Overview
Skills
Job Details
Role: Senior Enterprise Architect Legacy Modernization & Cloud Transformation
Location: Any Location (flexibility to travel to client location for meetings)
Experience: 15+ years
Engagement Type: Contract
Domain: Payments, Financial Services
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Lead architectural assessment of the current platform, including legacy systems, data formats, and integration patterns.
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Define and document the future-state architecture leveraging AWS cloud services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, Lambda, Step Functions).
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Develop modernization strategies including migration approaches, phased implementation, and risk mitigation.
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Architect scalable, secure, and resilient data platforms using cloud-native and hybrid patterns.
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Collaborate with client enterprise architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance and alignment.
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Provide architectural governance across solution design, development, and deployment phases.
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Mentor solution architects and engineering teams on best practices and modernization techniques.
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20+ years in enterprise architecture roles, with at least 5 years in cloud-native architecture (preferably AWS).
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Deep understanding of legacy systems: IBM mainframes, COBOL, EBCDIC, VSAM, Unix/Linux environments.
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Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale data platforms and modernization programs.
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Strong knowledge of AWS services, cloud security, IAM, networking, and cost optimization.
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Experience with API-led integration, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
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Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance frameworks (e.g., PCI-DSS).
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TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, or equivalent certifications preferred.
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Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.