Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
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Job description
MJB Recruiting is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect for a major State of Michigan enterprise cloud migration initiative supporting large-scale AWS modernization and CI/CD automation efforts.
This is a highly technical, hands-on cloud engineering and architecture role focused on AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes/EKS, GitOps, Azure DevOps pipelines, Terraform, and enterprise cloud migration delivery.
IMPORTANT:
- Hybrid role - onsite in Lansing, MI required from Day 1 (2 days/week)
- NO remote-only option
- Local Michigan candidates strongly preferred
- Non-local candidates must relocate at own expense
- In-person interviews required
- Interviews expected between 5/25 - 5/29
- Submission deadline: 5/20/26 at 10:00 AM EST, * Lead AWS platform configuration and enterprise cloud migration initiatives
- Build and manage AWS Elastic Beanstalk, EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager environments
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Flux, GitOps, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform (preferred)
- Configure observability, logging, alerting, monitoring, and production support readiness
- Partner closely with application development teams, infrastructure teams, DBA teams, and technical leadership
- Produce architecture documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment standards
Requirements
Do you have experience in YAML?, * 5-6+ years hands-on AWS production experience
- Strong Kubernetes/EKS administration and troubleshooting experience
- Production GitOps experience with ArgoCD or Flux (required)
- Strong Azure DevOps Pipeline (YAML) experience
- Docker/containerization expertise
- Terraform or CloudFormation Infrastructure-as-Code
- Linux administration and shell scripting
- Strong Git/source control experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred:
- AWS Solutions Architect or DevOps certifications
- CKA or CKAD certifications
- Experience migrating .NET or Java applications to AWS
- Experience with DataDog, Splunk, New Relic, Istio, Vault, or API gateways
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise AWS cloud transformation initiative within a highly visible State of Michigan environment.
Benefits & conditions
525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48933 Hybrid work $95 an hour - Contract