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Job Description:

Cloud Migration Engineer – AWS/Azure & WintelRole Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Cloud Migration Engineer to deliver and support the migration of VMware-based workloads into AWS and Microsoft Azure environments. The successful candidate will have strong Wintel/Windows Server expertise, hands-on AWS and Azure experience, infrastructure automation capabilities, IaC knowledge, and proven experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud migration programs.

Key Technical RequirementsWindows Server & Microsoft Technologies
  • Extensive experience with Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025

  • Microsoft Active Directory (AD)

  • DNS and DHCP administration

  • Group Policy (GPO) management

  • PowerShell scripting and automation

  • Microsoft Entra ID

AWS Cloud

Hands-on experience with:

  • Amazon EC2

  • IAM

  • VPC

  • Route 53

  • CloudWatch

  • Systems Manager (SSM)

  • Amazon FSx

  • AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)

  • Amazon RDS

  • Amazon S3

  • EBS

  • Security Groups

Microsoft Azure

Experience with:

  • Azure Virtual Machines

  • Azure Migrate

  • Azure Site Recovery (ASR)

  • Azure Backup

  • Azure Monitor

  • Microsoft Entra ID

Automation, DevOps & IaC
  • Terraform

  • AWS CloudFormation

  • Git

  • CI/CD pipeline development and integration

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Automated and scripted infrastructure deployment

  • PowerShell and other scripting-based automation

Cloud Migration Experience

Candidates should have demonstrated experience with enterprise VMware-to-cloud migration initiatives, including:

  • VMware vSphere and vCenter administration

  • VMware workload migrations to AWS

  • VMware workload migrations to Azure

  • Server and application discovery and assessment

  • Migration strategy, planning, and target architecture

  • Migration execution, testing, and technical validation

  • Production cutover activities

  • Post-migration monitoring, troubleshooting, and support

Candidate Validation

Please provide details of relevant experience covering the following areas:

VMware-to-Cloud Projects

Provide three relevant migration projects, outlining:

  • Scope and scale of the migration

  • VMware, AWS and/or Azure technologies involved

  • Migration approach and tools used

  • Your specific responsibilities and contributions

  • Testing, cutover, and post-migration activities

AWS Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Provide examples of AWS environments you have designed or implemented using:

  • Terraform

  • AWS CloudFormation

  • Scripted or automated deployment approaches

Include examples demonstrating your use of IaC, automation, and CI/CD where applicable.

Windows Server

Detail your hands-on experience supporting Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and/or 2025, including relevant administration, troubleshooting, automation, and migration activities.

AWS Services

Please describe your practical experience with:

  • EC2

  • VPC

  • IAM

  • S3

  • EBS

  • RDS

  • FSx

  • Systems Manager (SSM)

  • CloudWatch

  • AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)

Relevant Certifications

Please provide details of any relevant AWS, Azure, VMware, Microsoft, Terraform, or cloud infrastructure certifications held.

Preferred Certifications

The following certifications are desirable:

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

 

  • Job Type

    Contract, On a daily basis

  • Work Authorisation

    No

  • Industry Sector IT & Internet

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