Sa Application Migration

Senior Architect - Application Migration & Modernization

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Lead Application Migration & Modernization Efforts**:
**Collaborate with Stakeholders**:
Work closely with senior business leaders, stakeholders, and clients to understand business objectives and develop tailored migration and modernization strategies.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering insights into how cloud migration and modernization can drive business growth and operational efficiency.
**Technical Leadership & Mentorship**:
Lead and mentor a team of architects, developers, and engineers to implement cloud-native solutions while ensuring adherence to architectural principles, best practices, and quality standards.
Provide guidance to teams on architectural decisions, ensuring that technical solutions align with organizational goals and industry standards.
**Migration Strategy & Roadmap Development**:
**Cloud Architecture & Platform Optimization**:
Oversee the integration of legacy systems with cloud-native services, databases, and other cloud tools to support modernized architectures.
**Security & Compliance**:
Ensure that all migration and modernization initiatives align with security best practices, compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and organizational risk management policies.
**Project Oversight & Execution**:
Oversee the successful execution of migration projects from design through to deployment, ensuring that deliverables meet timelines, budget, and quality standards.
Manage stakeholder expectations and lead technical discussions to resolve issues, make decisions, and drive progress on complex projects.
**Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Sharing**:
Act as a change agent, continuously optimizing processes, tools, and methodologies for improved migration efficiency and business outcomes.
Share knowledge and promote best practices across the organization to strengthen internal capabilities and support long-term modernization efforts.
**Required Skills & Experience**:
**Migration & Modernization Expertise**:
Deep understanding of the challenges and best practices for migrating legacy systems (monolithic architectures, on-premises solutions) to cloud platforms.
Knowledge on Full Stack technology (Frontend, backend, Database, Middleware)
**Cloud Platforms & Technologies**:
Expert-level knowledge of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their respective services, including compute, storage, networking, databases, and DevOps tools.
Experience with cloud-native services such as AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and cloud databases (RDS, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, etc.).
Hands-on experience with cloud migration tools and frameworks (e.g., AWS Migration Hub, Azure Migrate).
**Architecture & Solution Design**:
Strong expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems, microservices architectures, container orchestration, and API-driven integrations.
Proficiency in cloud security best practices and designing secure cloud architectures to ensure data protection, identity management, and compliance.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to provision and manage cloud environments.
**Leadership & Communication**:
Proven leadership skills in managing teams of architects, engineers, and other technical resources, including mentoring and developing talent.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into understandable terms for stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Ability to influence key decision-makers and align project objectives with business outcomes.
**Certifications**:
Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.