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.

Skills

Architect Stakeholder Management
Architectural Design
AWS & Azure Cloud Architecture
Infrastructure (General)
Platform Engineering
VMware & Hyper-V Virtualization
VMware migration