Associate Architect Migration

Presidio Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future
At Presidio were at the forefront of a global technology revolution transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses - and their internal customers - to achieve more through innovation automation and intelligent insights.

The Role
Presidio Cloud Solutions helps customers adopt cloud build cloud-native solutions and accelerate business outcomes. We are growing our Cloud Migration engineering team within the Presidio Cloud Solutions Group. Our service offerings range from management and strategic consulting to technology implementation and through to enhancement/integration/support of the solutions we deliver.

Migration Execution & Implementation (Mandatory):

• Proven hands-on experience in design and executing cloud migration projects across Mobilize Migrate & Modernize phases:
• Design Lead and execute migration waves server database and application workloads from kick-off to cutover and hypercare
• Working knowledge of 7R migration strategies (Rehost Replatform Refactor etc.) to implement the approach defined by the architect
• Hands-on execution of application portfolio discovery and dependency mapping using migration tooling
• Build and maintain detailed wave plans cutover runbooks rollback procedures and go/no-go checklists
• Support entire team and delivery managers during the Assess/Mobilize phase by providing technical inputs effort estimates and tooling recommendations

Migration Tools & Services (Mandatory):

• Hands-on experience with AWS-native and third-party migration tooling:
• AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) server lift-and-shift migrations
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) & Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
• AWS Migration Hub tracking and orchestrating migrations
• AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS) on-premises discovery & dependency analysis
• Third-party tools: ModelizeIT CloudEndure Carbonite Migrate Zerto or equivalent
• Data migration: AWS DataSync Snowball Edge Transfer Family for large-scale data movement

Cloud AWS (Mandatory):

• Strong AWS hands-on skills to Design implement configure and validate migrated workloads:
• Core services: VPC EC2 S3 IAM RDS Lambda CloudFront Load Balancers Auto Scaling
• Landing Zone design and AWS Control Tower for multi-account governance
• Transit Gateway Direct Connect and VPN for hybrid network connectivity
• AWS Well-Architected Framework applying pillars during migration validation
• Cloud Security best practices: encryption IAM least privilege Security Hub GuardDuty
• Scripting proficiency: Python Bash PowerShell for migration automation

Automation & Infrastructure as Code (Mandatory):

• Hands-on experience automating post-migration infrastructure provisioning:
• Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning and drift detection

CI/CD (Mandatory):

• Experience setting up or integrating CI/CD pipelines as part of migration modernization:
• Jenkins AWS CodePipeline GitLab CI or Azure DevOps
• Pipeline design for application re-deployment post-migration
• Integration with source control: AWS CodeCommit GitHub GitLab Bitbucket

Containers & Orchestration (Good to have):

• Experience with containerization as part of replatform/refactor migration strategies:
• Docker & Docker Compose for containerizing migrated applications
• Kubernetes (EKS / ECS) for orchestration of containerized workloads
• Helm Charts for Kubernetes application packaging
• OpenShift for enterprise container platforms

Stakeholder management Consulting and Communication

• Strong client-facing skills are a core requirement for this role. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable at a whiteboard with engineers and in a conversation with business executives.
• Conduct application questionnaire sessions and discovery workshops with client IT teams to gather migration requirements.
• Prepare and deliver clear well-structured technical presentations HLDs LLDs migration roadmaps to technical and business audiences.
• Act as a trusted technical point of contact for clients during assessment and mobilize phases.
• Collaborate with delivery managers to communicate project status risks and decisions to client stakeholders.
• Support proposal development by contributing architecture inputs effort estimates and technical write-ups.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills; maintain professionalism and confidence in all client interactions.

Certification Expectations:

• Cloud Migration Certification (Mandatory any of):
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
  • Any AWS Professional / Specialty certification(s)
• Automation (Optional any of):
  • HashiCorp Terraform Certified Associate
  • RedHat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
• Containers & Orchestration (Optional any of):
  • CKA Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  • RedHat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration

Responsibilities:

• Develop HLDs LLDs migration roadmaps and wave plans in collaboration with delivery leads and engineers.
• Own the complete migration architecture for complex multi-workload client engagements from pre-sales through delivery completion.
• Lead end-to-end migration architecture for assigned engagements own discovery design build migration execution and post-migration validation.
• Conduct client-facing discovery workshops application questionnaire sessions and dependency mapping exercises.
• Design and document cloud target-state architectures migration strategies and phased roadmaps.
• Provide hands-on implementation support during migration waves actively troubleshoot replication connectivity and compatibility issues.
• Present architecture designs and migration plans to client technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Act as technical governance lead review implementation work enforce architecture standards and resolve technical escalations.
• Build and configure pre-migration cloud environments (landing zones networking security baselines shared services).
• Create and maintain wave plans cutover runbooks rollback procedures and go/no-go checklists.
• Implement post-migration monitoring (CloudWatch Azure Monitor) and observability dashboards.
• Collaborate with lead engineers delivery managers and customer success teams to ensure delivery quality.
• Mentor junior engineers on AWS best practices migration tools and automation techniques.
• Contribute to internal accelerators runbooks and reusable delivery assets.
• Represent Presidios technical capabilities in workshops client advisory sessions and partner forums.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for engagement expansion based on client needs and technology landscape.

Your future at Presidio
JoiningPresidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers - thinkers builders and collaborators - who push the boundaries of whats possible. With our expertise AI-driven analytics cloud solutions cybersecurity and next-gen infrastructure we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.

Here your impact is real. Whether youre harnessing the power of Generative AI architecting resilient digital ecosystems or driving data-driven transformation youll be part of a team that is shaping the future.

Ready to innovate Lets redefine whats next-together.

AboutPresidio
Presidiois committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women people of color people with disabilities and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.

At Presidio speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation security networking digital transformation and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps removes hurdles optimizes costs and reduces risk. Presidios expert technical team develops custom applications provides managed services and enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information visit

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Presidio has a strong commitment to the community we serve and our employees. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we strive to have a workforce that includes the community we serve.

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