Senior Cloud Migration Architect (Contract)

Stafford Gray•Lansing, MI

3h•$82

About The Position

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.

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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)
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
Configure CloudWatch logs, metrics, alarms, and dashboards
Define SLOs, alerting, and incident response runbooks
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