Cloud Migration Engineer / Azure Migration Engineer

Cloud Migration Engineer / Azure Migration Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Migration Engineer with hands-on expertise in Azure Migrate, migration assessment and discovery, and large-scale on premises to cloud migrations. The candidate should have experience migrating workloads from on-premises VMware environments to Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.

The candidate will be responsible for assessment, discovery, migration planning, wave management, migration execution, cutover, and post-migration hyper care.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and work hands-on with Azure Migrate.
• Perform assessment and discovery of on-premises infrastructure using Matilda and other discovery tools.
• Assess VMware/on-premises servers and applications for migration to Azure/AWS.
• Plan and manage migration waves for large-scale migrations.
• Have hands-on experience migrating 200300+ servers/applications.
• Execute migration cutover, validation, and post-migration hyper care.
• Create and configure Azure Landing Zones for migration workloads.
• Design and implement DR (Disaster Recovery) solutions.
• Prepare BOM (Bill of Materials) and migration-related documentation.
• Perform workload right-sizing and provide recommendations for target cloud infrastructure.
• Execute re-platforming activities where required.
• Perform Windows and Linux OS upgrades as part of migration projects.
• Coordinate migration activities across infrastructure, application, network, and cloud teams.
• Troubleshoot migration issues during cutover and hypercare.
• Ensure migration activities are executed according to defined migration waves, timelines, and technical requirements.

2. Must-Have Skills for Resume

These are the key skills I would specifically look for in the candidate's resume:

Mandatory / Core

1. Azure Migrate

2. Azure Migrate Installation / Configuration

3. Assessment & Discovery

4. Matilda Discovery/Assessment Tool

5. Discovery Tools

6. On-Premises VMware to Azure Migration

7. Cloud Migration

8. Migration Wave Management

9. Large-Scale Server/Application Migration

10. 200–300+ Server/Application Migration Experience

11. Migration Cutover

12. Migration Hypercare

13. Azure Landing Zone

14. DR / Disaster Recovery

15. Right-Sizing

16. BOM Creation

17. Re-platforming

18. Windows & Linux OS Upgrade