Senior Solution Architect

Job Description: Expert Solution Architect – Solution Design

Location: Quincy, MA or Princeton, NJ

(Hybrid – 3 days in office per week)

Employment Type: W2 / C2C

Client is a leading IT services provider delivering end-to-end migration, infrastructure,

and application support services. We lead the migration of business applications to

AWS, Microsoft Azure public clouds, and strategic data centers, providing end-to-end

support and collaborating closely with client application teams during transition to

minimize business disruption.

Position Overview

We are seeking an Expert Solution Architect to join our Solution Design team. This

role is responsible for designing, leading, and governing the technical migration of

workloads to cloud environments, providing end-to-end architecture leadership across

discovery, migration, modernization, and stabilization, ensuring outcomes are aligned to

business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Target State Architecture & Solution Design

· Develop Target State Architecture (TSA) design and migration strategy by

identifying applications and defining the target state solution to support migration

workstreams, conducting application discovery and dependency mapping,

developing application lists and migration waves, defining target-state

architecture aligned with security, compliance, and governance, and developing

high-level migration roadmaps.

· Create blueprints for target environments including a bill of materials containing

hosting assets and configuration details. The TSA Document will include a logical

and physical network layout showing the relationship of hosts to LAN, WAN, and

cloud/target environment.

Architecture Consultation & Migration Planning

· Analyze data collection, refine Workstream Migration Plans, and optimize

communication among stakeholders. Provide services including migration

planning and execution, architecture consultation, application and data migration,disaster recovery infrastructure configuration, connectivity to AWS/Azure services, database migration, server buildout, network configuration, and integration into Active Directory.

· Conduct and validate discovery and assessment information; facilitate application

and technical workshops with stakeholders; review target architectures, migration

strategies, and project plans; and develop detailed migration strategies, wave

plans, and runbooks.

Cloud Architecture & Platform Services

· Assess current architecture and map components to AWS/Azure IaaS services

such as EC2/AMI, ExaData/SQL MI, Service Bus, and managed storage. Deploy

and configure infrastructure aligned to client standards. Perform mandatory OS

platform upgrades, changes, and re-platforming to meet minimum security

standards. Provision all IaaS services using Harness,Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep.

Assess current architecture and map components to AWS/Azure PaaS services

such as App Services, Functions, API Gateway, RDS/Azure SQL, Service Bus

and managed storage. Make required code updates, configuration adjustments,

connection string changes, and environment variable updates needed for

compatibility with cloud PaaS services. Provision all PaaS services using

Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep.

Governance &Technical Oversight

· Participate in governance and review boards, ensuring technical oversight and

troubleshooting throughout the migration process.

· Develop migration strategy that includes wave planning, Target State

Architecture Document, Migration Runbooks and Cutover Plans, technical

governance, infrastructure testing, detailed cutover planning, and post-migration

Hypercare support.

Security & Compliance

· Perform and coordinate vulnerability scanning, authentication/authorization

testing, and data security testing.

· Implement security controls, base tagging for FinOps, monitoring dashboards,

and updating of runbooks and DR plans. Deploy private cloud-based PaaS OS

instances with minimal changes using pre-existing automated deployment

methods.

Cutover & Post-Migration Support

 Own migration planning, parallel runs, cutover execution, rollback planning, and

post-go-live stabilization.

· Migrate databases and file systems to managed PaaS platforms with schema

prep, data migration, reconciliation, and validation. Containerize applications "as-

is" and deploy to managed container platforms (ECS/EKS/AKS/App Service

Containers) without code changes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

· Deep expertise in AWS and Microsoft Azure public cloud platforms

· Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform,

CloudFormation, Bicep, Harness

· Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

· Experience with database migration and storage modernization strategies

· Knowledge of containerization and managed container platforms

(ECS/EKS/AKS/App Service Containers)

Architecture &Design

· Proven experience developing Target State Architecture (TSA) documentation

· Ability to conduct application discovery and dependency mapping

· Experience designing solutions aligned with security, compliance, and

governance standards

· Strong understanding of disaster recovery infrastructure configuration

Security &Compliance

· Experience with security scanning programs (SAST, DAST, SCA, Container

Scanning, IaC Scanning)

· Knowledge of vulnerability scanning, authentication/authorization testing, and

data security testing

· Familiarity with SSO integration and CMK (Customer Managed Keys)

Soft Skills

· Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

· Ability to facilitate application and technical workshops

· Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities

· Experience working in governance frameworks with issue, risk, and escalation

Management

Preferred Qualifications

· 10+ years of experience in solution architecture and cloud migration

· AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert

certification

· Experience working in financial services or highly regulated industries

· Knowledge of FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization

· Experience with AI/ML integration in migration programs