AWS Cloud Migration Architect

Quantiphi

5d • Remote

About The Position

Quantiphi is seeking an AWS Cloud Migration Architect to join its Platform Engineering team. The role leads delivery of client solutions across application development, platform engineering, data engineering, analytics, and machine learning, with a focus on migrating workloads from on-premises datacenters to AWS. The architect assesses existing environments, plans migrations, and enables clients to make use of AWS cloud capabilities. The position is remote in Canada or the USA and requires 10+ years of experience.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience.
• Experience with AWS cloud migration services and components, including EC2, EBS, VPCs, Migration Hub, and MGN.
• Experience assessing VMware environments and planning migrations.
• Experience with migration wave planning, dependency analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong knowledge of AWS architecture, security, and compliance.
• Recent experience with migration approaches (Rs).
• Experience migrating virtual machines from on-premises VMware or other platforms to AWS EC2 using a lift-and-shift (rehost) approach.
• Work experience with migration tools such as CloudEndure, Double-Take, AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS Server Migration Service (SMS), and AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
• Expertise in AWS services including EC2, S3, auto-scaling, Landing Zone, and Control Tower.
• Proficiency using AWS Migration Evaluator and portfolio assessment tools to analyze migration strategies.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture, cloud-based web services architecture, design patterns, and frameworks.
• Good understanding of Windows or Linux operating systems and experience troubleshooting OS issues during migration.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services such as compute, storage, networking, and messaging, including SNS and SQS.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of database servers and experience with database server migrations.
• Familiarity with the on-premises VMware ecosystem, including vSphere, vCenter, ESX, and NSX.
• Familiarity with vMotion, VM Export/Import, and integration with AWS.
• Experience monitoring cloud infrastructure and application performance with tools such as Amazon CloudWatch.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Ability to build and manage container hosting platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS EKS.
• Familiarity with systems management and automation tools such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible.
• Experience working in an Agile and DevOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of advanced client solutions in application development, platform engineering, data engineering, analytics, and machine learning.
• Plan and execute workload migrations from on-premises datacenter environments to AWS.
• Assess VMware environments and plan migration waves, including dependency analysis and stakeholder engagement.
• Apply AWS architecture, security, and compliance knowledge to migration solutions.
• Analyze migration strategies using AWS Migration Evaluator and portfolio assessment tools.
• Troubleshoot Windows or Linux operating system issues during migrations.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure and application performance and optimize database queries and application performance following migration.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a fast-growing AI-first digital engineering company and make an impact at scale.
• Opportunity to collaborate with a team solving complex challenges.
• Work with Fortune 500 companies and disruptive innovators in a research-driven environment with 60+ patents.
• Hands-on experience with AI, ML, data, and cloud technologies, with ongoing upskilling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed