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