Senior Application Architect (Migration Assessment & Modernization Strategy)

Introduction:

We are looking for a Senior Application Architect who specializes in migration assessment and modernization strategy. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the assessment and strategy phases of application portfolio modernization projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Application Portfolio Assessment
• Develop Migration Strategy using 7Rs framework
• Design Modernization Roadmaps
• Provide Pre-sales and Solutioning support

Requirements:

Must-Have Experience:

• Application Portfolio Assessment Experience
• Hands-on experience assessing 50-1000+ applications
• Creating application inventories, portfolio heatmaps, readiness scores
• Migration Strategy & R-Treatment Expertise
• Strong experience with 7Rs framework
• Define modernization approach per application
• Modernization Roadmap & Wave Planning
• Build multi-year migration roadmaps
• Develop wave-based migration plans
• Sequencing based on dependencies
• Pre-Sales / Consulting Experience
• Solutioning, proposal development, client workshops
• Consulting or client-facing architecture roles
• Cloud & Architecture Knowledge
• Strong understanding of AWS migration strategies, microservices, APIs, containerization
• Familiarity with tools like CAST, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, AWS MGN

Avoid profiles that are primarily:

• DevOps Engineers / Kubernetes Leads
• Delivery Managers / Program Managers
• Pure Application Developers (.NET / Java heavy)
• Cloud Engineers without assessment/strategy experience
• Architects who only worked on design/delivery, not assessment

Preferred Titles:

• Application Architect - Modernization
• Cloud Transformation Architect
• Enterprise Architect - Application Portfolio
• Migration Architect (Strategy-focused)
• Pre-Sales / Solution Architect (Cloud Transformation)