AWS Migration Engineer

Core AWS Migration Skills

•         AWS Migration Framework — Deep understanding of the Assess → Mobilize → Migrate & Modernize phases and the 7 R's 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 migrating .NET Framework apps to AWS (EC2 rehost or refactoring to .NET 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 for .NET/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