Job Description
Job Functions
• Lead engagements with clients creating and designing migration solutions for AWS environments
• Leverage common Infrastructure as Code tools to define AWS environments and workloads
• Design deployment patterns and high-level orchestration strategy for Configuration Management and Continuous Deployment tools deliver infrastructure and applications to AWS environments
• Plan migrations of bare metal and VM hosted applications to containers and serverless functions
• Migrate operations of existing platforms to a highly available and scalable architecture (web applications, databases, storage, etc.)
• Direct delivery staff on migration of on-premises data and applications to AWS
• Implement optimized AWS architectures that account for cost, availability, and scalability needs
• Communicate regularly with both clients and internal resources about project status and changes
Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Certifications related to cloud provider strongly preferred (or attained in first +0 days)
Experience
Business Skills
• Creative Problem-Solving: Approaching migration challenges with a clear eye on what is important; employing suitable approach/methods to make the maximum use of time and human resources.
• Effective Collaboration: Carefully listening to customers, management, engineers, and architects to establish their needs.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Exploring new territories and finding creative and pragmatic ways to solve migration problems and efficiency.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding and perspective of how industry functions and how migrations are efficiently analyzed, planned for, and executed.
Technical Skills
• 5-10 years system engineering/administration experience on Linux or Windows
• 3-5 years of experience with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and light experience (1-3 years) with an alternate cloud provider
• Experience with cloud migration programs such as AWS MAP and cloud migration automation tools
• Strong experience with Data Center operations
• Experience with one or more large-scale migrations (500+ workloads) to the cloud from a data center, or from the cloud to a data center
• Domain of expertise in one of the following areas: Windows, Linux, Containerization, or Software Development
• Strong scripting experience on Linux or Windows (Bash/Fish/ZSH, Python, PowerShell) including use of the AWS SDK or CLI
• 2-3 years of experience managing common security controls (IAM, Least Privilege, Firewall, Patching, Antivirus, etc.)
• Strong understanding of enterprise, network, system and application-level architecture
• Experience utilizing common source control systems (git, VSTS, SVN) and project structure/organization
• Experience with CI practices with a common tool (Jenkins, Travis, CircleCI, Bamboo
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management
• Lead engagements with clients creating and designing migration solutions for AWS environments
• Leverage common Infrastructure as Code tools to define AWS environments and workloads
• Design deployment patterns and high-level orchestration strategy for Configuration Management and Continuous Deployment tools deliver infrastructure and applications to AWS environments
• Plan migrations of bare metal and VM hosted applications to containers and serverless functions
• Migrate operations of existing platforms to a highly available and scalable architecture (web applications, databases, storage, etc.)
• Direct delivery staff on migration of on-premises data and applications to AWS
• Implement optimized AWS architectures that account for cost, availability, and scalability needs
• Communicate regularly with both clients and internal resources about project status and changes
Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
• Certifications related to cloud provider strongly preferred (or attained in first +0 days)
Experience
Business Skills
• Creative Problem-Solving: Approaching migration challenges with a clear eye on what is important; employing suitable approach/methods to make the maximum use of time and human resources.
• Effective Collaboration: Carefully listening to customers, management, engineers, and architects to establish their needs.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Exploring new territories and finding creative and pragmatic ways to solve migration problems and efficiency.
• Industry Knowledge: Understanding and perspective of how industry functions and how migrations are efficiently analyzed, planned for, and executed.
Technical Skills
• 5-10 years system engineering/administration experience on Linux or Windows
• 3-5 years of experience with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and light experience (1-3 years) with an alternate cloud provider
• Experience with cloud migration programs such as AWS MAP and cloud migration automation tools
• Strong experience with Data Center operations
• Experience with one or more large-scale migrations (500+ workloads) to the cloud from a data center, or from the cloud to a data center
• Domain of expertise in one of the following areas: Windows, Linux, Containerization, or Software Development
• Strong scripting experience on Linux or Windows (Bash/Fish/ZSH, Python, PowerShell) including use of the AWS SDK or CLI
• 2-3 years of experience managing common security controls (IAM, Least Privilege, Firewall, Patching, Antivirus, etc.)
• Strong understanding of enterprise, network, system and application-level architecture
• Experience utilizing common source control systems (git, VSTS, SVN) and project structure/organization
• Experience with CI practices with a common tool (Jenkins, Travis, CircleCI, Bamboo
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Enterprise Migration Cloud Architect position is now open for candidates interested in the Remote Jobs sector. This role in Amherst offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Remote Jobs is a plus.
