Lead Engineer

Overview

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define migration strategies.
• Develop and implement migration processes to move legacy applications and data to cloud platforms like AWS.
• Write scripts and automation to support data migration, system configuration, and cloud infrastructure provisioning.
• Ensure the migration adheres to performance, security, and compliance standards.
• Identify potential issues, troubleshoot, and implement fixes during the migration process.
• Maintain documentation of migration processes and post-migration maintenance plans.
• Provide technical support post-migration to ensure smooth operation of the migrated systems.
  

Requirements

• Experience in migrating applications, services, or data to cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Knowledge of migration tools such as AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), AWS Server Migration Service (SMS), AWS Migration Hub.
• Proficiency in Python, Java or similar programming languages.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Shell, PowerShell, or Bash
• Deep understanding of AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
• Experience in working with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Experience in database management and migrating relational (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and non-relational (e.g., MongoDB) databases.
  

• Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, VPNs, DNS, security groups, and firewalls.
• Understanding of security best practices in cloud migration, such as encryption, IAM, and access control.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure performance and availability.
• Experience in Agile development and working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders and document migration processes clearly.