Cloud Application Architect; AWS & Azure Hybrid-MA​/NJ C2C​/W2 Position

Expert Solution Architect – Application & Cloud Migration

Location:

Quincy (Boston), MA (Preferred) or Princeton, NJ

Work Model:
Hybrid – 2–3 days/week onsite (Mandatory)

We are seeking an Expert Solution Architect to join the Solution Design team. This role is heavily focused on application architecture
, leading the design, assessment, and migration of enterprise applications to AWS and Microsoft Azure
. The architect will drive end-to-end solution design across discovery, modernization, migration, cutover, and post-migration stabilization while partnering closely with application owners and business stakeholders.

Preference:
Candidates with strong Application Architecture experience over pure Infrastructure Architects.

• Design Target State Architecture (TSA) for enterprise applications migrating to AWS and Azure.
• Lead application discovery, dependency mapping, and migration assessments.
• Develop migration roadmaps, application inventories, migration waves, and implementation strategies.
• Create Target State Architecture documents including logical and physical architecture diagrams.
• Design application modernization and cloud adoption strategies aligned with business objectives.

• Lead migration planning and execution for enterprise applications.
• Define migration waves, runbooks, cutover plans, rollback strategies, and Hypercare support.
• Assess existing applications and recommend modernization, re-platforming, or lift-and-shift approaches.
• Coordinate application, database, and storage migrations to AWS and Azure.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams throughout migration.

Design And Implement Cloud Solutions Using Services Such As

• AWS EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, API Gateway
• Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Service Bus
• Managed Storage Services

• Terraform
• Cloud Formation
• Bicep
• Harness

• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Containerize applications and deploy to managed Kubernetes/container platforms (EKS, ECS, AKS, App Service Containers).
• Implement environment configuration, application configuration changes, and deployment automation.

• Ensure cloud solutions comply with security, governance, and regulatory standards.
• Participate in architecture review boards and governance meetings.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and security validation.
• Support SSO integration, Customer Managed Keys (CMK), monitoring, tagging, and Fin Ops best practices.

• Facilitate technical workshops with business and application teams.
• Review migration strategies and architecture with stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership throughout migration programs.

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure

• Application Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Target State Architecture (TSA)
• Application Discovery
• Dependency Mapping
• Cloud Migration
• Application Modernization

• Terraform
• Cloud Formation
• Bicep
• Harness

• EC2
• EKS
• ECS
• AKS
• Azure App Services
• Azure Functions
• Azure SQL
• SQL Managed Instance
• RDS
• API Gateway
• Service Bus

• CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• SAST
• DAST
• SCA
• Container Security
• IaC Security Scanning
• Authentication & Authorization
• SSO
• Customer Managed Keys (CMK)

• 10+ years of Solution Architecture experience
• Strong experience leading Application Migration programs
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
• Financial Services or other highly regulated industry experience
• Fin Ops and Cloud Cost Optimization experience
• Exposure to AI/ML-enabled cloud migration initiatives