* Hands-on experience with Oracle databases in AWS (RDS).

* Performance tuning, optimization, SQL query tuning.

* Backup, recovery, and replication strategies.

2.⁠ ⁠High Availability & Disaster Recovery

* Designing HA/DR strategies for database-heavy applications.

* Knowledge of RPO/RTO and ability to minimize downtime.

* Cross-region replication, backup scheduling, and restore testing.

3.⁠ ⁠Java Application Stack

* Migration and management of Java-based applications.

* Experience with Tomcat and preferably WebLogic.

* Deploying and migrating WAR files from hosted AWS to new AWS environments.

4.⁠ ⁠AWS Infrastructure Setup

* Building EC2-based IaaS environments (not containerized).

* Strong in VPC design: subnets, routing, NATing, security groups, NACLs.

* Multi-environment setup (Prod + Dev).

* Terraform automation for provisioning.

5.⁠ ⁠Monitoring & Security

* Using AWS-native monitoring tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail).

* Security services: WAF, Shield Advanced, GuardDuty, IAM policies.

* Understanding of HIPAA/PCI or similar compliance frameworks.

6.⁠ ⁠Deployment & Operations

* Managing manual deployments for production releases.

* Ability to improve and maintain the environment post-migration.

* Cost management and optimization within AWS ecosystem.

7.⁠ ⁠Networking in AWS

* Hands-on with VPCs, Availability Zones, Subnets, Routing, Firewalls.

* Understanding cross-region setups and edge networking.