Cloud Architect

Job Title: Cloud Architect

Location: Charlotte, NC

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6+ Months

Domain: Technology | Finance

Pay Rate: $75/hr on W2 & $85/hr on C2C

Application Deadline: October 15th

SKILLS REQUIRED

Primary (Must-Have):

- AWS Cloud Architecture and VMware-to-AWS migration

- Matilda Discovery, Device42, or similar discovery/assessment tools

- AWS Discovery, infrastructure assessment, and migration planning

- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Secondary (Good to Have):

- AWS Bedrock

- Claude / Claude LLM

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead the end-to-end migration of VMware-based datacenter workloads to AWS. The architect will define cloud architecture, migration strategy, AWS landing zone standards, governance, and technical execution while providing leadership to architects, engineers, and business stakeholders. The role also focuses on leveraging automation and emerging Agentic AI capabilities to accelerate cloud migration and modernization..

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead discovery and assessment of VMware servers, applications, databases, storage, and network dependencies.
• Develop AWS migration strategies, roadmaps, migration waves, sizing recommendations, and cost models.
• Design and implement AWS Landing Zone architecture aligned with enterprise security, networking, and governance standards.
• Lead VMware workload migration to AWS using AWS MGN and related migration services.
• Evaluate workloads using the AWS 6R migration framework: Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Re-architect, Retire, and Retain..

BENEFITS

Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.