AWS Cloud Migration Engineer

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to support a federal financial customer, migrating data flows to AWS with GitLab CI/CD and Terraform IaC.

You will design, implement, and optimize secure cloud architectures, integrate legacy file transfer and MQ tools, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet mission objectives. This role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain agency clearance; salary range is $86,000–$138,000 with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or integrating message file transfer tools using Axway Secure Transport SFTP/HTTPS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of migrating and maintaining large complex data flows to modern cloud environments, specifically leveraging AWS cloud technologies.
• Support and enhance COTS products providing file transfer and MQ services (e.g., IBM MQ, Connect:Direct), integrating them into modern AWS architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and cloud service logic using tools such as Python, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation or CDK.
• Develop and support infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles.
• Perform troubleshooting, performance tuning, and documentation of AWS environments and deployed solutions.
• Coordinate closely with stakeholders across teams to manage integration and interface requirements, ensuring clear communication and alignment with overall business objectives.

Skills

Axway Secure Transport

GitLab CI/CD

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Shell

Python

AWS Lambda

EC2

EKS

Linux/Unix

Networking (TLS/SSL)

Communication with stakeholders

US Citizenship

Education

High School Diploma

AS/AA

BS/BA

MS/MA

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking an AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to be a part of a team supporting a federal financial customer. The successful candidate will help migrate critical customer data flows in a secure, agile, and innovative AWS environment leveraging GitLab for CI/CD and Terraform for infrastructure as code.

What will you do

• Lead the planning and execution of migrating and maintaining large complex data flows to modern cloud environments, specifically leveraging AWS cloud technologies.
• Support and enhance COTS products providing file transfer and MQ services (e.g., IBM MQ, Connect:Direct), integrating them into modern AWS architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and cloud service logic using tools such as Python, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation or CDK.
• Develop and support infrastructure using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles.
• Perform troubleshooting, performance tuning, and documentation of AWS environments and deployed solutions.
• Coordinate closely with stakeholders across teams to manage integration and interface requirements, ensuring clear communication and alignment with overall business objectives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 7 years with AS/AA; 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhDor 9 years of experience and a High School Diploma.
• Experience supporting or integrating message file transfer tools using Axway Secure Transport SFTP/HTTPS.
• Experience with GitLab for source control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience implementing monitoring and logging solutions in the cloud such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, TEOS.
• Experience with scripting (Shell, Python, or similar) for configurations and deployments.
• Proficiency automating service tool deployments, such as Lambda, EC2, EKS.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems.
• Knowledge of networking concepts (firewalls, ports, TLS/SSL, certificates).
• Experience communicating with business users and stakeholders.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain the required agency clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background in AWS cloud engineering and development, including experience with services such as EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, EKS/ECS, Secrets Manager, Key Vaults.
• Familiarity with DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and participation in Agile delivery teams (e.g., Scrum, SAFe).
• Understanding compliance and security best practices in federal financial cloud environments.

Details

Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.