Migration Lead / Enterprise Architect- Migration (Azure)

3 Months ago • 15-20 Years • DevOps

Job Summary

Job Description

The Migration Lead / Enterprise Architect- Migration (Azure) at Rackspace Technology plays a crucial role in assessing, designing, and implementing end-to-end migration strategies for enterprise clients. This involves leveraging deep cloud platform understanding to guide organizations through complex transitions, aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Responsibilities include leading large-scale migrations across hybrid environments, solving migration challenges (dependency mapping, workload prioritization), collaborating with clients, and building migration-at-scale capabilities (optimized processes, hybrid execution models, reusable accelerators). The role requires strong leadership, technical expertise in Azure, AWS, and GCP, and experience with migration tools like Azure Migrate and AWS Migration Hub.
Must have:
  • 15+ years' professional services experience
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
  • Extensive experience in data center consolidation
  • Expertise in migration tools (Azure Migrate, AWS Migration Hub)
  • Deep understanding of application and infrastructure architecture
Good to have:
  • Advanced scripting capabilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Familiarity with containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD pipelines

Job Details

Enterprise Architect- Migration Hub
 
Role Overview

As a Migration Leader specializing in cloud migrations, you will play an important role in assessing, designing, and implementing end-to-end migration strategies for enterprise clients. Leveraging a deep understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure, applications, and modern IT ecosystems, you will guide organizations through complex transitions while aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Engagements will be primarily focused on migration, transformation and infrastructure consolidation, but may also include automation, optimization, and lifecycle services. As an experienced technology leader, you will be accountable for delivering business value by scoping, design and delivery. You will be responsible for building migration-at-scale capability which includes an optimized process, hybrid (onshore and nearshore) execution model, reusable accelerators and automation strategy
 
 
Key competencies
 
Migration Expert:
Brings extensive experience in leading end-to-end migration projects, from initial assessments and planning to execution and post-migration optimization. Skilled in handling complex, large-scale migrations involving diverse workloads and hybrid environments.
Problem Solver:
Expert in addressing migration challenges such as dependency mapping, workload prioritization, and minimizing downtime. Combines technical expertise with innovative thinking to resolve issues and ensure successful transitions.
Customer-Centric:
Highly experienced in collaborating with clients to understand their migration needs, assessing current infrastructure and applications, and delivering tailored solutions that align with both technical and business objectives.
Collaborative Leader:
Skilled at engaging cross-functional teams to build alignment on migration goals, increase collaboration, and deliver outcomes that meet or exceed client expectations.
 
 
Technical skills:
 
15+ years' professional services experience in multi-cloud environments, including hybrid architectures and migrations.

Deep proficiency in Azure, AWS, and GCP platforms, with advanced certifications and hands-on experience in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures.

Certifications:

Azure: Azure Solutions Architect Expert / AWS: Solutions Architect Professional / GCP: Professional Cloud Architect

Extensive experience in data center consolidation, infrastructure modernization, and application migration across VMware, AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Expertise in profiling risks, mapping dependencies, and planning workload relocation

Advanced knowledge of VMware, Hyper-V, and Xen hypervisor technologies, with experience in architecting migrations from virtualized and on-premises environments.

Comprehensive knowledge of Windows and Linux OS, including application dependency mapping, scripting for automation, and troubleshooting OS-related migration challenges.


Expertise in selecting, integrating, and leveraging migration tools:

Azure: ASR, Azure Migrate
AWS: Migration Hub, Server Migration Service (SMS)
GCP: Migration Center, Transfer Appliance

15+ years' professional services experience in which 3–5 years experience of tooling integration and strategy.

Leadership in conducting migration assessments, analyzing workloads, and creating tailored plans for seamless transitions.

Deep understanding of application and infrastructure architecture, complexity profiling, and integration/dependency mapping.

Working knowledge of infrastructure/application modernization strategies during migrations, software lifecycle automation, and DevOps principles.

Familiarity with containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.
Foundational understanding of database systems, storage architectures, and networking to address integration and performance challenges during migrations.

Nice to have advanced scripting capabilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and tool customization.
 
Soft Skills:

Exceptional ability to convey complex technical solutions to diverse audiences, from technical teams to C-level executives.
Skilled in leading customer-facing workshops to educate stakeholders, gather requirements, and build consensus on migration strategies.
Strong leadership skills to guide and mentor engineers, drive alignment across teams, and deliver outcomes aligned with business objectives.
Proven ability to work with diverse teams, including architecture, data, security, and project management, ensuring a unified migration approach.
Proficient in designing, reviewing, and overseeing the execution of runbooks for seamless delivery.
 
Education:
 
Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in field related to role.

About Rackspace Technology
We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
 
 
More on Rackspace Technology
Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

About Rackspace Technology
We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
 
 
More on Rackspace Technology
Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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