Senior Cloud Migration Architect (Contract)
7 days ago
Lansing
Job Description We are looking for a Senior Cloud Migration Architect to join our development team and lead AWS platform configuration and CI/CD automation for a large-scale enterprise cloud migration. This program spans 30+ applications using migration patterns including Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon EKS, and EC2, delivered across multiple sprints. This is a hands-on role for someone who can build, troubleshoot, and mentor while delivering production-ready environments sprint by sprint. Contract: State of Michigan (SOM) Duration: 6 months with possible extension AWS Platform Configuration • Configure and manage Elastic Beanstalk environments across Dev, Test, and Prod, • Stand up and operate EKS clusters including node groups, autoscaling, ingress, and namespaces, • Provision and harden EC2 environments including AMIs, sizing, and patching strategy, • Partner with DBA teams on RDS (SQL Server & PostgreSQL) setup, • Design VPCs, IAM roles, security groups, and KMS integrations using least-privilege principles, • Build reusable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) CI/CD & GitOps • Build Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) for multiple deployment patterns:, • Elastic Beanstalk deployments, • EKS container workflows with ECR + ArgoCD/Flux, • EC2 deployments (AMI or blue/green), • Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux, • Define promotion strategies across environments with approvals and rollback paths, • Standardize pipeline templates for team scalability, • Integrate security scanning, SAST/DAST, and artifact validation Observability & Reliability • Configure CloudWatch logs, metrics, alarms, and dashboards, • Define SLOs, alerting, and incident response runbooks Documentation & Collaboration • Produce runbooks, ADRs, and operational documentation, • Maintain versioned IaC repositories, • Work closely with developers, infrastructure, and DBA teams, • Troubleshoot issues across cloud, containers, and networking Requirements • 5–6+ years AWS experience (EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.), • 3+ years Kubernetes experience (EKS preferred, Helm, ingress, scaling, troubleshooting), • Proven experience with ArgoCD or Flux (required), • Strong Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) experience, • Solid Docker and ECR experience, • Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation, • Familiarity with RDS databases and working with DBAs, • Strong Linux and bash scripting skills, • Experience with Git workflows and code reviews, • Ability to write clear documentation and collaborate cross-functionally Preferred • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Pro or DevOps Pro), • Kubernetes certifications (CKA or CKAD), • Experience migrating .NET or Java apps to AWS, • Experience with service mesh, APIs, or COTS systems, • Familiarity with tools like Datadog, Splunk, or New Relic, • Experience with blue/green or canary deployments Benefits $82/hr on 1099 basis.