Senior Cloud Modernization & Migration Engineer (AWS → Alibaba Cloud) - UAE

Job Title: Senior Cloud Modernization & Migration Engineer (AWS → Alibaba Cloud)

Location: UAE (Onsite)

Experience: 7+ years

Duration: Long-term

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Cloud Modernization Engineer to support a strategic transformation initiative. The role involves modernizing existing monolithic applications in AWS, containerizing them using Kubernetes, and leading a seamless migration to Alibaba Cloud.The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in application modernization, cloud-native architectures, AI-driven efficiencies, and multi-cloud migration strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Application Modernization:

• Assess and analyze existing monolithic applications
• Design and implement modernization strategies (re-architecting, refactoring, microservices transformation)
• Apply cloud-native principles (12-factor apps, scalability, resilience)
• Integrate AI/ML components where applicable to improve efficiency and automation

Cloud & Containerization

• Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/ACK or similar)
• Build and manage scalable container orchestration platforms
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.

AWS Environment Management

Work with existing AWS workloads and services

• Optimize architecture for performance, scalability, and cost
• Ensure best practices in security, governance, and monitoring

Migration To Alibaba Cloud

• Design and execute migration strategy from AWS to Alibaba Cloud
• Map AWS services to equivalent Alibaba Cloud services
• Perform workload migration with minimal downtime and risk
• Optimize applications post-migration for Alibaba Cloud ecosystem

AI Enablement (Value Add)

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI/ML for:
• Application performance optimization
• Automation of operations
• Intelligent monitoring and alerting
• Work with AI services across AWS and/or Alibaba Cloud where relevant.

Core Expertise

Required Skills & Experience:

• Application Modernization: Strong experience in transforming monolithic systems into microservices
• AWS: Deep hands-on experience with AWS services and architecture
• Alibaba Cloud: Proven experience or strong familiarity with Alibaba Cloud services
• Kubernetes: Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting)

Technical Skills

• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Programming: Java / .NET / Python (at least one strong proficiency)
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform / CloudFormation / ROS (Alibaba)
• API design & microservices architecture
• Cloud networking and security

AI / Advanced Capabilities (Preferred)

• Exposure to AI/ML services (AWS SageMaker, Alibaba PAI, etc.)
• Experience integrating AI into applications or operations workflows

Soft Skills

• Strong delivery ownership and accountability
• Excellent client-facing communication skills
• Ability to work in complex, multi-cloud environments
• Problem-solving mindset with hands-on execution approach

Experience Requirements

• 7+ years in cloud engineering / application modernization
• Proven track record in end-to-end modernization projects
• Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS + Alibaba preferred)
• Prior experience in migration projects at scale

Nice To Have

• Certifications in AWS / Alibaba Cloud / Kubernetes
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, etc.)
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices

What We Expect

This is a delivery-heavy role, not just architecture or advisory. The candidate must be hands-on throughout the lifecycle:

• Modernization
• Containerization
• Migration
• Optimization

Skills: migration,alibaba,devsecops,multicloud enviornments,application,service mesh,modernization,cloud,aws,ai/ml,kubernetes