Senior Cloud Migration Architect (Contract)

The Stafford Gray Group; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 110,208 - 137,760; Part time

Job summary

The Stafford Gray Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Migration Architect to lead AWS platform configuration and CI/CD automation for a large-scale enterprise migration. In this hands-on role, you will build and troubleshoot environments while mentoring team members.

Your responsibilities will include configuring Elastic Beanstalk and EKS, managing CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, and producing operational documentation. Ideal candidates will have extensive AWS and Kubernetes experience.

The role offers a competitive hourly rate of $82 on a 1099 basis.

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years AWS experience (EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
• 3+ years Kubernetes experience (EKS preferred, Helm, ingress).
• Proven experience with ArgoCD or Flux (required).
• Strong Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) experience.
• Solid Docker and ECR experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS platform configuration and CI/CD automation.
• Build and operate EKS clusters and Elastic Beanstalk environments.
• Produce operational documentation and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Troubleshoot issues across cloud, containers, and networking.

Skills

AWS Experience

Kubernetes

ArgoCD or Flux

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Docker and ECR

Terraform or CloudFormation

Linux and Bash Scripting

Documentation Skills

Git Workflows

Tools

Elastic Beanstalk

EC2

EKS

RDS (SQL Server & PostgreSQL)

Datadog

Splunk

New Relic

Job description

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.

Contract: State of Michigan (SOM)
Duration: 6 months with possible extension

AWS Platform Configuration

• 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)

CI/CD & GitOps

• 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

Observability & Reliability

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

Documentation & Collaboration

• 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

• 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

Preferred

• 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

$82/hr on 1099 basis.