Application Modernization Engineer / Specialist

Overview

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!