Sr AWS Migration Engineer

Job DescriptionSr AWS Migration EngineerPay Rate : $60 - 70/hr on W2/C2CSeatle/ Boston/ RemoteCore 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 workflowsAWS Database Migration Service (DMS) — Hands-on experience with DMS for SQL Server migrations, including Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) for heterogeneous migrationsAWS Migration Hub — Familiarity with tracking migration progress across multiple tools and integrating partner toolsVMware-to-AWS migration — Experience with AWS MGN, VM Import/Export, and optionally AWS Transform for VMware workloadsInfrastructure & IaC Skills: Terraform — Strong proficiency for provisioning landing zones, VPCs, subnets, security groups, IAM roles, and target-state infrastructure on AWSAMI 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 targetsWindows Server administration — Managing Windows workloads on EC2, licensing (BYOL vs. License Included), Active Directory integrationAzure-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 ServerSchema conversion — Using AWS SCT for schema analysis and conversion when refactoring databasesDatabase performance tuning — Post-migration optimization and validationData validation — Ensuring data integrity during and after migrationProject & Methodology Skills: Large-scale migration experience — Proven track record with 100 server migrationsWave planning — Ability to group and sequence 115 applications into migration waves based on dependencies, complexity, and business criticalityApplication discovery & dependency mapping — Using AWS Application Discovery Service or similar tools to map application interdependenciesCutover planning — Designing rollback plans, minimizing downtime, and coordinating maintenance windowsRACI and stakeholder management — Defining roles across customer, partner, and AWS teamsCertifications (Recommended):AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (minimum) or ProfessionalAWS Certified SysOps Administrator – AssociateAWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (preferred for refactoring work) Additional: Microsoft certifications for .NET/SQL Server are a plusExperience Requirements: Minimum 8 years infrastructure administration (Windows, networking, storage, virtualization) Minimum 6 years hands-on AWS migration delivery experienceExperience with at least one datacenter exit or large-scale migration (100 servers) Familiarity with MAP (Migration Acceleration Program) milestones and deliverablesNice-to-Have Skills: AWS Transform — For automated .NET modernization and VMware migration accelerationContainerization (ECS/EKS) — If any refactoring targets containersCI/CD pipelines — For modernized application deploymentCost optimization — Right-sizing EC2 instances, Reserved Instances/Savings Plans planningSecurity best practices — AWS Well-Architected Framework, IAM, encryption, compliance.