AWS Application Migration Solution Architect

AWS Application Migration Solution Architect

Location: Kennesaw GA Dallas TX Charlotte NC

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced AWS Application Migration Solution Architect to lead the planning and execution of large-scale application migrations to AWS. The role focuses on assessing legacy application portfolios, defining migration strategies, rehost, replatform, refactor, and executing migration waves using AWS native services and frameworks. The ideal candidate combines strong cloud solutioning experience with practical migration delivery expertise across complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead AWS Migration Acceleration Programs MAP define migration frameworks, methodologies, and best practices for large-scale application migration

Conduct application discovery and dependency mapping using AWS tools such as Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service, and Application Migration Service

Develop migration roadmaps and wave plans including effort estimation, risk assessment, and migration sequencing

Architect target-state AWS landing zones and integration models aligned with security, compliance, and performance requirements

Design and oversee migration execution leveraging AWS native services, automation tools, and partner accelerators

Work closely with application owners, QA, and security teams to ensure readiness, cutover, rollback, and validation

Recommend modernization paths, containerization, serverless, refactoring, managed databases for selected workloads where applicable

Provide governance and reporting on migration progress, technical issues, and remediation actions

Partner with AWS ProServe internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment with migration objectives

Required Skills Experience

10 years of experience in solution architecture with 5 years leading cloud application migrations

Strong expertise in AWS migration and modernization services including Application Migration Service MGN, Migration Hub and Discovery Service, Database Migration Service DMS, AWS MAP frameworks and tooling

Proven experience with migration assessment and planning including portfolio rationalization and 6R strategy Rehost Replatform Refactor etc

Knowledge of application architectures, Java, NET middleware, APIs, and how they map to AWS services

Experience in cloud security, IAM, networking, and compliance for enterprise applications

Familiarity with migration validation, functional performance, UAT, and post-migration optimization

AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Associate certification required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience migrating or modernizing applications in financial services or other regulated environments

Knowledge of containerization ECS EKS and serverless Lambda for post-migration modernization

Strong stakeholder and program management skills in multivendor delivery models

Prior experience engaging with AWS ProServe or MAP partner programs

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field