Role Purpose

The purpose of the Mid/Senior Cloud Migration Engineer role is to design, develop, implement and manage cloud environments.  This role will utilize a strong understanding of cloud platforms, best practices, and security protocols to ensure the reliability, scalability and efficiency of cloud-based systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure and Migration Design:

  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

  • Architect systems that meet business and technical requirements.

  • Design and build migration plans.

  • Build detailed test and validation plans.

• Deployment and Automation:

  • Lead migration of physical and virtual servers from data centers to cloud.

  • Lead migration of databases to the cloud.

  • Automate deployment processes and operational workflows.

• Monitoring, Test and Optimization:

  • Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.

  • Lead testing and validation process for multiple projects.

  • Optimize cloud resources to improve performance and minimize costs through tools like AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Trusted Advisor, and implementing best practices for cost-effective resource utilization.

• Security and Compliance:

  • Implement cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and vulnerability assessments.

  • Ensure cloud infrastructure complies with industry standards and regulations.

• Leadership, Collaboration and Support:

  • Lead discovery meetings with application and business owners

  • Lead/collaborate with software developers, DevOps teams, and IT staff to integrate cloud solutions.

  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for cloud infrastructure.

• Innovation and Evaluation:

  • Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies and best practices.

  • Evaluate new tools and solutions to improve system performance and security.

  • Maintain expertise in AWS networking concepts, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VPNs, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Security Groups, and Network ACLs

  • Maintain expertise in AWS security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), encryption, security groups, and network ACLs. Knowledge of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and policies

Other duties as assigned

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*This job description highlights the major areas of focus for this position.  Due to the changing business environment, job requirements and expectations may change based on business needs.