Cloud Application Modernisation Architect (f/m/d)

Eplass; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid‑first working

Learning budget & academy

Multicultural international team

Career growth opportunities

Leadership access

Corporate volunteering

Social events

Job summary

Thinkproject seeks two Cloud Application Modernisation & Agentic Architects to refactor a 10‑application portfolio within 6–8 months. You will work in pairs, combining hands-on refactoring with project leadership to deliver modern, scalable, observable cloud-native apps on GCP/Azure.

You will migrate workloads from on‑prem to cloud, apply 12‑factor and event-driven patterns, and leverage LLM tools to accelerate code modernization. Hybrid Pune work model offered.

Qualifications

• Proven on-prem to cloud migration experience at scale with deadlines.
• Deep hands-on Azure and Google Cloud Platform expertise.
• Experience with Docker, VMs, GKE/AKS, and serverless patterns.
• Strong 12-factor app and event-driven architecture knowledge.
• Crisis/rollback experience during migrations & cost-aware design.
• Hands-on agentic experience with LLM-based coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end refactoring of assigned apps from assessment to validation.
• Apply 12-factor, event-driven, cloud-native design to legacy codebases.
• Migrate workloads to GCP/Azure-native services and optimize cost.
• Plan migrations with milestones, dependencies, and rollback strategies.
• Collaborate with DevOps, SecOps, and Compliance for secure delivery.
• Act as both engineer and delivery lead, ensuring observability post-migration.

Skills

Migration to cloud

Azure & GCP

Docker & VMs

GKE & AKS

Serverless patterns

12-factor app

Event-driven arch

Crisis & rollback

Scalability design

Agentic coding tools

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Cloud Run

GKE

AKS

Cloud Functions

Pub/Sub

Claude Code / OpenCode

Job description

What do we do?

Introducing Thinkproject Platform
Pioneering a new era and offering a cohesive alternative to the fragmented landscape of construction software, Thinkproject seamlessly integrates the most extensive portfolio of mature solutions with an innovative platform, providing unparalleled features, integrations, user experiences, and synergies.
By combining information management expertise and in-depth knowledge of the building, infrastructure, and energy industries, Thinkproject empowers customers to efficiently deliver, operate, regenerate, and dispose of their built assets across their entire lifecycle through a Connected Data Ecosystem.

What your day will look like

About the Role

We are looking for two Cloud Application Modernisation & Agentic Architects (f/m/d) to own the end-to-end refactoring of Thinkproject's application portfolio — 10 applications, 3 of which are major, mission-critical products. You will work as a pair, splitting application ownership between you, and you are expected to move fast: full refactoring across the portfolio within 6–8 months.

This is not a design-and-delegate role. You will roll up your sleeves, conduct the refactoring hands-on, and manage the project simultaneously. You are both the engineer and the project manager. You will consume the Service Catalog built by the Cloud Infrastructure & Agentic Architect and the networking foundation laid by the GCP & Network Agentic Architect — and turn them into modernised, cloud-native applications that are more reliable, more scalable, fully observable, and cheaper to run.

Time allocation (approximate):
~50% hands-on application refactoring & migration | ~25% project management, planning & stakeholder coordination | ~15% collaboration with DevOps, SecOps, Compliance & SRE | ~10% observability, testing & validation

Key Responsibilities

Application Refactoring & Modernisation

• Own the end-to-end refactoring of your assigned applications — from assessment and design through implementation and validation
• Apply 12-factor app principles, event-driven architecture patterns, and cloud-native design to legacy codebases
• Migrate workloads from on-prem and legacy infrastructure to GCP-native services: Cloud Run, GKE, serverless functions, managed databases, Pub/Sub
• Design for scalability and on-demand resource consumption — cost efficiency is a success metric, not an afterthought
• Use LLM-assisted tooling (Claude Code, OpenCode, or equivalent) to accelerate refactoring, code modernisation, and IaC generation

Project Management & Delivery

• Own the migration plan for your applications: timeline, milestones, dependencies, risks, and rollback strategy
• Track and report progress with precision - this is a time-boxed programme (6–8 months); delays must be surfaced early
• Split application ownership with your paired architect: clear DRI per application, shared standards

Resilience & Rollback

• Define and test rollback plans for every application before migration begins - you have crisis experience and you use itHandle incidents during migration with calm, methodical rollback and root cause analysis
• Ensure every migrated application meets reliability and observability standards before handover

Collaboration

• Work closely with DevOps to integrate migrated applications into CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
• Collaborate with SecOps and Compliance to ensure every migrated application meets security controls and certification requirements
• Engage SRE teams to validate observability, SLO definitions, and alerting coverage post-migration
• Consume and provide feedback on the Service Catalog — you are one of its primary consumers

What you need to fulfill the role

Required Skills & Qualifications

You have migrated complex, production applications from on-prem to cloud at scale, under time pressure, and lived to tell the story. Specifically:

• Proven on-prem to cloud migration experience — at scale, under tight time constraints; you have delivered migrations, not just designed them
• Strong proficiency across both Azure and Google Cloud Platform — networking, infrastructure, and PaaS layers
• Deep hands-on experience with Docker, VMs, GKE and AKS node management, and serverless design patterns (Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Azure Functions)
• Strong 12-factor app knowledge — you apply it in code, not just reference it in presentations
• Strong event-driven architecture experience — Pub/Sub, event streaming, async decoupling patterns
• Crisis and rollback experience — you have handled production incidents during migrations, executed rollbacks cleanly, and conducted honest post-mortems
• Proven focus on scalability and on-demand resource design — your migrations reduce cost, not just shift it
• Proven hands-on agentic experience: must have used Claude Code, OpenCode, or equivalent LLM-based coding agents in real engineering workflows
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity — 10 applications, varying legacy states, evolving requirements; you create clarity

Nice-to-Have (Bonus Skills)

• Strong cloud networking experience (VPCs, firewall rules, private connectivity)
• FinOps awareness — cost attribution and rightsizing post-migration
• Experience with SecNumCloud or C5 compliance in a migration context
• Prior experience as both engineer and delivery lead on the same programme

Soft Skills

• Extreme ownership — you own the outcome for your applications, not just the tasks
• Strong project management discipline: you track details, surface blockers early, and never let a deadline slip silently
• Collaborative by default — you pair well with your counterpart architect and with DevOps, SecOps, SRE, and Compliance
• Crisis-calm: you have been in production incidents during migrations and know how to lead through them
• Intense technical curiosity — you follow the market, test new tools, and bring relevant innovations into the refactoring programme
• Fact-driven communicator: you report progress with data, not narrative

What success looks like

• Month 2: Application portfolio assessed; ownership split agreed with paired architect; migration plan per application documented with milestones, dependencies, and rollback strategy
• Month 4: First 4 applications refactored and in production (2 major + 2 add‑on) — observable, scalable, cost‑attributed
• Month 6: 7–8 applications fully migrated; third major application on confirmed migration path or complete; observability standard adopted across migrated apps
• Month 8: All 10 applications refactored and live on GCP; full observability in place; reliability and scalability improvements measured and reported; FinOps baseline established per application

Success is defined as: more reliability, more scalability, full observability, lower cost — across all 10 applications.

You're probably NOT a fit if

• You have designed cloud migrations but have not personally executed them in production
• You need a stable architecture foundation before you start — legacy migration means working with what exists
• You are a specialist in one cloud (Azure or GCP) but not both
• You treat project management as someone else's job
• You have not handled a production rollback under pressure

What we offer

• Multicultural team across 7 countries (Germany, France, UK, UAE, Spain, New Zealand, Australia)
• Hybrid‑first working
• Continuous learning & certification budget
• Open, inclusive, and high‑ownership culture
• Learning programmes | Career growth | Leadership access

At Thinkproject, we run feedback cycles that are honest and frequent. We believe the best engineeringcultures are built on trust, transparency, and shared ownership — not hierarchy. Our Pune team is a corepart of a global organisation, collaborating across time zones with colleagues in Germany, France, the UK,UAE, Spain, New Zealand, and Australia.

Hybrid working | Work from abroad | Flexible working hours | Thinkproject Academy | Free English lessons | Unlimited learning | Headspace community access | Women's Network | Corporate volunteering | Social events

Your contact:

Mehal Mehta

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