Cloud Infrastructure Architect - VMware to AWS Migration - #2184336

Responsibilities:

1. VMware-to-AWS Migration Architecture: Lead the architecture, planning and execution of large-scale migrations from on-premises VMware-based data centres to AWS, covering Rehost (Lift & Shift) and Replatform migration strategies.

2. VMware Infrastructure Migration: Assess and migrate VMware workloads involving vSphere, ESXi, vCenter and associated virtualisation infrastructure, ensuring workload compatibility, dependency mapping and minimal downtime.

3. AWS Cloud Solution Architecture: Design and implement scalable, secure and highly available AWS infrastructure using EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, EBS, RDS, Auto Scaling, Landing Zones and Control Tower.

4. Migration Assessment & Strategy: Conduct infrastructure portfolio assessments, analyse existing workloads and define migration roadmaps using AWS Migration Evaluator, Migration Hub, AWS MGN and other migration tools.

5. Hybrid Cloud & Networking: Design hybrid connectivity between on-premises VMware environments and AWS using VPN, Direct Connect, ALB and appropriate network architectures.

6. Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Implement infrastructure automation and migration processes using Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, Bash, Ansible and AWS Systems Manager.

7. Migration Troubleshooting: Resolve Windows/Linux OS, database, networking, storage and application dependencies during migration and post-migration stabilisation.

8. Technical Leadership: Work with enterprise stakeholders and engineering teams to establish migration architecture, technical governance, security standards and cloud infrastructure best practices.