AWS VMC/EC2 Migration and AWS Architect

Oakland, CA 94622

Posted: 05/07/2024 Employment Type: 9+ Month Contract Job Category: Architect Job Number: 26823 Pay Range: $70/hr-$80/hr Workplace Type: Remote

Job Description

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a AWS VMC/EC2 Migration and AWS Architect to join our Client's team.

Job Summary:


Under general supervision of the Data Center Services Manager, this position will be the lead architecture design and oversee the migration of 100+ servers from on-prem vmware environment to AWS VMC/EC2 with an eye towards moving all guests to EC2 in the future. Will develop and implement networking to AWS extending our RFC 1918 space using AWS networking.   This includes network configuration of VMC, AWS VPC, and transit gateway. Will make recommendations on and implement AWS firewalls and load balancers.   This position will be our ‘AWS expert’ with the highest level of practical, hands-on AWS networking, migration, and VPC experience able to troubleshoot complex network and AWS issues. 


Will be on-call for AWS and networking issues. 


Essential Responsibilities: Please break down in 100% of responsibilities.

·       60% Coordinate and perform migration of 100 existing vmware guests to AWS VMC/EC2.   

·       20% Architect and manage support topologies for load balancing and Firewalls.

·       10% Architect and implement AWS networking.

·       10% Build and manage AWS VPCs


AWS architect will have primary responsibly for:

·       AWS VMC instance (must have strong vmware foundation)

·       AWS VPCs

·       AWS transit gateway along with all networking to gateway

·       Migration of services from on-prem vmware to AWS VMC

·       AWS storage management

·       AWS DR and backups

·       AWS firewalls and load balancers

·       Build out of new EC2 instances.

·       Design and build of all AWS VPCs

·       Management of networking on Transit gateway

·       Design of redundant networking to AWS Transit gateway

·       Migration of 100+ virtual servers to VMC

·       Must work in an environment with strong change control.

·       ServiceNow experience a plus. 


Operational experience performing those tasks on those platforms highly desirable. 


Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

·       Experience building VPCs including inter-VPC networking.

·       Experience building VMs in VMC and EC2

·       Experience managing Transit Gateway and routing private IP space to AWS

 

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience with Fortinet firewalls.

·       Experience with F5 load balancers.

·       Experience with Route53




Security Clearance Required: N/A


Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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