AWS Cloud Architect (Application Modernization)

  • Jersey City, NJ
  • Posted 21 hours ago | Updated 21 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$80 - $85
Full Time

Skills

AWS Cloud Architect
IAM
AWS certificate

Job Details

Job Title: AWS Cloud Architect (Application Modernization)

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Onsite New Jersey

Mode: Contract

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.
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