AWS Migration Engineer

Job Title: AWS Migration Engineer (VMware to AWS)

Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Remote

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced AWS Migration Engineer with hands-on expertise in migrating production workloads from VMware to AWS using AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN). The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing end-to-end server migrations, performing migration cutovers, troubleshooting migration issues, and validating workloads post-migration. This role focuses specifically on cloud migration and infrastructure modernization and is not a DevOps or application development role.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute server migrations from VMware to AWS using AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN).
• Install and configure AWS MGN agents and manage replication setup and monitoring.
• Perform test migrations, production cutovers, and rollback planning during maintenance windows.
• Migrate Windows and Linux servers while ensuring minimal downtime and business continuity.
• Troubleshoot migration failures, replication issues, boot problems, driver conflicts, and networking issues.
• Select appropriate Amazon EC2 instance types and configure Amazon EBS volumes based on workload requirements.
• Perform post-migration validation, including application functionality, networking, security, and performance verification.
• Configure and manage AWS networking components such as VPCs, Security Groups, and basic IAM permissions.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and cloud teams to ensure successful migration execution.
• Document migration procedures, technical configurations, and operational runbooks.

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in AWS infrastructure and cloud migration projects.
• Strong production experience with AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN), including:
• Agent installation and configuration
• Replication setup and monitoring
• Test migrations and production cutovers
• Migration troubleshooting
• Experience migrating Windows and Linux workloads from VMware to AWS.
• Strong Windows Server and Linux administration skills.
• Expertise in:
• Service management
• Boot and driver troubleshooting
• Network configuration
• Operating system troubleshooting
• Strong understanding of Amazon EC2 instance families and sizing.
• Experience configuring Amazon EBS volume types (GP3, IO1/IO2, ST1, SC1).
• Experience performing application, network, and performance validation after migration.
• Good understanding of:
• Amazon VPC
• Security Groups
• IAM (basic operational knowledge)

• AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
• Amazon FSx
• Amazon S3
• Amazon CloudWatch
• AWS Backup
• Terraform
• VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter)
• Nutanix AHV / Prism
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or higher certification

Key Competencies

• AWS Cloud Migration
• AWS MGN
• VMware to AWS Migration
• Windows & Linux Administration
• Amazon EC2 & EBS
• Migration Cutover Planning
• Infrastructure Modernization
• AWS Networking
• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
• Cloud Infrastructure

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