Sr AWS Migration Engineer

Core AWS Migration Skills

• AWS Migration Framework - Deep understanding of the Assess Mobilize Migrate & Modernize phases and the 7 Rs migration strategies (Rehost Replatform Refactor Repurchase Retire Retain Relocate)
• AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) - Primary tool for lift-and-shift rehosting of VMware VMs and physical servers to EC2; experience with replication agents launch templates and cutover workflows
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) - Hands-on experience with DMS for SQL Server migrations including Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) for heterogeneous migrations
• AWS Migration Hub - Familiarity with tracking migration progress across multiple tools and integrating partner tools
• VMware-to-AWS migration - Experience with AWS MGN VM Import/Export and optionally AWS Transform for VMware workloads

Infrastructure & IaC Skills

• Terraform - Strong proficiency for provisioning landing zones VPCs subnets security groups IAM roles and target-state infrastructure on AWS
• AMI management - Creating customizing and managing Amazon Machine Images for standardized deployments (Optional)
• Networking - VPC design Direct Connect/VPN setup security groups NACLs Route 53 DNS cutover and hybrid connectivity between on-prem/Azure and AWS (Optional)

Microsoft & Windows Workload Expertise

• NET application migration - Experience Framework apps to AWS (EC2 rehost or refactoring Core/Linux)
• SQL Server on AWS - Knowledge of SQL Server on EC2 Amazon RDS for SQL Server and Aurora PostgreSQL as refactoring targets
• Windows Server administration - Managing Windows workloads on EC2 licensing (BYOL vs. License Included) Active Directory integration
• Azure-to-AWS migration - Experience with VM Import/Export from Azure VHDs understanding Azure resource mapping to AWS equivalents and handling Azure-specific dependencies (optional)

Database Migration Skills

• DMS configuration - Setting up replication instances source/target endpoints and migration tasks for SQL Server
• Schema conversion - Using AWS SCT for schema analysis and conversion when refactoring databases
• Database performance tuning - Post-migration optimization and validation
• Data validation - Ensuring data integrity during and after migration

Project & Methodology Skills

• Large-scale migration experience - Proven track record with 100 server migrations
• Wave planning - Ability to group and sequence 115 applications into migration waves based on dependencies complexity and business criticality
• Application discovery & dependency mapping - Using AWS Application Discovery Service or similar tools to map application interdependencies
• Cutover planning - Designing rollback plans minimizing downtime and coordinating maintenance windows
• RACI and stakeholder management - Defining roles across customer partner and AWS teams

Certifications (Recommended)

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate (minimum) or Professional
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (preferred for refactoring work)
• Additional: Microsoft certifications /SQL Server are a plus

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years infrastructure administration (Windows networking storage virtualization)
• Minimum 2 3 years hands-on AWS migration delivery experience
• Experience with at least one datacenter exit or large-scale migration (100 servers)
• Familiarity with MAP (Migration Acceleration Program) milestones and deliverables

Nice-to-Have Skills

• AWS Transform - For modernization and VMware migration acceleration
• Containerization (ECS/EKS) - If any refactoring targets containers
• CI/CD pipelines - For modernized application deployment
• Cost optimization - Right-sizing EC2 instances Reserved Instances/Savings Plans planning
• Security best practices - AWS Well-Architected Framework IAM encryption compliance.