AWS Application Modernization & Containerization Lead

Job Title: AWS Application Modernization & Containerization Lead

Location: 100% Remote USA
Client: Amazon / AWS
Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire (FTE Only)
Experience: 12+ Years
Level: C2

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on AWS Application Modernization & Containerization Lead with 12+ years of experience in application modernization, cloud migration, containerization, and AWS technologies. The ideal candidate will lead application assessments, define modernization strategies, drive container adoption using Docker and Amazon EKS, and execute large-scale migration initiatives.

The candidate must have strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and customer-facing experience, with the ability to coordinate customer, partner, and offshore teams across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end application modernization, containerization, and cloud migration initiatives.
• Assess legacy applications and define modernization strategies, including rehost, replatform, refactor, and rebuild approaches.
• Drive container adoption using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes/EKS architectures.
• Leverage AWS Transform and custom modernization frameworks to accelerate application transformation.
• Conduct application discovery, dependency assessments, technical evaluations, and migration planning.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices for modernized applications.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance, troubleshooting, implementation support, and solution validation.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders, enterprise architects, AWS partners, and offshore delivery teams.
• Lead partner resources and cross-functional teams across multiple modernization workstreams.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, migration timelines, and delivery governance.
• Drive technical decisions and ensure successful modernization outcomes.

Mandatory Skills

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in AWS application modernization and cloud migration.
• Expertise in application modernization strategies and legacy application transformation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Amazon EKS and container orchestration.
• Experience with AWS Transform and/or custom application modernization frameworks.
• Knowledge of application assessment, dependency mapping, migration planning, and migration execution.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead partner teams, offshore resources, and multiple technical workstreams.
• Strong troubleshooting, technical decision-making, and delivery governance capabilities.

Preferred Skills

• AWS cloud architecture and cloud-native application design.
• Microservices architecture and application refactoring.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated deployment practices.
• AWS migration and modernization tools.
• Kubernetes security, scalability, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale modernization programs.

Employment Requirements

• Full-time employment only; no contractors.
• Work location: 100% remote within the USA.
• Accepted work authorization categories: U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, EAD card holders, and H-4 visa holders, subject to client verification.
• Ability to work collaboratively with US customer stakeholders, partners, and offshore teams.

Candidate Submission Requirements

Please submit the following details with each candidate profile:

• Updated resume.
• LinkedIn profile URL.
• Current work authorization / visa status.
• Interview availability for the next two days.
• Confirmation of availability for full-time, remote US employment.

Hiring Priority: High. Submit only candidates who meet the mandatory technical requirements and client work authorization criteria.