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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Migration Engineer - **Company:** Peraton Inc - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $86,000.0 - $138,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Bash Shell, Customer Data Management, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, File Transfer, IBM WebSphere MQ, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Ansible, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Scripting, State Machines, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cloud Migration, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Docker - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17754681?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17754681%2FCloud-Migration-Engineer-Virginia-Reston ## About the Role * 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. ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [AWS Migration within 3 months](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/196-aws-migration-within-3-months) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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