AWS Application Modernization & Containerization Lead L2

Wipro • Redmond, WA

3d

About The Position

Wipro is seeking a hands-on AWS Application Modernization & Containerization Lead to lead enterprise application modernization, containerization, and cloud migration initiatives. The role requires expertise in AWS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Transform, application modernization, and migration strategy, together with strong customer and stakeholder management skills.

The lead will assess legacy applications and select appropriate rehost, replatform, refactor, or rebuild strategies; drive container adoption; design scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes architectures; and guide migration roadmaps and execution across multiple applications and workstreams. The position also establishes CI/CD, DevOps, and automation practices, manages technical risks and dependencies, and provides hands-on technical leadership, troubleshooting, and implementation support while partnering with customer stakeholders, architects, partners, and offshore teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of IT/application engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on AWS application modernization experience.
• Deep expertise in Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Experience modernizing and migrating legacy applications to AWS.
• Strong understanding of rehost, replatform, refactor, and rebuild migration patterns.
• Experience with AWS Transform and/or custom modernization frameworks.
• Strong CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native architecture experience.
• Proven ability to lead complex modernization programs and multiple technical workstreams.
• Excellent customer-facing, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Mandatory skill: App-Cloud-Amazon-AWS.
• More than 10 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end AWS application modernization and containerization initiatives.
• Assess legacy applications and define rehost, replatform, refactor, or rebuild strategies.
• Drive container adoption using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available EKS/Kubernetes architectures.
• Conduct application dependency assessments and develop migration roadmaps.
• Use AWS Transform and custom modernization approaches to accelerate migrations.
• Establish CI/CD, DevOps, and automation best practices for modernized applications.
• Lead migration execution across multiple applications and workstreams.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, timelines, and architecture decisions.
• Partner with customer stakeholders, architects, partners, and offshore teams.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, troubleshooting, and implementation support.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits options
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off, inclusive of sick leave
• Other paid and unpaid leave options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed