Senior AWS Migration Architect — Remote UK

Consult; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult seeks an AWS Subject Matter Expert (Outside IR35) to advise on moving applications to a new AWS environment as part of a merger. The role is remote (UK based) with preferred UK hours (10AM–6/7PM).

The SME will define migration waves, validate landing zones, run migrations with AWS tools, and produce runbooks and hypercare documentation while coordinating with suppliers and internal teams across borders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AWS migration experience across at least two end-to-end applications.
• Deep knowledge of EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, Route 53, and Transit Gateway.
• Proficient IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong networking, DNS, and identity federation skills.
• Experience in carve-out projects, especially for US-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess source estate and map dependencies to plan migration waves.
• Validate landing zones, networking, and identity for each wave.
• Migrate applications using AWS tools and manage cutover/rollback.
• Create runbooks and hypercare documentation.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

AWS migration

EC2

VPC

IAM

RDS

S3

Route 53

Transit Gateway

AWS Organizations

IaC (Terraform)

IaC (CloudFormation)

Networking

DNS

Identity federation

Stakeholder communication

Carve-out projects

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Consult seeks an AWS Subject Matter Expert (Outside IR35) to advise on moving applications to a new AWS environment as part of a merger. The role is remote (UK based) with preferred UK hours (10AM–6/7PM).

The SME will define migration waves, validate landing zones, run migrations with AWS tools, and produce runbooks and hypercare documentation while coordinating with suppliers and internal teams across borders.