POD LEAD / technical program manager

Program: Migration of Legacy Applications from On Prem to AWS

Role Summary

Lead a cross-functional migration POD responsible for migrating multiple legacy applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. The role combines technical leadership, application migration planning, team management, client stakeholder engagement, and delivery governance to ensure applications are migrated in accordance with approved architecture, program processes, quality standards, and timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage a cross-functional team of cloud, infrastructure, database, DevOps, and migration engineers responsible for multiple application migrations.

Own end-to-end delivery of assigned applications, from discovery and assessment through architecture, environment readiness, migration, testing, cutover, and post-migration stabilization.

Lead technical discovery sessions with application teams to assess architecture, dependencies, infrastructure, databases, interfaces, and migration constraints.

Develop application migration blueprints covering target architecture, migration strategy, infrastructure requirements, security, DevOps, testing, cutover, and rollback.

Work closely with client application owners, cloud architects, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to capture requirements, resolve dependencies, and secure necessary approvals.

Ensure compliance with the client's migration methodology, governance processes, technical standards, and migration stage gates.

Drive DevOps practices, CI/CD integration, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and standardized migration playbooks to improve delivery velocity and quality.

Coordinate application teams across SDLC activities, including configuration changes, COTS installation, testing, release management, and production readiness.

Manage resource allocation, delivery schedules, risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations; maintain accurate status and RAID records in Jira or the designated program tool.

Lead migration readiness reviews, cutover planning, rollback preparedness, stakeholder communications, and operational handover.

Provide regular delivery updates, recovery plans, and performance metrics to client and program leadership.

Required Skills And Qualifications 12–18+ years of IT experience in technical delivery, cloud migration, application modernization, or program management.

Proven experience leading technical teams and managing multiple application migrations concurrently.

Strong understanding of AWS services, cloud architecture, application dependencies, and on-premises-to-cloud migration strategies.

Ability to lead technical discussions, evaluate architecture options, and develop practical application migration blueprints.

Good understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and SDLC.

Experience with Agile delivery, Jira-based tracking, RAID management, governance, and milestone reporting.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, leadership, problem-solving, and escalation management skills.

Ability to work effectively with client organizations and geographically distributed delivery teams.

Preferred: AWS Solutions Architect certification, PMP/PRINCE2 certification, and experience in large-scale enterprise migration programs.

Success Criteria

On-time migration delivery, achievement of agreed milestones, effective management of risks and dependencies, compliance with client governance, successful production cutovers, and strong client stakeholder satisfaction.