Cloud Architect/ Senior Cloud Migration Architect

Cloud Architect/ Senior Cloud Migration ArchitectLansing, MI 48933Interview Process: In-person interviews (No exceptions)Duration: 6 months with possible extensionHybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week.Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local (must be willing to relocate at their own expense from acceptance with no delays & follow the hybrid schedule). Please note, both local AND non-local candidates must be available for an in-person interview.Key ResponsibilitiesAWS Platform Configuration• Configure and tune AWS Elastic Beanstalk environments for applications across Dev, Test, and Prod, including platform versions, scaling policies, environment variables, and rolling deployment configuration• Stand up and operate Amazon EKS clusters across Dev/Test/Prod for containerized workloads, including node groups, cluster autoscaling, ingress controllers, and namespace strategy• Provision and harden EC2/Cloud VM environments, including AMI selection, instance sizing, OS-level configuration, and patching strategy• Partner with the DBA team on Amazon RDS setup for SQL Server and PostgreSQL including parameter groups, subnet groups, backup policies, and Multi-AZ configuration• Design VPC networking, security groups, IAM roles/policies, KMS keys, and Secrets Manager integration following least-privilege principles• Build infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation acceptable) so every environment is reproducible and auditableCI/CD & GitOps• Design and build Azure DevOps build and release pipelines tailored to each migration pattern:o EB pattern: source build ? artifact ? eb deploy to environment per stageo EKS pattern: Docker build ? ECR push ? manifest/Helm chart updateRequired Qualifications• 5-6+ years hands-on experience building and operating production workloads on AWS, with deep knowledge of Elastic Beanstalk, EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager• 3+ years hands-on with Kubernetes - production EKS preferred, including Helm, kubectl, ingress (ALB/NGINX), HPA, and troubleshooting pods/services/networkingSolid Docker skills - multi-stage builds, image hardening, ECR• Production experience with ArgoCD or Flux - designed app-of-apps structure, managed multi-environment promotion, and resolved GitOps drift in real workloads. This is non-negotiable.• Strong Azure DevOps Pipelines (YAML) experience - build pipelines, multi- stage release pipelines, variable groups, service connections, and self- hosted/Microsoft-hosted agents. Equivalent strong experience in another major CI/CD tool (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) is acceptable if Azure DevOps can be picked up quickly• Solid Docker skills - multi-stage builds, image hardening, ECR• Infrastructure-as-Code in production: Terraform (preferred) orCloudFormation/CDK• AWS certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalPreferred Qualifications• CKA / CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Developer)• Experience migrating .NET and Java applications from on-premises to AWS• Experience operating COTS products in containerized or cloud environments• Experience with service mesh (Istio, App Mesh) or API gateways• Exposure to HashiCorp Vault, secrets rotation, and certificate management• Familiarity with DataDog, New Relic, or Splunk in addition to native AWS observability• Experience with blue/green and canary deployment patterns

Created: 2026-05-16