AWS Application Architect

AWS Application Architect

Location:

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Duration:
Long-Term Contract

We are seeking an experienced AWS Application Architect to lead and support application migration initiatives to AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud architecture, application modernization, migration strategies, and AWS services.

• Assess existing applications and define migration strategies to AWS.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud architectures.
• Lead application migration, modernization, and cloud adoption projects.
• Work closely with development, infrastructure, and business teams.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Implement AWS best practices for security, governance, and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot migration and cloud-related issues.

• 8+ years of IT experience with strong cloud architecture expertise.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and Cloud Formation.
• Experience in application migration and modernization to AWS Cloud.
• Knowledge of cloud security, networking, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Cloud Formation).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect or equivalent).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Candidates with strong experience in application assessment, migration planning, and AWS cloud transformation projects are highly preferred.