SG Senior Cloud Migration Architect (Contract) Stafford Gray · Lansing · Cloud $141,000–$190,000 e 5mo ago

Devopsroles; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Devopsroles seeks a Senior Cloud Migration Architect to lead AWS platform configuration and CI/CD automation for a large-scale enterprise cloud migration. The role is hands-on, delivering production-ready environments sprint by sprint across 30+ applications using Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon EKS, and EC2.

You will configure Beanstalk, EKS, EC2, RDS with DBAs, design VPCs/IAM, and implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years AWS experience
• 3+ years Kubernetes experience
• Proven experience with ArgoCD or Flux (required)
• Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) experience
• Docker and ECR experience
• Terraform or CloudFormation experience
• Familiarity with RDS databases and DBAs
• Linux and bash scripting skills
• Git workflows and code reviews
• Ability to write clear documentation and collaborate cross-functionally

Responsibilities

• Configure Elastic Beanstalk environments across Dev, Test, and Prod
• Stand up and operate EKS clusters with node groups, autoscaling, ingress, and namespaces
• Provision and harden EC2 environments including AMIs, sizing, and patching
• Partner with DBAs on RDS setup
• Design VPCs, IAM roles, security groups, and KMS integrations
• Build reusable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Build Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML) for deployments
• Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux
• Define promotion strategies across environments with approvals and rollback
• 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 and ADRs and maintain IaC repositories
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure, and DBAs

Skills

AWS experience

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps pipelines

Docker

GitOps

Linux scripting

Security practices

Documentation

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ArgoCD

Flux

ECR

Helm

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

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

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

Benefits

$82/hr on 1099 basis.