Consulting Principal LeadCloud App Modernization

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Role Summary

As theCloud App Modernization Practice Lead you will architect drive and execute the end-to-end modernization of enterprise applications transforming legacy and monolithic systems into scalable resilient and cloud-native solutions. You will define and evolve frameworks methodologies and reusable assets that enable squads to deliver modernization projects efficiently and at scale. Your leadership ensures that modernization is not just a technical upgrade but a business value accelerator.

In one sentence

Develops leads and sets the direction for the regional execution plan for the Amdocs consulting line of business based on a deep understanding of the consulting marketplace business needs priorities and direction.

What will your job look like

Key Responsibilities

Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the App Modernization practice ensuring alignment with business goals market trends and client needs.

Drive business growth by shaping solutions supporting strategic deals and providing subject matter expertise in client engagements.

Oversee delivery excellence for large-scale modernization projects ensuring best-in-class standards quality and client satisfaction.

Develop and maintain a portfolio of reusable assets accelerators and methodologies that differentiate the practice in the market.

Own the app modernization strategy and reference implementation roadmap including frameworks for 12-factor app assessment monolith decomposition and cloud-native enablement.

Define and maintain modernization assessment templates (e.g. 12-factor cloud readiness technical debt analysis) automation tools and best-practice runbooks.

Establish standards and review processes for modernization patterns: re-platforming re-architecting refactoring containerization and serverless adoption.

Set governance policies for change management approvals and incident response in modernization programs.

Collaborate with Cloud Migration Data Modernization and Security teams for integrated end-to-end transformation solutions.

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Key Responsibilities

Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the App Modernization practice ensuring alignment with business goals market trends and client needs.

Drive business growth by shaping solutions supporting strategic deals and providing subject matter expertise in client engagements.

Oversee delivery excellence for large-scale modernization projects ensuring best-in-class standards quality and client satisfaction.

Develop and maintain a portfolio of reusable assets accelerators and methodologies that differentiate the practice in the market.

Own the app modernization strategy and reference implementation roadmap including frameworks for 12-factor app assessment monolith decomposition and cloud-native enablement.

Define and maintain modernization assessment templates (e.g. 12-factor cloud readiness technical debt analysis) automation tools and best-practice runbooks.

Establish standards and review processes for modernization patterns: re-platforming re-architecting refactoring containerization and serverless adoption.

Set governance policies for change management approvals and incident response in modernization programs.

Collaborate with Cloud Migration Data Modernization and Security teams for integrated end-to-end transformation solutions.

Technical Skills Required

Software Development Expertise:

10 years of hands-on experience in software engineering with deep proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java C# Python Go or .

Strong understanding of software architecture patterns including domain-driven design event-driven architectures and API-first development.

Cloud-Native & Modernization Technologies:

Mastery of containerization technologies:

Docker: Building managing and securing container images; optimizing Dockerfiles for production workloads.

Kubernetes: Advanced deployment scaling rolling updates Helm chart authoring operator patterns and troubleshooting in production clusters.

OpenShift: Enterprise Kubernetes management multi-tenancy CI/CD integration and security controls.

Familiarity with other platforms: AWS ECS/EKS Azure AKS Google GKE VMware Tanzu.

Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio Linkerd) for traffic management security and observability in microservices environments.

Deep knowledge of cloud-native frameworks: Spring Core Quarkus Micronaut etc.

Proficiency in serverless architectures (AWS Lambda Azure Functions Google Cloud Functions) and event-driven patterns.

Monolith-to-microservices decomposition (e.g. Strangler Fig domain-driven design)

Code conversion and refactoring (e.g. .NET Core Java upgrades API modernization)

Cloud-native frameworks (Spring Core etc.)

Containerization (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift)

Service mesh and event-driven architectures

App Modernization & Assessment:

Expertise in 12-factor app assessment and remediation including configuration management stateless design and environment parity.

Experience in monolith-to-microservices decomposition using patterns like Strangler Fig domain-driven design and event sourcing.

Hands-on experience with automated code analysis and refactoring tools (e.g. CAST SonarQube Resharper).

Code conversion and modernization: legacy to modern frameworks language upgrades and API modernization.

DevSecOps & Automation:

Building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps GitLab CI).

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform ARM CloudFormation Pulumi).

Automated testing (unit integration regression) shift-left security and continuous delivery practices.

Why you will love this job:

• You will be challenged to strategize direct and build a high performance organization; have the opportunity to use your forward-thinking and critical thinking to carry out regional responsibility or global responsibility based on your job; coordinate driving penetration into the existing and new opportunities and accounts to grow the overall business.
• We offer a wide range of stellar benefits including health dental vision and life insurance as well as paid time off sick time and parental leave!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.