Cloud Migration Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

HSA

Disability (STD/LTD)

EAP

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Peraton seeks an AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to support a federal financial customer. You will migrate critical data flows to AWS, integrate MQ/file transfer tools, and implement CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and secure cloud solutions.

The role requires strong AWS expertise, scripting skills in Python/Ansible/Bash, and experience with CDK/CloudFormation or Terraform. US citizenship and ability to obtain clearance are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS cloud engineering background and development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, Bash scripting.
• Experience with IaC tools (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience communicating with business users and stakeholders.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Migrate and maintain large data flows to AWS cloud environments.
• Integrate file transfer and MQ tools into AWS architecture.
• Develop infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Write clean IaC and cloud service logic.
• Troubleshoot, tune performance, and document AWS deployments.
• Coordinate with teams to align interfaces with business goals.

Skills

AWS Cloud Engineering

Python

Ansible

Bash

CloudFormation

Terraform

CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Master's degree + 3 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 5 years experience

Tools

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Terraform

EC2

RDS

DynamoDB

S3

Lambda

Step Functions

Job description

About Peraton

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. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

What will you do

• Migrate and maintain 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

• Master's and 3 years of experience; Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience; Associates and 7 years of experience or 9 years of experience with a High School diploma.
• Strong background in AWS cloud engineering and development, including experience with services such as: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SNS, SQS, Glue, EKS/ECS
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages: Python, Ansible, Bash
• Experience with AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience communicating with business users and stakeholders.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or integrating file transfer and MQ tools (e.g., IBM MQ, Connect:Direct).
• 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.