Cloud Migration Consultant - Azure

Job Description

Are you passionate about helping clients solve their business problems using Public Cloud Are you looking for real ownership on projects and to get under the skin of clients biggest areas to supportAbout UsBJSS is an innovative tech consultancy - a team of problem solvers. Since 1993 weve been finding better ways to solve complex technology problems for some of the worlds leading organisations and delivered solutions that millions of people use every day.We bring together experts from diverse backgrounds and experiences in a collaborative and open culture to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients, and a stimulating and rewarding environment for our people.About the RoleAt BJSS, we are at the heart of migrating and modernising our clients workloads and have some of the UKs most exciting transformation projects underway. We need cloud migration experts to become part of our award-winning business to help with the next phaseof enterprise migration.Were looking for talented Cloud Migration specialists who want to take the next step in their career and join our Cloud Centre of Excellence team.Youll be a technical authority at the centre of our engagements, managing technical risk and creating real business value.Youll be willing to be hands-on when you need to be and seek to balance innovation and intellectual rigour with realism.You will work with a talented, innovative and creative cloud team to make the right cloud technology choices for our clients and will also draw on your creative talent to contribute to our cloud accelerators.You will work with some of the biggest companies in the UK and help them shape their Cloud migration and modernisation and shape our future Cloud roadmap. This involves telling compelling stories about the case for change, defining the goals and objectivesas well as selecting the strategies to meet those objectives, including a supporting business case.BJSS Cloud Migration specialists are thought leaders, keen to share their thoughts on the latest trends either digitally or in person. They are trusted advisors at the C-suite level adept at using their knowledge to ensure our clients maximise their useof technology.About YouYou will have experience within a cloud migration project or as an advisor in a cloud service provider, advising on cloud migration patterns and technologies, preferably across multiple industries.You should have the ability to implement and use cloud migration tooling so its important to have In-depth understanding of one or more of the major cloud vendor services and have attained the following certifications or similar: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate Google Certified: Associate Cloud Engineer HashiCorp Certified: Terraform AssociateAbility to position an innovative and compelling vision and value proposition for customers to migrate and modernize their applications to cloud.Be able to create a detailed Cost/Benefit model to create a compelling business case for businesses to migrateWork with large scale enterprise applications, networks, compute, and data storage architectures to help remove roadblocks in customer projects.Lead/respond to RFIs / RFPs for Cloud Migration & Modernisation (proposal writing, estimating/pricing, orals)Collaborate across BJSS teams to drive and shape cloud migration programmes that accelerate customers business outcomes.Maintain C-level relationships with clients, key stakeholders, boardrooms, and BJSS peersApply a range of discovery, workload profiling, schema conversion, and live and off-line tools. Tools such as AWS Migration Evaluator, AWS Migration Hub, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Migrate, Data Migration Assistant, Databox, Movere, Appscore or other 3rdparty migration tools.Lead and perform readiness assessment and migration planning engagements.Guide customers to select the best technical approach (ex. re-host, re-platform, re-factor, and others) and formulate an effective strategy.Create detailed plans, estimate efforts, and define the required project team for large programs. Translate these into SoW proposals.Align BJSS delivery approach to Cloud Service Provider (CSP) migration programs to maximise funding opportunities leveraged by clients.Understand and mitigate risks faced by technical, operational, and business stakeholders. This includes understanding how to minimize disruptions to business functions including customer support and operations.Lead and work with cross-functional delivery teams to evaluate, provide insight and drive strategic outcomes that have the greatest impact customersWork with complex global organisations spanning multiple business units embarking on large cloud migration programmesSome of the Perks

• A collaborative and inspiring environment working alongside some of the best tech people in the industry
• Hybrid working - you can vary your working location to allow you to collaborate better, feed your creativity, and take the time and space to focus when you need it
• Training opportunities and incentives - we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles
• Flexible benefits allowance - you can spend on additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental and more
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support, and more
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Giving back - the ability to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Discounts - we have preferred rates from dozens of retail, lifestyle and utility brands
• An industry-leading referral scheme
• Flexible holiday buy/sell option
• Electric vehicle scheme
• GymFlex gym membership programme