Overview
The AWS Delivery Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing a large-scale migration and modernisation programme from VMware to AWS within a major public-sector transformation initiative. The contractor will collaborate with various teams to manage delivery workstreams focused on migration planning, network mapping, proof of concepts, and modernization roadmaps, ensuring successful Phase 1 delivery while maintaining governance and budgetary controls. This position requires immediate engagement, providing an opportunity to guide significant cloud migration efforts in the public sector.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the planning and execution of a large-scale VMware-to-AWS migration programme.
- Manage four delivery workstreams, focusing on migration planning, network mapping, proof of concepts, and modernisation strategies.
- Ensure effective governance and budget management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and refine project objectives and deliverables.
- Develop and manage migration wave planning, estimating, and Statements of Work.
- Implement and manage testing strategies and data migration reconciliation processes.
- Utilize Agile methodologies in daily operations, incorporating tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Report on project progress, risks, and issues to senior management and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in delivering complex cloud migration programmes, specifically with AWS.
- Strong background in managing public-sector technology programmes.
- Proven track record in managing delivery, budgets, resources, and governance frameworks.
- Experience in migration wave planning and development of Statements of Work.
- Demonstrated ability in managing testing strategies and data migration reconciliation.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery practices and software tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- SC clearance preferred or eligible for procurement; BPSS required from day one.
- Desirable experience with legacy database/application modernisation, especially with Ingres, Oracle, or mainframe technologies.