Cloud Migration Engineer I

Applied Information Sciences; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a talented Infrastructure Engineer I to support a cloud migration program moving applications and infrastructure to Microsoft Azure and AWS. You will assess requirements, prepare target environments using IaC, and execute migrations with careful validation and handoff to customers.

You will collaborate with teams, follow secure procedures, document runbooks, and help ensure a smooth cutover and stabilization across Windows and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, cloud engineering, or migration experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure or AWS cloud environments.
• Windows and Linux server administration experience.
• Working knowledge of networking, storage, virtualization, identity and access management, and application dependencies.
• Experience following secure and compliant engineering procedures, including applying or validating STIG controls and/or DoD security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Reviews application and infrastructure information to identify migration prerequisites, dependencies, risks, and readiness gaps.
• Prepares Azure and AWS target environments using approved architecture patterns, infrastructure as code, configuration standards, and security guardrails.
• Sets up, monitors, and troubleshoots server, virtual machine, application, and data replication using approved migration tools.
• Executes documented migration, cutover, rollback, and recovery steps, including application shutdown, synchronization, target startup, and technical handoff activities.
• Performs and documents pre- and post‑migration validation of infrastructure, connectivity, authentication, configuration, application services, and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoots migration issues across Windows and Linux servers, networking, storage, virtualization, identity, and cloud services, engaging shared specialists when needed.
• Maintains migration runbooks, configuration records, source‑controlled scripts, status updates, and evidence required for change approval and customer acceptance.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Network Security

Multi-OS Environments

Virtualization

Cloud Services

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Tools

Azure

AWS

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

Employee Ownership

Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.

Continuous Learning

Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

Inclusive Culture

A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.

Mission-Driven Work

Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

What you will be doing?

This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Infrastructure Engineer.

Core Knowledge & Skills

Manages routing/switching and network security, multi‑OS environments, virtualization (e.g., VMware/Hyper‑V), core cloud services, and release of IaC via pipelines; automates common admin tasks.

Work & Complexity

Plans and executes upgrades/migrations, configures network devices and services, responds to incidents, monitors performance, and manages resources.

Quality & Independence

Implements proactive monitoring, produces accurate documentation, improves processes, and works independently within project scope.

Teamwork & Communication

Partners with peer teams, shares knowledge, coordinates changes, reports progress, and supports/train users.

Consulting & Engagement

Advises internal teams on solutions and tools, evaluates technologies, recommends optimizations, and coordinates vendor support.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Migration Engineer I.

Project Summary

The Cloud Migration Engineer I provides hands‑on engineering support for moving applications, servers, and supporting infrastructure from on‑premises data centers to Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of a large-scale enterprise cloud migration program. The role supports technical assessment, target environment preparation, replication, migration execution, validation, cutover, rollback, and stabilization so multiple applications can move safely and consistently. The role is remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews application and infrastructure information to identify migration prerequisites, dependencies, risks, and readiness gaps.
• Prepares Azure and AWS target environments using approved architecture patterns, infrastructure as code, configuration standards, and security guardrails.
• Sets up, monitors, and troubleshoots server, virtual machine, application, and data replication using approved migration tools.- Executes documented migration, cutover, rollback, and recovery steps, including application shutdown, synchronization, target startup, and technical handoff activities.
• Performs and documents pre- and post‑migration validation of infrastructure, connectivity, authentication, configuration, application services, and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoots migration issues across Windows and Linux servers, networking, storage, virtualization, identity, and cloud services, engaging shared specialists when needed.
• Maintains migration runbooks, configuration records, source‑controlled scripts, status updates, and evidence required for change approval and customer acceptance.

Required For This Opportunity

• US Citizen
• Three to five years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, cloud engineering, or migration experience-
• Hands‑on experience with Azure or AWS cloud environments- Experience with Windows and Linux server administration
• Working knowledge of networking, storage, virtualization, identity and access management, and application dependencies
• Experience following secure and compliant engineering procedures, including applying or validating STIG controls and/or DoD security requirements

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Azure Government or AWS GovCloud environments
• Azure or AWS certification
• Experience with cloud migration, replication, discovery, or assessment tools
• Scripting or automation experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar languages
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools