# Senior Cloud Migration Architect (Contract)

> Stafford Gray · Lansing, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-05-18

**Workplace:** hybrid

## 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.

## Apply

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