Senior Cloud Modernization & Migration Engineer
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About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Cloud Modernization Engineer to support a strategic transformation initiative. The role involves modernizing existing monolithic.
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Responsibilities
- Assess and analyze existing monolithic applications
- Design and implement modernization strategies (re architecting, refactoring, microservices transformation)
- Apply cloud native principles (12 factor apps, scalability, resilience)
- Integrate AI/ML components where applicable to improve efficiency and automation
- Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/ACK or similar)
- Build and manage scalable container orchestration platforms
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
- Work with existing AWS workloads and services
- Optimize architecture for performance, scalability, and cost
- Ensure best practices in security, governance, and monitoring
- Design and execute migration strategy from AWS to Alibaba Cloud
- Map AWS services to equivalent Alibaba Cloud services
Requirements
- 7+ years in cloud engineering / application modernization
- Proven track record in end to end modernization projects
- Experience in multi cloud environments (AWS + Alibaba preferred)
- Prior experience in migration projects at scale
- Strong experience in transforming monolithic systems into microservices
- Deep hands on experience with AWS services and architecture
- Proven experience or strong familiarity with Alibaba Cloud services
- Solid hands on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting)
- Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java / .NET / Python
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation / ROS)
- Strong delivery ownership and accountability
Full Job Posting
Overview
- We are looking for a highly skilled and hands on Cloud Modernization Engineer to support a strategic transformation initiative.
- The role involves modernizing existing monolithic applications in AWS, containerizing them using Kubernetes, and leading a seamless migration to Alibaba Cloud.
- The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in application modernization, cloud native architectures, AI driven efficiencies, and multi cloud migration strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Application Modernization: Assess and analyze existing monolithic applications; Design and implement modernization strategies (re architecting, refactoring, microservices transformation); Apply cloud native principles (12 factor apps, scalability, resilience); Integrate AI/ML components where applic
- Cloud & Containerization: Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/ACK or similar); Build and manage scalable container orchestration platforms; Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
- AWS Environment Management: Work with existing AWS workloads and services; Optimize architecture for performance, scalability, and cost; Ensure best practices in security, governance, and monitoring.
- Migration to Alibaba Cloud: Design and execute migration strategy from AWS to Alibaba Cloud; Map AWS services to equivalent Alibaba Cloud services; Perform workload migration with minimal downtime and risk; Optimize applications post migration for Alibaba Cloud ecosystem.
- AI Enablement (Value Add): Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML for: Application performance optimization, Automation of operations, Intelligent monitoring and alerting; Work with AI services across AWS and/or Alibaba Cloud where relevant.
Required Skills & Experience
- Core Expertise: Application Modernization: Strong experience in transforming monolithic systems into microservices; AWS: Deep hands on experience with AWS services and architecture; Alibaba Cloud: Proven experience or strong familiarity with Alibaba Cloud services; Kubernetes: Solid hands on experie
- Technical Skills: Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes; Programming: Java / .NET / Python (at least one strong proficiency); CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar; Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation / ROS (Alibaba); API design & microservices architecture; Cloud networking and securi
- AI / Advanced Capabilities (Preferred): Exposure to AI/ML services (AWS SageMaker, Alibaba PAI, etc.); Experience integrating AI into applications or operations workflows.
- Soft Skills: Strong delivery ownership and accountability; Excellent client facing communication skills; Ability to work in complex, multi cloud environments; Problem solving mindset with hands on execution approach.
- Experience Requirements: 7+ years in cloud engineering / application modernization; Proven track record in end to end modernization projects; Experience in multi cloud environments (AWS + Alibaba preferred); Prior experience in migration projects at scale.
- Nice to Have: Certifications in AWS / Alibaba Cloud / Kubernetes; Experience with service mesh (Istio, etc.); Knowledge of DevSecOps practices.
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