Cloud Migration Senior Consultant

Summary

Join Gorilla Logic as a Cloud Migration Senior Consultant and contribute to a large-scale enterprise migration initiative for a portfolio of 70+ applications and infrastructure workloads. You will play a key role in the Learn & Plan phases of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, bridging technical discovery and execution planning. Your responsibilities include conducting portfolio migration readiness and discovery, application-level discovery and profiling, migration planning and technical consulting, and delivery support and collaboration.

Requirements

• 5+ years in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or technical consulting with at least 3 years of hands-on Azure migration experience
• Proficient in using tools such as
• Azure Migrate / Azure Migrate Appliance
• Azure Monitor, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and Cost Management tools
• Strong understanding of migration strategies (Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect) and hybrid environments
• Hands-on experience conducting technical assessments, dependency analysis, and performance diagnostics for complex systems
• Familiarity with Azure Landing Zones, resource group strategies, and Well-Architected Framework principles
• Excellent documentation and client communication skills; ability to contribute to technical artifacts and working sessions

Responsibilities

• Support the analysis of portfolio-level metadata including application complexity, business criticality, and product grouping logic
• Run tooling-based discovery using Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor VM Insights, and other Microsoft-native tools to inventory
• Physical and virtual hosts
• Applications, databases, and middleware
• Network topology and cross-system dependencies
• Document findings to support directional roadmap efforts, including workload grouping and early prioritization logic
• Confirm application list with stakeholders and understand business and technical context
• Review and validate architectural documentation, SLAs, performance metrics, and compliance requirements
• Capture deep technical insights including
• Storage profiles
• Network traffic patterns and latency dependencies
• On-prem constraints or legacy stack risks
• Contribute to validation of Azure Landing Zone readiness and identify blockers
• Develop application-level migration strategies (e.g., rehost, replatform) based on discovery and readiness findings
• Create draft cutover, rollback, and testing plans aligned with timelines
• Assist in preparing Azure cost estimates and infrastructure sizing using Azure TCO tools and pricing calculators
• Coordinate with architects and engineers to build detailed, execution-ready migration documentation
• Engage in ongoing collaboration with the broader Solutions and Delivery teams to ensure cross-functional alignment
• Participate in client-facing working sessions, technical deep-dives, and risk mitigation discussions
• Provide input to the development of Migration Plans, Roadmaps, and stakeholder presentations
• Application Discovery Profiles and Dependency Maps
• Readiness Assessments and Risk Logs
• Azure Infrastructure Sizing & Cost Models
• Migration Plan (Schedule, Roles, Migration Paths)
• Execution Guidance for Testing, Cutover, and Rollback

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Experience with legacy modernization and compliance-sensitive workloads
• Background in fast-paced consulting, managed services, or enterprise IT
• Experience supporting RFP-driven or competitive replacement migration scenarios