Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Quantiphi; Boston (MA); On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantiphi seeks an Infrastructure Migration Specialist and Solution Architect to drive Platform Engineering initiatives and deliver complex cloud migrations. You will focus on migrating workloads from on-premises data centers to AWS, including REHOST and REPLATFORM for EC2-based architectures.

Responsibilities include planning migrations with AWS tools, troubleshooting OS/database issues, and enabling clients to maximize cloud benefits through scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in architecting, deploying and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure services.
• Strong understanding of large enterprise multi-account AWS architectures.
• Recent experience with cloud migration strategies including Lift and Shift and Replatform.
• Experience with migration tools such as CloudEndure and Double-Take, plus AWS Migration Hub, MGN, and SMS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Infrastructure Migration Specialist and Solution Architect for AWS migrations.
• Lead Platform Engineering initiatives including large-scale Lift and Shift and Replatform migrations.
• Plan and execute migrations using AWS services and migration tools.
• Troubleshoot OS and database issues during migration to ensure smooth transitions.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Migration tooling

Python

Bash

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Git

Jenkins

DMS

MGN

SMS

EC2

VPC

IAM

EKS

Education

AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect)

Tools

CloudEndure

Double-Take

Migration Hub

MGN

SMS

DMS

EC2 management tooling

Job description

Quantiphi is an award-winning, AI-First global digital engineering company that helps the world’s leading Fortune 1000 organizations transform bold ideas into measurable business impact. We go beyond building innovative AI technologies-we solve the problems that matter most to our clients.

Since our founding in 2013, Quantiphi has built a proven track record of turning complex challenges into meaningful outcomes across industries.

Headquartered in Boston, with more than 4,000 professionals worldwide, we partner with global enterprises to deliver large-scale digital, cloud, and AI-driven transformation. #SolvingWhatMatters.

We are an Elite and Premier partner to Google Cloud, AWS, NVIDIA, Snowflake, and other leading technology platforms, and our work has been recognized across the industry, including:

• 21 Google Cloud Partner of the Year awards in the past 10 years
• 3 AWS AI/ML Partner of the Year awards
• 3 NVIDIA Partner of the Year awards
• 3 Snowflake Partner of the Year awards
• Rated Leaders by Gartner, Forrester, IDC, ISG, Everest Group and other leading analyst firms

Quantiphi delivers First-in-class AI solutions across Life Sciences, Healthcare, Banking, Financial Services, CPG, Manufacturing, Energy, High-Tech, Telecommunications, etc., powered by cutting-edge Generative AI and Agentic AI accelerators.

We are also proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work-reflecting our commitment to our people and our culture.

Experience Level: 8+ years

Employment type: Full Time

Job Overview:

Quantiphi seeks an Infrastructure Migration Specialist and Solution Architect to spearhead our Platform Engineering initiatives. In this role, you will be crucial to delivering sophisticated solutions to our clients, covering Application Development, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Analytics, and Machine Learning. A key component of this position is specialized experience migrating workloads from on-premise data centers to the AWS cloud (Rehost and Replatform Migration), thereby empowering clients to maximize the benefits of cloud infrastructure.

What you will do:

• Serve as an Infrastructure Migration Specialist and Solution Architect, specializing in migrating workloads from on-premise data centers to the AWS cloud (Rehost and Replatform Migration).
• Spearhead Platform Engineering initiatives, focusing on large-scale Lift and Shift (REHOST) and REPLATFORM migrations targeting AWS EC2 instance-based architectures.
• Plan and execute migration tasks using AWS services (Migration Hub, MGN, SMS, DMS) and migration tools such as CloudEndure and Double-Take.
• Conduct portfolio assessment and use tools like AWS Migration Evaluator to analyze and define optimal migration strategies.
• Troubleshoot Windows or Linux OS and Database server issues during migration to ensure a seamless transition.
• Empower clients to maximize the benefits of cloud infrastructure

Basic Qualifications (BQ):

• Proficiency in Architecting, deploying and maintaining AWS Cloud based infrastructure services [VPC, IAM, S3, Lambda, EC2, SQS, SSM, ASG, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, Boto3, Python, EKS, Shell Scripting, Automation, SNS, SQS, KMS, EKS, ECR, RDS. etc]
• Good Understanding of medium to large Enterprise architectures, Multi-Account AWS setup.

Cloud Migration Expertise:

• Recent experience with and a strong understanding of various cloud migration strategies (the 7 Rs).
• Must have experience with at least one large-scale Lift and Shift (REHOST) migration and one large-scale REPLATFORM migration, targeting AWS EC2 instance-based architectures.
• Prior experience using migration tools such as CloudEndure and Double-Take, as well as AWS services.
• Proficient in utilizing AWS services for migration, including Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), and AWS Server Migration Service (SMS).
• Familiarity with Database servers is a plus, along with proficiency in the Migration Service (SMS) and AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
• Expertise in AWS services, including EC2, S3, auto-scaling, Landing Zone, and Control Tower
• Proficiency in using AWS Migration Evaluator and Portfolio Assessment tools to analyze migration strategies
• Well-versed in service-oriented architecture and cloud-based web services architecture, design patterns, and frameworks
• Good understanding of Windows or Linux OS. Experience with troubleshooting Linux/Windows OS issues while migrating. Good to have handled Database server migrations also.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-related services such as compute, storage, network, and messaging (e.g., SNS, SQS).

Networking Skills:

• Proficiency in setting up and managing hybrid cloud networks, including VPN and AWS Direct Connect.
• Experience with configuring Application Load Balancers (ALB) for effective traffic management

Automation and Deployment:

• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python and Bash for automating migration tasks and processes.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Strong understanding of IaC practices using tools like Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation Templates.
• Experience in automating development and testing processes through CI/CD pipelines using tools like Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, and Docker containers.

Security and Compliance:

• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, including setting up IAM roles and policies for secure access.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements relevant to data handling and migration processes.

Configuration Management / Scripting and Programming:

• Hands-on experience with scripting and programming languages such as Bash, Python, Core Java, and Scala.
• Previous work experience on Configuration management and using tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, AWS SSM, etc.

Other Qualifications (OQ):

• Familiarity on-prem VMware ecosystem such as vSphere, vCenter, ESX, NSX.
• Familiarity with vMotion, VM Export/Import and integrating with AWS.
• Skills in monitoring cloud infrastructure and application performance using tools like Amazon CloudWatch.
• Experience in optimizing database queries and application performance following migration.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with relational SQL, NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Ability to build and manage container hosting platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS.
• Familiarity with systems management and automation tools like Puppet, Chef, and Ansible.
• Experience working in an Agile and DevOps environment.

What is in it for you:

• Join one of the world's fastest-growing AI-first digital engineering companies and make a real impact at scale.
• Lead and collaborate with a high-energy team of talented, driven individuals solving complex, meaningful challenges.
• Work with Fortune 500 companies and disruptive innovators in a research-driven environment with 60+ patents.
• Stay ahead of the curve by gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI, ML, data, and cloud technologies while continuously upskilling.