Senior Migration Architect

About Us (Ensono)

Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients’ digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize today’s systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development. With certified experts in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and recognized as Microsoft Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year, Ensono has over 3500+ associates globally and is headquartered in greater Chicago.

We care about your success, offering comprehensive strategic and managed services for mission-critical applications. Our Advisory and Consulting services can help upfront with an application strategy or find the right places for your applications – whether it’s public, multi or hybrid cloud, or mainframe. And because we span across all mission-critical platforms, we can meet you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey, with 24/7 support when you need it. We are your relentless ally, flexing with you when challenges emerge so you don’t feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so you’re continuously innovating – doing more with less while remaining secure. And that’s just the beginning.

Position Responsibilities

• Define and deliver application portfolio assessments including discovery analysis, dependency mapping, migration grouping, and prioritization of workloads.
• Develop migration strategies and architecture aligned with client business requirements, performance needs, and technical constraints.
• Work closely with Solution Architects and program leadership to design migration approaches for enterprise application portfolios.
• Analyze business, technical, and application requirements to determine migration readiness, identify risks, and evaluate cost and operational impacts.
• Provide architecture guidance for migration of complex enterprise workloads to public and private cloud environments including Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Define migration sequencing, wave planning, and technical specifications required for migration execution.
• Produce migration strategy documentation and architecture artifacts that enable delivery teams to execute migrations effectively.
• Document architecture decisions, risks, mitigation strategies, and alternative approaches.
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance during migration execution as needed.
• Evaluate emerging tools, automation approaches, and AI-enabled productivity tools that can improve migration planning and analysis (including tools such as Microsoft Copilot for data analysis, documentation, and planning support).
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to ensure migration architecture aligns with enterprise security, compliance, and operational standards.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and technical consultants on migration best practices and architecture standards.
• Support large-scale transformation initiatives and contribute to overall program success.
• Communicate architectural decisions, standards, and rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage infra/application/dependency data using Excel or similar - must have demonstrable experience with filtering, sorting, grouping, pivot tables, joining data from multiple worksheets.

Required Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a Migration Architect, Cloud Architect, or similar enterprise architecture role.
• 10+ years of overall experience in Information Technology with strong experience in application architecture and cloud platforms.
• Experience leading or supporting large-scale application migration initiatives within Fortune 500 environments.
• Experience working within regulated industries such as healthcare, insurance, government, Medicaid/Medicare, or other high-security environments is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with cloud migration planning and architecture across platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Strong understanding of application dependency mapping, migration planning, and enterprise application architecture.
• Experience working within enterprise transformation programs involving large application portfolios.
• Familiarity with modern productivity tools, including AI-assisted tools such as Microsoft Copilot, for data analysis, documentation, and planning activities is a plus.
• Strong communication and consulting skills with the ability to work directly with enterprise clients.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field required. Advanced degree preferred.

Shift Timings: 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to caste, colour, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, HIV status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with disabilities who require accommodations during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact our Talent Acquisition team to place a request.