Cloud Migration Architect AWS Outposts

The Lead / Cloud Migration Architect serves as the technical authority and Pod Lead for large-scale enterprise migrations from on-premises environments to AWS Outposts. The role is accountable for defining migration strategies, designing hybrid cloud architectures, modernizing applications and infrastructure, and driving end-to-end execution across multiple migration workstreams. This position requires deep expertise in AWS, hybrid connectivity, infrastructure modernization, application refactoring, and enterprise-grade migration governance.

The architect will collaborate closely with application owners, infrastructure teams, security, networking, DevOps, and operations to ensure migrations are secure, scalable, compliant, and low-risk, while maintaining architectural standards and operational excellence., <>Migration Strategy & Architecture Leadership

• Define end-to-end migration strategies for moving enterprise applications from on-premises data centers to AWS Outposts and hybrid AWS environments.
• Develop target state architectures covering compute, storage, networking, IAM, observability, and operational models.
• Lead migration pods, providing technical direction, prioritization, and issue resolution across application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams.
• Conduct application portfolio assessments, cloud readiness evaluations, and dependency mapping.

<>Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization

• Architect hybrid connectivity solutions including Direct Connect, VPN, Transit Gateway, VPC design, and Outposts networking.
• Modernize legacy infrastructure components (compute, storage, middleware, databases) to cloud-aligned architectures.
• Define HA/DR strategies, backup/restore models, and operational runbooks for hybrid deployments.
• Oversee containerization, virtualization modernization, and infrastructure automation.

<>Application & Code Modernization

• Lead modernization of enterprise applications including:
• Java 8 * Java 17/21 upgrades
• Spring Boot modernization and framework uplift
• Dependency remediation, library upgrades, and security patching
• Refactoring monoliths to microservices where applicable
• Ensure applications meet cloud-readiness standards for deployment on AWS Outposts.
• Guide teams on API modernization, configuration externalization, and performance optimization.

<>Migration Execution & Governance

• Define migration waves, cutover plans, rollback strategies, and validation frameworks.
• Oversee data migration, schema conversion, and integration testing.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, IAM, encryption, and audit requirements.
• Drive technical risk mitigation, issue triage, and escalation management.

<>Automation, CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Integrate applications into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Automate build, test, deployment, and environment provisioning workflows.
• Establish observability standards using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent.

<>Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Work with operations teams to define monitoring, alerting, and operational handoff processes.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical deep dives with stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to engineers across pods.

• 10+ years in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or enterprise modernization roles.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with AWS, including hybrid cloud and Outposts.
• Strong expertise in networking (VPC, routing, firewalls, DNS, load balancing).
• Deep experience with application modernization: Java, Spring Boot, microservices, API design.
• Proficiency in CI/CD, DevOps, IaC, automation, and container platforms (EKS, ECS, Docker).
• Strong understanding of security, IAM, encryption, compliance, and governance frameworks.
• Proven leadership experience managing migration pods or multi-team technical programs., * AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certifications.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise migration programs (AWS MAP, hybrid cloud transformations).
• Background in database modernization (Postgres, SQL Server, MongoDB, RDS, Aurora).
• Experience with service mesh, API gateways, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bacholers Degree in Computer Science or equivalent in related field.