Technical AWS Rehost Migration Engineer

About the role

The Technical AWS Rehost Migration Engineer is responsible for end‑to‑end management of server cutover activities during cloud migration waves. You will act as the central point of accountability, ensuring each migration progresses smoothly from planning through hyper‑care support.

Key responsibilities

• Manage cutover activities for assigned server migration waves, coordinating planning, execution, and post‑migration hyper‑care.
• Review, validate, and track cutover plans, dependencies, and critical milestones.
• Engage business, infrastructure, and application teams to confirm migration readiness.
• Coordinate pre‑cutover tasks such as AD group creation, DNS updates, firewall requests, and account provisioning.
• Lead cutover planning and execution meetings, monitor progress, and provide status reports to stakeholders.
• Identify, track, and mitigate migration risks and issues, securing required sign‑offs.
• Support issue resolution during hyper‑care and ensure a smooth handover to operational support.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement of the migration process.

Required profile

• 5–10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud or data‑centre migration, or project/program delivery.
• Proven experience managing server migration waves, cutover planning, and execution.
• Strong understanding of cloud migration methodologies and related infrastructure components.
• Experience coordinating cross‑functional technical teams and business stakeholders.

Required skills

• AWS
• Windows Server
• Linux
• Networking
• Storage
• Active Directory
• DNS
• Firewalls