AWS INFRASTRUCTURE MIGRATION ENGINEER (Must have active TS/SCI clearance)

NorthHill Technology Resources; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources seeks an experienced AWS Infrastructure Migration Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering cloud capabilities for a security-sensitive initiative. The role emphasizes migrating complex workloads, safe cutovers, disciplined testing, and repeatable deployment practices. The program requires an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

citizenship. On-site work is expected at approved secure facilities, within commuting distance of Herndon, VA, with occasional work at

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AWS cloud migration or infrastructure engineering experience.
• Hands-on AWS migrations and repeatable deployment practices.
• Ability to design safe cutover and rollback approaches for restricted environments.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute migrations between AWS environments with different security and connectivity constraints.
• Align development, testing, and production configurations.
• Develop repeatable deployment, artifact handling, cutover, and rollback procedures.
• Validate migrated workloads and coordinate controlled changes with platform and security teams.

Skills

5+ years AWS migration/infra eng

Migrations and repeatable deployment

Safe cutover design

Work in controlled environments

Job description

One of our premier clients is seeking an experienced AWS Infrastructure Migration Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. This is a full-time position requiring an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Move complex cloud workloads into some of the most demanding operating environments. You will make migrations safer and more repeatable through thoughtful architecture, disciplined testing, and carefully engineered cutovers. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

The program you will be supporting is a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. Your roles will be to help build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms that connect fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• - Plan and execute migrations between AWS environments with different security and connectivity constraints.
• - Align development, testing, and production configurations.
• - Develop repeatable deployment, artifact handling, cutover, and rollback procedures.
• - Validate migrated workloads and coordinate controlled changes with platform and security teams

Qualifications:

• - 5+ years of AWS cloud migration or infrastructure engineering experience.
• - Hands-on experience with AWS migrations and repeatable deployment practices.
• - Ability to design safe cutover and rollback approaches for restricted environments.
• - Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Experience across AWS commercial, GovCloud, or other restricted partitions.
• - Experience with infrastructure as code and blue/green migrations.
• - Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

Requirements:

• - Active TS/SCI clearance; must be eligible for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
• - Must reside within commuting distance of one of the following 4 approved secure work locations: Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
• - Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. This is not a remote position.
• - Full-time position, on-site
• - Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status