Cloud Migration Engineer

Peraton is a national security and enterprise IT company that delivers mission-critical solutions to government agencies and defense organizations. The AWS Cloud Migration Engineer will migrate and maintain complex data flows in secure AWS environments, develop infrastructure as code, support CI/CD and DevOps practices, and integrate file transfer and messaging products. The role also involves troubleshooting, performance tuning, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 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
• 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