Summary
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A senior DevOps engineering contract focused on enterprise cloud migrations. You will assess workloads, prepare target environments, execute migrations and cutovers, and provide post-migration support. The role combines AWS platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code, deployment pipelines, Kubernetes, database migration, automation, governance, and observability.
Highlights
A senior cloud engineering contract focused on enterprise AWS migration, secure and scalable platform engineering, automation, observability, and modern infrastructure practices. The role offers hands-on exposure to large-scale migrations, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and cloud architecture.
Description
Senior AWS DevOps Migration Engineer
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Start Date: 1st October 2026
End Date: 31st December 2027
Work Style: Hybrid - Minimum 2 Office Days Weekly
Role Objective / Success Criteria / KPI
Support enterprise AWS migrations in accordance with the agreed target architecture and migration strategy.
Design, implement and operate secure, scalable and reliable AWS platform services, migration tooling and deployment pipelines.
Deliver lift-and-shift, re-architecture, database and data migrations with controlled cutover and effective hypercare.
Improve platform governance, observability, automation and operational support using AWS and Infrastructure as Code technologies.
Key Responsibilities
Assess workloads and select appropriate migration approaches in line with the AWS 6 Rs framework.
Prepare target environments, install required software and execute migrations, cutovers and post-migration hypercare.
Support containerisation and re-architecture using Amazon EKS, Docker and Kubernetes.
Build infrastructure and application deployment pipelines using Terraform, GitHub, GitOps and AWS-native tools.
Migrate databases using AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Schema Conversion Tool.
Design data-transfer solutions using AWS DataSync, Storage Gateway and Amazon S3.
Provide day-to-day operational support for AWS platform services and core products.
Collaborate with platform architects, application teams and business stakeholders throughout delivery.
Tasks
Use AWS Application Migration Service where appropriate for lift-and-shift workloads.
Install migration agents, perform assessments, convert schemas, synchronise data and manage database cutovers.
Provision and manage cloud resources through Terraform, AWS CloudFormation and AWS Account Factory for Terraform.
Diagnose and resolve issues across EC2, S3, EKS, RDS and other AWS platform services.
Configure IAM, AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, Microsoft Entra ID integrations and AWS Network Firewall policies.
Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework and NIST cloud-security standards across platform and CI/CD solutions.
Set up monitoring, KPIs, alarms and alerts using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Config, and support incident resolution and platform optimisation.
Provide AWS platform training and create onboarding guides, FAQs and operating procedures.
Deliverables
Migrated applications, databases and datasets aligned with the approved target architecture.
Secure and reusable Infrastructure as Code modules and automated deployment pipelines.
Configured AWS governance, identity, access-control and security policies.
Operational monitoring, alerts, support procedures and incident-resolution outputs.
Migration plans, cutover documentation, onboarding guides and knowledge-transfer material.
Decision Authority / Responsibility
Recommend appropriate AWS migration patterns, tooling and automation within the agreed architecture and strategy.
Own assigned migration and platform-engineering activities through assessment, build, testing, cutover and hypercare.
Apply governance, security, reliability and cost-management controls to AWS platform solutions.
Escalate material architecture, security, operational, cost or delivery risks to the appropriate stakeholders.
Requirements
Proven experience delivering large-scale cloud migrations using the AWS 6 Rs framework.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and CI/CD pipeline development.
Experience with AWS Account Factory for Terraform, CloudFormation, Terraform, GitHub, GitOps and AWS Developer Tools.
Experience with AWS Systems Manager, Ansible and automated cloud operations.
Strong knowledge of IAM, Microsoft Entra ID, AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies and NIST cloud-security standards.
Experience with AWS FinOps and observability tools, including Cost Explorer, Cost and Usage Reports, AWS Glue, CloudWatch and AWS Config.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and orchestration using Amazon EKS or comparable Kubernetes platforms.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication and stakeholder-management skills, including explaining technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Able to work effectively within international, Agile and cross-functional teams.
Successful completion of the required background verification before onboarding.
