Specialist System Engineering (Cloud Migration Lead)

The Cloud Migration Readiness Lead supports large-scale AWS Outposts, IT Private Cloud, cloud, infrastructure, and data center migration initiatives. The role provides end-to-end coordination from application and interface readiness through MAT execution, Go/No-Go preparation, cutover, and operational handoff. The position serves as a primary liaison among application teams, migration engineering, cloud and solution architects, network and infrastructure teams, security organizations, operations teams, vendors, testing teams, and program leadership. Success requires a balanced combination of technical understanding, structured delivery management, governance discipline, and the ability to influence teams without direct authority. Based on program need and individual capability, the selected candidate may lead a blended portfolio or be aligned more heavily to MAT/Cutover or Interface Management while operating under the same common readiness framework. Job responsibilities ·       Assigned applications meet defined MAT entry, execution, and exit requirements. ·       Application interfaces, connectivity requirements, and technical dependencies are accurately documented and migration ready. ·       Cutover plans, approvals, evidence, operational checkpoints, and Go/No-Go inputs are complete and decision ready. ·       Risks, defects, blockers, actions, and schedule concerns are visible, owned, escalated, and driven to closure. ·       Jira and supporting program artifacts provide an accurate and auditable view of migration readiness. ·       Own and coordinate readiness activities for assigned applications across assessment, design, testing, migration, cutover, and operational transition. ·       Facilitate readiness reviews, working sessions, status meetings, technical discussions, and stakeholder communications. ·       Maintain clear entry/exit criteria, evidence requirements, approval checkpoints, dependencies, due dates, and accountable owners. ·       Track and report readiness status, risks, issues, actions, decisions, defects, dependencies, and milestones in Jira and other approved program tools. ·       Proactively identify gaps or schedule concerns and escalate material blockers with clear impact, ownership, and recovery actions. ·       Coordinate MAT planning, entry, execution, defect management, retesting, and exit for assigned applications. ·       Confirm test scope, environments, test data, resources, access, dependencies, expected evidence, and acceptance criteria are defined before MAT begins. ·       Monitor test progress and ensure defects, constraints, and unresolved risks are assigned, prioritized, and tracked to disposition. ·       Coordinate with application, testing, infrastructure, security, operations, and migration teams to resolve MAT blockers. ·       Prepare concise readiness reporting and support formal MAT exit recommendations based on completed evidence and approved criteria.