## Cloud Migration Engineer AWS/Azure & Wintel
## Role 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 Requirements
## Windows Server & Microsoft Technologies
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Extensive experience with **Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025**
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Microsoft **Active Directory (AD)**
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**DNS and DHCP** administration
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**Group Policy (GPO)** management
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**PowerShell** scripting and automation
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**Microsoft Entra ID**
## AWS Cloud
Hands-on experience with:
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**Amazon EC2**
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**IAM**
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**VPC**
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**Route 53**
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**CloudWatch**
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**Systems Manager (SSM)**
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**Amazon FSx**
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**AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)**
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**Amazon RDS**
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**Amazon S3**
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**EBS**
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**Security Groups**
## Microsoft Azure
Experience with:
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**Azure Virtual Machines**
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**Azure Migrate**
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**Azure Site Recovery (ASR)**
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**Azure Backup**
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**Azure Monitor**
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**Microsoft Entra ID**
## Automation, DevOps & IaC
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**Terraform**
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**AWS CloudFormation**
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**Git**
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**CI/CD pipeline development and integration**
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Infrastructure as Code (**IaC**)
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Automated and scripted infrastructure deployment
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PowerShell and other scripting-based automation
## Cloud Migration Experience
Candidates should have demonstrated experience with enterprise VMware-to-cloud migration initiatives, including:
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**VMware vSphere and vCenter** administration
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VMware workload migrations to **AWS**
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VMware workload migrations to **Azure**
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Server and application **discovery and assessment**
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Migration strategy, planning, and target architecture
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Migration execution, testing, and technical validation
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Production **cutover activities**
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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:
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Scope and scale of the migration
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VMware, AWS and/or Azure technologies involved
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Migration approach and tools used
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Your specific responsibilities and contributions
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Testing, cutover, and post-migration activities
## AWS Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Provide examples of AWS environments you have designed or implemented using:
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**Terraform**
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**AWS CloudFormation**
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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:
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EC2
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VPC
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IAM
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S3
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EBS
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RDS
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FSx
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Systems Manager (SSM)
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CloudWatch
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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:
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**AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional**
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**HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate**
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**Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)**
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**Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)**
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**VMware Certified Professional (VCP)**