Technical AWS Rehost Migration Manager

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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Lead end-to-end execution of assigned cloud migration waves: plan and validate cutovers, coordinate stakeholders and technical teams, manage risks and reporting, oversee post-cutover hypercare, and drive continuous improvement for enterprise server migrations into cloud environments.
Summary Generated by Built In
Lead Mission-Critical Cloud Migrations

Are you an experienced infrastructure or cloud migration professional who thrives in fast-paced enterprise environments? We're looking for a highly organised Wave Owner to lead the successful execution of cloud migration waves, ensuring seamless server cutovers, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and post-migration support.

As the Wave Owner, you will own the end-to-end delivery of assigned migration waves, acting as the central point of accountability for planning, coordinating, executing, and successfully completing server migrations into the cloud.


Key Responsibilities
Cloud Migration Planning & Coordination
  • Own the end-to-end migration lifecycle for all servers within your assigned move group.
  • Coordinate migration planning activities across infrastructure, application, and business teams.
  • Engage with Platform Architecture (PA) teams to ensure solution designs are approved and outstanding issues are resolved.
  • Mobilise migration execution teams to develop detailed cutover plans.
  • Ensure completion of migration intake documentation and initiation of server replication activities.
  • Schedule, facilitate, and lead cutover planning workshops and execution sessions.
  • Coordinate migration execution and oversee post-cutover hypercare activities.
Cutover Planning & Execution
  • Review, validate, and approve detailed cutover plans.
  • Ensure technical execution aligns with approved solution designs.
  • Manage cutover dependencies, timelines, and critical path activities.
  • Drive successful migration execution while minimising operational disruption.
  • Obtain formal sign-off for cutover plans, migration execution, and hypercare completion.
Stakeholder Management

Work closely with internal business and technical stakeholders to ensure all migration prerequisites are completed, including:

  • Account vending
  • Active Directory (AD) group creation
  • Perimeter firewall requests and approvals
  • DNS requests and implementation
  • Infrastructure readiness activities
  • Application-specific migration readiness

Build strong relationships with project managers, infrastructure engineers, architects, cloud specialists, and business representatives to ensure seamless delivery.

Risk, Governance & Reporting
  • Track migration progress against agreed milestones and delivery schedules.
  • Provide regular reporting on:
    • Migration wave progress
    • Server cutover status
    • Migration success metrics
    • Schedule adherence
    • Forecasted completion
  • Identify, assess, document, and escalate project risks and issues.
  • Develop mitigation strategies and drive issue resolution.
  • Maintain accurate risk and issue registers.
  • Update migration heatmaps and governance dashboards.
Hypercare & Operational Transition
  • Coordinate post-cutover hypercare activities.
  • Facilitate rapid resolution of post-migration incidents.
  • Work with technical teams to troubleshoot migration-related issues.
  • Ensure smooth transition into operational support.
  • Capture lessons learned and recommend continuous improvement opportunities.
Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities to improve migration processes and cutover methodologies.
  • Contribute to migration standards, governance, and best practices.
  • Help drive repeatable and scalable cloud migration delivery processes.



RequirementsEssential
  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise infrastructure or cloud migration projects.
  • Proven experience coordinating server migration and cutover activities within large enterprise environments.
  • Strong understanding of cloud migration methodologies and migration lifecycles.
  • Experience managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, and technical stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of:
    • Windows & Linux Server environments
    • Active Directory
    • DNS
    • Firewalls
    • Networking fundamentals
    • Infrastructure services
  • Strong project coordination and planning skills.
  • Experience managing project risks, issues, governance, and reporting.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to perform under pressure within highly complex programmes.
Preferred Experience
  • Experience with Azure cloud migration programmes.
  • Exposure to AWS or hybrid cloud environments.
  • Experience using migration tooling such as Azure Migrate, CloudEndure, or similar platforms.
  • Familiarity with ITIL Service Management principles.
  • Experience working within large enterprise transformation programmes.
  • Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
  • Experience coordinating hypercare and operational handover activities.

If you enjoy coordinating high-impact technology programmes, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring seamless cloud migration execution, we'd love to hear from you.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 5+ years delivering enterprise infrastructure or cloud migration projects
  • Proven experience coordinating server migration and cutover activities in large enterprise environments
  • Strong understanding of cloud migration methodologies and migration lifecycles
  • Experience managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, and technical stakeholders
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux server environments
  • Experience with Active Directory
  • Experience with DNS
  • Knowledge of firewalls
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Familiarity with infrastructure services
  • Strong project coordination and planning skills
  • Experience managing project risks, issues, governance, and reporting
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to perform under pressure within highly complex programmes
  • Experience with Azure cloud migration programmes
  • Exposure to AWS or hybrid cloud environments
  • Experience using migration tooling such as Azure Migrate, CloudEndure, or similar
  • Familiarity with ITIL Service Management principles
  • Experience working within large enterprise transformation programmes
  • Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
  • Experience coordinating hypercare and operational handover activities
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