AWS Migration Engineer

Job description

**Role Overview** We are seeking a skilled **AWS Migration Engineer (L2)** to support and execute cloud migration projects involving infrastructure, applications, and databases. The candidate will be responsible for planning, implementing, troubleshooting, and optimizing migrations from on-premises environments or other cloud platforms to AWS. **Key Responsibilities** - Execute end-to-end migration of servers, applications, and databases to AWS cloud. - Assess existing infrastructure and recommend migration strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain). - Utilize AWS migration services such as: - AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) - AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) - AWS Migration Hub - AWS DataSync - AWS Transfer Family - Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using services such as: - EC2 - VPC - IAM - ELB/ALB - Route 53 - S3 - EBS - RDS - Auto Scaling - Perform migration testing, validation, and post-migration optimization. - Troubleshoot migration-related issues involving networking, storage, compute, and security. - Implement cloud security best practices, backup, and disaster recovery solutions. - Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams during migration engagements. - Create and maintain migration runbooks, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation. - Support production workloads and resolve incidents related to migrated environments. Required Technical Skills - Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services. - Experience in cloud migration projects from on-premises to AWS. - Knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration. - Good understanding of networking concepts: - TCP/IP - DNS - VPN - Load Balancers - Subnets - Security Groups - NACLs - Experience with infrastructure automation tools: - Terraform - CloudFormation - Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, or Python. - Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail. - Understanding of backup and disaster recovery methodologies. Preferred Skills - Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/EKS. - Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions). - Knowledge of AWS Landing Zone and AWS Control Tower. - Experience in large-scale enterprise migration programs.