Application Consultant AWS Cloud Modernization

Job Description

IntroductionIBM Application Consultants work directly with our clients on key initiatives. You will have the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of their business issues and implement organizational strategies that drive adoption of change. We are looking for experts who can build credibility and trust with our clients and provide knowledge that addresses individual and unique business needs.Your Role and Responsibilities IBM s Multi Cloud Services are focused on supporting clients on their cloud journey across any platform to achieve their business goals. It encompasses Cloud Advisory, Architecture, Cloud Native Development, Application Portfolio Migration, Modernization, and Rationalization as well as Cloud Operations.

• Multi Cloud Services supports all public/private/hybrid Cloud deployments:
  • IBM Bluemix/IBM Cloud/Red Hat/AWS/ Azure/Google and client private environments.
• Multi Cloud Services has the best Cloud developer architect Complex SI, Sys Ops and delivery talent delivered through our GEO CIC Factory model.

As a member of our Multi Cloud Migration Practice you will be responsible for defining and implementing application cloud migration, modernisation and rationalisation solutions for clients across all sectors. You will support mobilisation and help to lead the quality of our programmes and services, liaise with clients and provide consulting services including:

• Create cloud migration strategies; defining delivery architecture, creating the migration plans, designing the orchestration plans and more.
• Assist in creating and executing of migration run books
• Evaluate source cloud (Physical Virtual and Cloud) and target Workloads.
• Bring together and define migration requirements.
• Use troubleshooting skills and work closely with operations, support, and or other functions to ensure successful migrations.

You will work with clients to define and create solutions for application cloud migration modernization and rationalisation and have the experience as detailed in the Expertise section.

• Managing initiatives for migration and modernization in AWS cloud environment.
• Bringing your expertise to manage applications to AWS Cloud demonstrating PaaS Services, EC2 Services and ECS.
• You as a modernization professional, you will have experience to migrate legacies to Cloud platforms, move from one programming language to the other

Help in Legacy Modernization Solution Design and delivery through following:

• Leads and builds Modernization architecture solution from legacy platform (mainframe, iSeries, Solaris, VAX/VMS) into modern platform (Cloud on-prem/off-prem) through modular design by understanding application component as System of Engagement (SOE), System of Insight (SOI), System of Integration (SOI), System of Records (SOR).
• SME and highly experienced in identifying application module based SOE, SOI, SOR and lead modernization design as continuous modernization, modular modernization.
• Leads the team to design Modernization strategy and identify the need for API, Containerization, Microservices creation vs. language conversion, Database conversion.
• Leads the team to adopt continuous modernization instead of Big bang approach.
• Leads and SME in Modernization methodology and can lead the Design thinking workshop, method tailoring as Client environment and Client industry.
• SME by providing significant contribution to Modernization on Technical elements of WBS, estimation, Modernization risk, dependencies, Minimum viable product (MVP).
• SME on at least two modernization assessment and execution tools.
• Deep knowledge on AWS platform product & services and you should have the capability to map client platform and application deployment requirement into AWS platform specific services, configuration and align solution to AWS well architected framework and standard methodologies.
• Good knowledge on AWS ECS, AWS ECR, AWS EKS, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda function, AWS Elastic Cache, AWS S3, AWS API Gateway, AWS CloudWatch and AWS SNS, AWS RDS and AWS DynamoDB. Foundation knowledge on AWS DevOps Services and database (RDBMS & NoSql) solutions (runs on VMs).

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• (a) Should have 6+ Years of IT Industry experience. (b) Minimum 6+ years as an Delivery Architect/Migration Architect with proven track record. (c) Should be AWS Associate or Professional certified Architect (d) Led Architecture initiatives on AWS Migrattions (e) Experience in managing Architecture team (f) Strong technical leadership capability (g) Cloud Migration Experience - 8 years (h) Experience in Migrating applications running on-premise Application Server to AWS Cloud on Java Application Server (i) Should have worked on at least 5 engagement migrating client applications to AWS Cloud (j) Should have worked for minimum of 5 years on WebSphere and Java/J2EE or .NET (k) Should have experience on using DevOps tools during migrating

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Creative problem-solving skills and superb communication Skill.
• Telecom domain experience is an added plus

With all the above said, we wish you excellent success in your career and encourage you to bring your best self to work with IBM About Business UnitIBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the worlds economy. IBM Services partners with the worlds leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.Your Life @ IBMWhat matters to you when you re looking for your next career challenge Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities where you can truly discover your passion Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust where everyone has a voice What about all of these If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.About IBMIBM s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.,

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