AWS Cloud Migration Contractor – Atlanta, GA

BGSU Kuhlin Career Hub•Atlanta, GA

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a hands-on AWS Cloud Migration Contractor based in or willing to commute regularly to Atlanta, GA, to assist with the execution of an on-premises to AWS migration program. This role is embedded within the client's technical team and requires frequent on-site presence to coordinate directly with datacenter staff, network engineers, and application owners during active migration waves. The ideal candidate is execution-focused, comfortable working in a datacenter environment, and has deep AWS migration tooling experience. This is a project-based contract with an estimated duration of 12–18 months. Candidates must be local to the Atlanta metro area or able to commute regularly, with an on-site expectation of 2–3 days per week at client datacenter/offices.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or DevOps roles
2+ years of hands-on AWS migration execution experience, including active participation in cutovers
Proficiency with AWS migration services: Application Migration Service (MGN), Database Migration Service (DMS), Migration Hub, Application Discovery Service
Working knowledge of AWS core services: EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, Direct Connect, Route 53, CloudWatch
Solid understanding of networking concepts: DNS, subnetting, firewalls, VPN, BGP fundamentals
Experience with Windows Server and/or Linux system administration
Ability and willingness to work on-site in Atlanta, GA on a regular basis
Comfortable with off-hours cutover windows and occasional weekend work during migration waves
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional (or equivalent experience)

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure-as-code: Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
Familiarity with AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, and Landing Zone design
Experience migrating databases: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL migrations to RDS or Aurora
Exposure to container workloads and modernization paths (ECS, EKS)
Experience with monitoring and observability tools: CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, or similar
Familiarity with ITSM change management processes (ServiceNow or similar)
AWS Migration Specialty or additional AWS certifications

Responsibilities

Attend on-site at client datacenter and office locations in the Atlanta metro area for scheduled migration activities, cutovers, and stakeholder meetings
Work directly alongside internal infrastructure, networking, and application teams during hands-on migration execution
Participate in physical datacenter decommission coordination, including server inventory validation and rack-level documentation
Conduct in-person discovery workshops with application owners and business stakeholders
Assist in workload discovery and dependency mapping using AWS Application Discovery Service and third-party tools
Support portfolio analysis to classify workloads by migration strategy (6 Rs: Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, Retire, Retain)
Contribute to TCO analysis and migration wave planning
Help identify and document risks, blockers, and dependencies ahead of each migration wave
Execute lift-and-shift and replatform migrations using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), Database Migration Service (DMS), and related tooling
Assist with network connectivity setup and validation (Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, Transit Gateway)
Support cutover planning, scheduling, and execution for each migration wave — including off-hours windows as needed
Perform post-migration validation: smoke testing, connectivity checks, performance benchmarking, and rollback verification
Coordinate with application owners during cutovers and hypercare periods
Maintain accurate migration tracking in AWS Migration Hub and project status dashboards
Document migration runbooks and standard operating procedures for each workload pattern
Help upskill internal team members on AWS migration tooling and best practices
Contribute to lessons-learned reviews and continuous improvement of migration processes