AWS Cloud Architect – Migration Specialist (12-Month Contract - Renewable)

SUMMARY:
Are you a Seasoned AWS Cloud Architect – Migration Specialist with at least 5 years' experience in AWS Cloud Architecture and Migrations. Here's a chance to make a meaningful impact in a well-reputed IT Solutions company (fully remote).

POSITION INFO:
My client is a leading IT Solutions Provider, specialising in AI and ML services, legacy system modernization, cloud solutions and specialized training programs.

This AWS Cloud Architect – Migration Specialist role offers a unique chance to lead the migration of on-prem infrastructure, apps and services to the cloud (AWS).

This supports the cloud transformation strategy through migration, operational excellence and adherence to best practices.

It Involves:

• Plan, design and lead the migration process.
• Assess the current on-prem infrastructure and strategize how to migrate it.
• Define and implement workflows, tools and methodologies.
• Risk management.
• Optimization of performance, scalability, and cost efficiency (ssing AWS CloudWatch for reliability and security).
• Cloud architecture design using AWS Services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) for solutioning.
• Stakeholder collaboration & leadership (partner with business stakeholders and lead the migration process).
  
  

• A Degree in Computer Science, Information systems / IT.
• Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Professional (required) and other relevant AWS certifications (preferred).

• +5 years of experience in AWS cloud architecture and migrations.
• Experience in leading end-to-end (assessing, planning and execution) migration projects.
• Strong understanding of how AWS Services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) are applied in migration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.
• AWS migration services (AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service, and AWS Database Migration Service)
• Orchestration and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)