Remote VMware-to-AWS Cloud Migration Engineer

Cognizant; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to lead large-scale migrations from on-premises VMware to AWS. The role involves assessing existing VMware environments, planning migrations, building AWS environments, and automating deployment processes.

This is a remote, US-based position with emphasis on cross‑functional collaboration and post‑migration stabilization. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in VMware infrastructure and 3+ years designing AWS cloud solutions,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing VMware vSphere environments and dependencies.
• Plan, coordinate and execute migrations to AWS.
• Design and configure AWS infrastructure components (VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, CloudWatch).
• Automate migration, provisioning, and deployment using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Develop runbooks, validation plans, and post-migration stabilization activities.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful migrations and governance.

Skills

VMware infrastructure

AWS cloud solutions

Migration leadership

Automation & scripting

Stakeholder management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

PowerShell

Python

VMware PowerCLI

MGN

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to lead large-scale migrations from on-premises VMware to AWS. The role involves assessing existing VMware environments, planning migrations, building AWS environments, and automating deployment processes.

This is a remote, US-based position with emphasis on cross‑functional collaboration and post‑migration stabilization. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in VMware infrastructure and 3+ years designing AWS cloud solutions,