AWS Cloud Architect (Application Modernization)

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect (Application Modernization)

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Onsite – New Jersey

Mode: Contract

Domain: Telecom Domain Mandatory

Overview We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to lead the modernization of legacy applications into a cloud-native architecture on AWS. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS services, application migration strategies, and modernization frameworks, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-optimized solutions. This role requires strong architectural leadership, hands-on technical skills, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams to deliver a successful transformation.

Technical Skills Required

• Strong expertise in AWS services: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, CloudWatch
• Experience designing microservices, serverless architectures, and containerized workloads.
• Proven experience in modernizing monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Strong knowledge of IAM, VPC, security groups, encryption, and compliance frameworks.

Certification:

AWS certificate is mandatory ( at least associate level if not professional)

Key Responsibilities

· Define cloud architecture strategy for modernizing legacy applications to AWS.

· Design end-to-end AWS solutions leveraging services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and S3.

· Develop migration roadmaps including rehosting, replat forming, and refactoring approaches.

· Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles for security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization.

· Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform/CloudFormation.

· Ensure compliance with security best practices, including IAM policies, VPC design, and encryption standards.

· Conduct architecture reviews, performance tuning, and cost optimization for cloud workloads.

REQUIREMENTS

Technical Skills Required

• Strong expertise in AWS services: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, CloudWatch
• Experience designing microservices, serverless architectures, and containerized workloads.
• Proven experience in modernizing monolithic applications to cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Strong knowledge of IAM, VPC, security groups, encryption, and compliance frameworks.

Certification:

AWS certificate is mandatory ( at least associate level if not professional)