Senior Cloud Migration Engineer – Remote

Applied Information Sciences; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to drive cloud migrations, focusing on Azure and AWS. The role is remote, with ownership of complex, multi-tier migrations from planning to cutover.

You will assess readiness, adapt runbooks, and coordinate cross-team execution while supporting automation and guardrails. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, expert knowledge of migration patterns, and the ability to mentor staff without

Qualifications

• Senior hands-on engineer owning moderate-to-high migrations to Azure and AWS.
• Assesses technical readiness and selects migration patterns.
• Not a people manager; focuses on technical execution and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Owns complex migrations from assessment through cutover and handoff.
• Validates dependencies and readiness risks; develops remediation plans.
• Adapts migration runbooks and patterns for project needs.
• Coordinates execution including replication, cutover, and rollback activities.
• Develops automation assets (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud migration

Infrastructure design

Cross-team leadership

Technical troubleshooting

Executive communication

Tools

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

Python

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to drive cloud migrations, focusing on Azure and AWS. The role is remote, with ownership of complex, multi-tier migrations from planning to cutover.

You will assess readiness, adapt runbooks, and coordinate cross-team execution while supporting automation and guardrails. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, expert knowledge of migration patterns, and the ability to mentor staff without