Migration Consultant , Application Migration, Modernization and Management

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Migration Consultant, where you will guide clients through complex cloud transformation projects. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with C-level executives and ensure successful migration strategies. You will assess organizational readiness, define business outcomes, and collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to deliver tailored solutions. If you are passionate about cloud technology and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a diverse team that values innovation and creativity in every project.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience in large-scale migration programs.
• Proven track record in customer-facing migration roles.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions based on customer requirements and constraints.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement optimal solutions.

Skills

Migration Strategy Design

Application Portfolio Analysis

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Presentation Skills

AWS Cloud Migration

Technical Solution Design

Stakeholder Management

Education

Advanced Degree in Technical Field

Tools

CloudEndure

Carbonite Migrate

Zerto

VMware HCX

Job description

Migration Consultant, Application Migration, Modernization and Management

As a Migration Consultant, you will work with customers and partners, guiding them through planning, preparing, and delivery of complex transformation and migration projects based on varying customer needs. You will contribute to building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships with C-level executives to shape their cloud migration and transformation roadmap.

On a daily basis, you will work together with customers to assess their organizational readiness for cloud adoption. You will help them define goals, objectives, and business outcomes. You will develop and align the cloud vision together with relevant stakeholders to meet those outcomes. You will identify solutions that help a customer, partner, or internal team overcome technical as well as organizational challenges. You will collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to support pre-sales activities.

Key Job Responsibilities:

1. You will work with customers and partners internalizing their context while using your business and technical skills to design solutions based on requirements and constraints.
2. You will own and complete key tasks and deliverables, and collaborate with others to define and implement optimal, complete solutions based on stakeholders' needs.
3. You will work towards customer business outcomes, ensuring there is a strong connection between delivery activities and business objectives.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Multiple years of project experience in delivering large-scale migration programs with hands-on expertise in two or more of the following domains: migration strategy design, migration business case creation, application portfolio analysis, application assessment, migration process design, migration tool implementation, migration execution, or operational integration.
2. Proven track record as a migration or modernization specialist in customer-facing roles.
3. Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with Executives, IT Managers, developers, and business leaders.
4. Solid experience with project management and agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, PMP, ACP, Prince 2, or any other).
5. Hands-on experience migrating applications from on-premises to the AWS Cloud, including the use of migration tools (e.g. CloudEndure, Carbonite Migrate, Zerto, VMware HCX).
6. Familiarity with the AWS platform and its compute, storage, networking, and migration services.
7. Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or Math.
8. Understanding of virtualization technologies and cloud architecture patterns that leverage load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability.

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