CTG is seeking to fill an Application Modernization Engineer / Specialist position for our client.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 12 months
Duties:- Advise clients on application development methodologies, tools, and modernization strategies, with an emphasis on hybrid cloud and container-based applications.
- Design, develop, and implement cloud-native application architectures, APIs, and microservices.
- Support project execution by collaborating with senior technical resources on application development, modernization, and deployment activities.
- Design, build, and maintain containerized hybrid cloud environments, ensuring high availability, access control, network security, and automation.
- Lead the implementation of cloud architectures during project delivery and solution design phases.
- Develop modernization solutions for legacy platforms, including mainframe, IBM iSeries, Solaris, and VAX/VMS environments.
- Apply continuous modernization strategies, including application refactoring, containerization, API development, microservices creation, programming language conversion, and database migration.
- Assess existing application components and map functionality to cloud-native services across multiple cloud providers.
- Evaluate cloud platform services, technologies, and architectural trade-offs to recommend solutions that align with client requirements.
- Support application coexistence architectures and integration between legacy and modernized systems.
- Work with application components and architectural patterns, including Systems of Engagement (SOE), Systems of Insight (SOI), Systems of Integration, and Systems of Record (SOR).
Skills:- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Spring Boot.
- Experience with React.js or Angular for front-end application development.
- Proficiency in SQL and relational databases, including Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with MongoDB and NoSQL database technologies.
- Knowledge of API development, microservices architecture, and cloud-native application design.
- Understanding of hybrid cloud environments, containerization, and serverless computing.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, infrastructure components, and services across multiple providers.
- Knowledge of application modernization methodologies, legacy system integration, and database conversion.
- Understanding of continuous integration, deployment automation, configuration management, and cloud security practices.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and client consulting skills.
Experience:- At least 2 years of experience implementing API- and microservices-based architectures.
- Hands-on experience with at least one of the following: Node.js, Spring Boot, or Spring Cloud.
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications and containerized solutions.
- Experience delivering application modernization solutions involving legacy platforms such as mainframe, IBM iSeries, Solaris, or VAX/VMS.
- Demonstrated experience with application refactoring, containerization, API development, microservices implementation, programming language conversion, and database modernization.
- Experience evaluating legacy application components and identifying appropriate cloud-native services and modernization approaches.
- Experience working with multiple cloud providers and advising clients on architecture options, benefits, and trade-offs.
- Experience supporting application development and cloud architecture implementation in a consulting or project delivery environment.
Education:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Relevant cloud, software development, or application architecture certifications are a plus.
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.
CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.
To Apply:To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!
