Senior AWS Migration Engineer
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Job Summary
Senior AWS Migration Engineer
Location: Seattle WA /Minneapolis MN (3 -5 days onsite minimum)
Duration: 12 months
Job Summary:
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
Qualifications :
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years infrastructure administration (Windows networking storage virtualization)
- Minimum 23 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.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract