AWS Migration Specialist

The AWS Migration Specialist will plan and execute migration activities from on-premises or other cloud platforms to AWS with structured assessment, wave planning, cutover and validation.

Required Primary Skills

• AWS Application Migration Service
• Migration Hub
• EC2
• VPC
• IAM
• S3

Secondary Skills

• Discovery tools
• Dependency mapping
• Cutover planning
• Rollback planning
• Migration runbooks

Technical Skills

• AWS Application Migration Service and Migration Hub
• AWS EC2, VPC, IAM and S3
• Server migration, dependency mapping and cutover planning
• Basic scripting and operational troubleshooting

Key Responsibilities

• Assess source workloads and support migration wave planning.
• Prepare cutover, rollback and validation checklists.
• Execute migration activities using AWS migration patterns and tools.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, security and operations teams during migration events.
• Track migration risks, issues and stabilization actions.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Expected Deliverables

• Migration assessment inputs
• Wave plan and migration tracker
• Cutover and rollback runbooks
• Post-migration validation report

Qualification

• B.E. / B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related discipline.
• Hands-on delivery experience aligned to the stated experience range and role scope.