The Apps Modernization and Cloud Architect supports customers on their application journey to private/public cloud by identifying challenges and advising on the appropriate cloud platforms along with technical and operational solutions for applications and services as they are migrated to the cloud or for new application as they are developed on the cloud.

The App Modernization and Cloud Architect will:

• Analyse client’s existing applications and infrastructure, design target state architecture using cloud patterns and best practices
• Propose and build repeatable patterns to accelerate and move hundreds of applications or greenfield implementations
• Be the technology SME for the modernization/migration of applications/platforms in the customer ecosystem
• Ability to drive across the application life cycle by adopting modern engineering practices including DevSecOps, Automation testing, Application security and tools
• Responsible for the evaluation of technical risks and map out mitigation and placement strategies
• Responsible for advising on cloud architecture solutions to effectively meet the strategic needs of the business
• Work closely with sales team to guide and evangelize patterns to help in navigating the customer ecosystem to build farming strategies
• Be the anchor to the practice teams to bring the industry best practices and enhance our offerings and solution eco systems
• Support the delivery teams with guided approaches, skill development and bridging the customer gaps
• Be up-to-date on current and new CSP products and services with certifications and understand how to apply them to business needs

Key Skills 

• Over 15 years work experience in Applications design and development with Architecting solutions for both greenfield/brownfield with over 5 years of experience working with Public Cloud providers
• Strong experience in large transformation of applications for customers using cloud technology with Cloud native, DevSecOps, Containers and modern data ecosystem
• Over 5 years of experience in application migration and modernization of .NET, JAVA, databases and legacy to any public/private cloud with using both PasS or IaaS based implementation
• Demonstrated experience on multiple toolsets and adaptability to learn new tools and processes
• Good experience on Continuous integration and deployment with source code repos and configuration management technologies and best practices
• Experience with performing discovery and assessment of customers’ overall application portfolio, IT and business priorities and customer insights to create a modernization roadmap
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team, as well as with various stakeholders
• Good written and verbal communication skills to effectively articulate complex cloud concepts