Migration Engineer (AWS & Terrafrom)

Overview & Responsibilities Do you enjoy working with leading edge AWS technology, and have a desire to help customers migrate their workloads from legacy / traditional platforms? Are you experienced in core systems administrator (windows or linux), migration techniques/tooling and have proven track-record of troubleshooting difficult issues in real-time?

Rackspaces rapidly growing Fanatical Support for AWS team is looking to hire candidates with hands-on experience of AWS and the migration of applications/data from any platform (VMWare, physical, or other clouds) into the AWS cloud platform. Migrating an organizations data and applications into the cloud is one of the most important steps in any cloud journey, and Rackspace is looking to add key talent that can deliver efficient and effective migrations for our customers. We pride ourselves on great customer experiences and outcomes, and look for our Rackers to take the same pride in their roles.

A successful candidate must have systems administration experience with Linux or Windows operating systems; hands-on experience with traditional hosting technologies (e.g. server virtualization, dedicated hosting); experience integrating customer applications with AWS services and Rackspace technologies (e.g. monitoring, networking, backups); experience working with remote teams across timezones, and collaboratively creating / improving standard operating procedures and runbooks is key.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Execute migrations using workload migration tools to AWS

• Create, maintain, and use Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for migration execution
• Create, maintain, and execute migration runbooks/tasks
• Work with Engagement/Project Managers to provide timely status updates on project/engagement
• Multi-task in an environment of changing priorities
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, implement, test and support technical solutions across a full stack of technologies
• Work closely across FAWS teams (Support, Solution Architecture) and peers to establish and follow best practices while solving customer problems
• Continually expand knowledge in the areas of new technological developments and trends

EDUCATION

Requires a high school diploma/GED or equivalent

• 4-6 years RELEVANT AWS migration experience working explicitly in or with cloud technologies • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level strongly desired

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred