Modernization Engineer C or Java

Overview

Our client is a leading management consulting firm that partners with Fortune 500 organizations to deliver large-scale cloud, application modernization, and digital transformation initiatives.

They are seeking experienced consultants to support a major application modernization program involving the migration of a legacy Windows-based platform to a modern AWS cloud environment. The engagement includes application modernization, database migration, and Dev Ops/CI-CD transformation, leveraging modern AWS services, containerization, and infrastructure automation.

This is a hands‑on consulting role where candidates will work closely with client stakeholders and engineering teams to assess the current environment, design modernization solutions, and implement scalable cloud‑native architectures.

Application Modernization Engineer: Focus on migrating legacy C++/Java applications from Windows to Linux using Docker and AWS.

• Required
  • C++ development on Windows and Linux platforms
  • WineHQ cross‑platform porting (Windows to Linux)
  • Java application development and refactoring
  • Docker containerization and Linux‑based container deployment (ECS/EKS)
  • Legacy Windows application replatforming to Linux
• Nice to have
  • WineHQ configuration and packaging
  • DB2 database familiarity

• Participate in deep dive sessions on current‑state Windows‑based application architecture
• Port C++ application components from Windows to Linux using WineHQ
• Replatform Java application components to Linux‑based containers (ECS/EKS)
• Containerize replatformed application components using Docker
• Validate replatformed application in non‑production environments

• C++
• WineHQ
• Java
• Docker
• Amazon ECS / EKS
• Linux
• Windows Server (current state)