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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Cititec Talent Limited
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** OpenTofu, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Databases, Data Migration, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Migration Manager, Virtual Machines, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Ingres (database), Database Migration, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-4435CB603FBFC87424/

## About the Role

* * Strong AWS platform engineering experience, including VPC, hybrid connectivity, Direct Connect, DNS and security groups.
 * * Experience planning large-scale VMware-to-AWS migrations using tools such as AWS MGN and Application Discovery Service.
 * * Experience with AWS Transform, Kiro or similar AI-assisted modernisation tools.
 * * Database migration experience, including data migration, reconciliation and performance baselining.
 * * Strong Terraform/OpenTofu and Python or Bash Scripting skills.
 * * Strong Linux experience, including performance analysis.
 * * Experience with infrastructure automation, application dependency mapping and migration planning.

Experience with Ingres, OpenROAD, PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL or VMware HCX would be advantageous.

## Description

I'm currently looking for an AWS Platform Engineer to support a large-scale VMware-to-AWS migration programme for a public sector client. The project involves discovery and migration planning for approximately 200 Linux virtual machines, including around 30 VMs running Legacy Ingres databases and OpenROAD applications.