experience at the AWS Government Competency Leadership Circle at the 2024 AWS Summit Washington, D.C.

In addition to migration and technology benefits, competency partners have access to specialized training, industry events, and support from AWS experts. Partners with AWS Specializations have a wealth of opportunities to support their customers’ modernization ambitions. Overall, the partners that have obtained AWS Competencies significantly enhanced their ability to deliver high-quality AWS solutions.

Karsun is among those partners using the full range of resources available to it as it serves its agency customers.  It elevates agency capabilities through modern software development, cloud, data, and AI solutions. Its cloud portfolio offers a full suite of solutions, including hybrid architecture, platform buildout, and application migration. It has AWS Government, Migration, and DevOps Competencies and is a Well-Architected Partner. To dive into Karsun’s complete cloud solutions portfolio, visit https://karsun-llc.com/solutions/cloud-solutions/.

Each summer, we welcome a new intern class to our Karsun Innovation Center. These Intern Innovators experimented with automation, discovered how to leverage artificial intelligence for software development, and worked with experts from our emerging technology research and development team. In this interview, Visvajit Murali, a computer science student, shares his experience innovating with the enterprise modernization experts while finding his next.

Finding His Next: From College to Contributing in Innovative Environments

First, please tell us about yourself. Where are you going to school? What are you studying? What do you like to do in your free time?

Visvajit: My name is Visvajit Murali, and I am currently a student at the University of Virginia, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. In my free time, I enjoy coding personal projects, exploring new technologies, and staying active through track and field. I also love spending time with friends and family, and volunteering in my community.

What do you want to do after this internship? What are your career goals?

Visvajit: After this internship, I plan to continue my studies while seeking opportunities to apply my skills in real-world settings. My career goals include becoming a proficient software developer, specializing in full-stack development and machine learning. I aim to work in innovative environments where I can contribute to impactful projects and continuously grow as a professional.

Automation, Containerization, and Web Application Development

Could you share a little bit about the project you worked on as part of this internship? What challenge does it solve? What technologies and tools are you using?

Visvajit: During my internship at Karsun Solutions, I worked on enhancing application features and user experience by automating tedious tasks. I utilized technologies such as PostgreSQL for database management, Spring Boot for back-end services, and Docker and Podman for containerization and deployment. Furthermore, I worked with AppSheet and AppScript to optimize workflows and user experiences. This experience allowed me to work on both front-end and back-end technologies, contributing to the development and maintenance of web applications.

Cultivating Continuous Learning and Curiosity

What is your favorite part about working with the Karsun Innovation Center? Is there a weekly meeting or ritual you enjoy? The opportunity to learn more or get a new certification?

Visvajit: My favorite part about working with the Karsun Innovation Center is the collaborative and supportive environment. I particularly enjoy the “Show Don’t Tell” meetings where we discuss the work we have completed over the last two weeks. These sessions are inspiring and provide valuable insights into the work KIC conducts. Additionally, the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and potentially earn new certifications has been incredibly rewarding.

What is your biggest takeaway from your experience as an intern at Karsun?

Visvajit: The biggest takeaway from my experience as an intern at Karsun is the importance of continuous learning and adaptation. The fast-paced environment and exposure to cutting-edge technologies have taught me to stay curious and proactive in expanding my skill set. Additionally, the teamwork and mentorship I’ve experienced have underscored the value of collaboration in achieving successful outcomes.

Visvajit worked alongside Karsun Innovation Center experts throughout his internship program. Discover how Karsun experts are modernizing for every next in our Innovation Center, and as they use our ReDuX AI toolkit.