Associate Architect - Migration

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future

At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses - and their internal customers - to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.

The Role

Presidio Cloud Solutions helps customers adopt cloud, build cloud-native solutions, and accelerate business outcomes. We are growing our Cloud Migration engineering team within the Presidio Cloud Solutions Group. Our service offerings range from management and strategic consulting to technology implementation and through to enhancement/integration/support of the solutions we deliver.

Migration Execution & Implementation (Mandatory):

Proven hands-on experience in design and executing cloud migration projects across Mobilize, Migrate & Modernize phases:

Design , Lead and execute migration waves — server, database, and application workloads — from kick-off to cutover and hypercare

Working knowledge of 7R migration strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, etc.) to implement the approach defined by the architect

Hands-on execution of application portfolio discovery and dependency mapping using migration tooling

Build and maintain detailed wave plans, cutover runbooks, rollback procedures, and go/no-go checklists

Support entire team and delivery managers during the Assess/Mobilize phase by providing technical inputs, effort estimates, and tooling recommendations

Migration Tools & Services (Mandatory):

Hands-on experience with AWS-native and third-party migration tooling:

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) – server lift-and-shift migrations

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) & Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)

AWS Migration Hub – tracking and orchestrating migrations

AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS) – on-premises discovery & dependency analysis

Third-party tools: ModelizeIT, CloudEndure, Carbonite Migrate, Zerto, or equivalent

Data migration: AWS DataSync, Snowball Edge, Transfer Family for large-scale data movement

Cloud – AWS (Mandatory):

Strong AWS hands-on skills to Design, implement, configure, and validate migrated workloads:

Core services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling

Landing Zone design and AWS Control Tower for multi-account governance

Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, and VPN for hybrid network connectivity

AWS Well-Architected Framework – applying pillars during migration validation

Cloud Security best practices: encryption, IAM least privilege, Security Hub, GuardDuty

Scripting proficiency: Python, Bash, PowerShell for migration automation

Automation & Infrastructure as Code (Mandatory):

Hands-on experience automating post-migration infrastructure provisioning:

Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning and drift detection

CI/CD (Mandatory):

Experience setting up or integrating CI/CD pipelines as part of migration modernization:

Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps

Pipeline design for application re-deployment post-migration

Integration with source control: AWS CodeCommit, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

Containers & Orchestration (Good to have):

Experience with containerization as part of replatform/refactor migration strategies:

Docker & Docker Compose for containerizing migrated applications

Kubernetes (EKS / ECS) for orchestration of containerized workloads

Helm Charts for Kubernetes application packaging

OpenShift for enterprise container platforms

Stakeholder management, Consulting and Communication

Strong client-facing skills are a core requirement for this role. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable at a whiteboard with engineers and in a conversation with business executives.

Conduct application questionnaire sessions and discovery workshops with client IT teams to gather migration requirements.

Prepare and deliver clear, well-structured technical presentations — HLDs, LLDs, migration roadmaps — to technical and business audiences.

Act as a trusted technical point of contact for clients during assessment and mobilize phases.

Collaborate with delivery managers to communicate project status, risks, and decisions to client stakeholders.

Support proposal development by contributing architecture inputs, effort estimates, and technical write-ups.

Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills; maintain professionalism and confidence in all client interactions.

Certification Expectations:

Cloud – Migration Certification (Mandatory, any of):

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

Any AWS Professional / Specialty certification(s)

Automation (Optional, any of):

HashiCorp Terraform Certified Associate

RedHat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation

Containers & Orchestration (Optional, any of):

CKA – Certified Kubernetes Administrator

RedHat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration

Responsibilities:

Develop HLDs, LLDs, migration roadmaps, and wave plans in collaboration with delivery leads and engineers.

Own the complete migration architecture for complex, multi-workload client engagements from pre-sales through delivery completion.

Lead end-to-end migration architecture for assigned engagements — own discovery, design, build, migration execution, and post-migration validation.

Conduct client-facing discovery workshops, application questionnaire sessions, and dependency mapping exercises.

Design and document cloud target-state architectures, migration strategies, and phased roadmaps.

Provide hands-on implementation support during migration waves — actively troubleshoot replication, connectivity, and compatibility issues.

Present architecture designs and migration plans to client technical teams and business stakeholders.

Act as technical governance lead — review implementation work, enforce architecture standards, and resolve technical escalations.

Build and configure pre-migration cloud environments (landing zones, networking, security baselines, shared services).

Create and maintain wave plans, cutover runbooks, rollback procedures, and go/no-go checklists.

Implement post-migration monitoring (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor) and observability dashboards.

Collaborate with lead engineers, delivery managers, and customer success teams to ensure delivery quality.

Mentor junior engineers on AWS best practices, migration tools, and automation techniques.

Contribute to internal accelerators, runbooks, and reusable delivery assets.

Represent Presidio's technical capabilities in workshops, client advisory sessions, and partner forums.

Identify and pursue opportunities for engagement expansion based on client needs and technology landscape.

Your future at Presidio

Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers - thinkers, builders, and collaborators - who push the boundaries of what's possible. With our expertise AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.

Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you'll be part of a team that is shaping the future.

Ready to innovate? Let's redefine what's next-together.

About Presidio

Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.

At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio's expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, and enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information visit

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.