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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Lift & Shift Migration - **Company:** UST Inc - **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $75,000.0 - $113,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, File Systems, File Transfer, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) SSL Extension, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Runbook, Software Deployment, Management of Software Versions, S3 Bucket, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Caching, Web Content, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Cloudformation, Containerization, Storage Technologies, Route53, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Service Stack - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17787178?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17787178%2FSenior-Aws-Cloud-Engineer-Lift-Shift-Migration-Virginia-Norfolk ## About the Role * (Must Have) Amazon CloudFront * Hands-on experience designing and configuring CloudFront distributions for web content and application delivery * Experience with origin configuration, caching behaviors, and invalidations * Understands signed URLs/cookies and integration with WAF for edge security Amazon S3 * Experience designing S3 bucket architecture, storage classes, and lifecycle policies * Understands S3 security - bucket policies, IAM access, encryption at rest, and versioning * Experience migrating on-prem file storage and data to S3 AWS Transfer Family * Hands-on experience standing up and managing AWS Transfer Family endpoints (SFTP/FTPS/FTP) * Experience integrating Transfer Family with S3 or EFS as backend storage * Understands user/identity management and access controls for managed file transfer Docker * Hands-on experience containerizing applications with Docker, including writing and optimizing Dockerfiles * Comfortable running and troubleshooting containerized workloads in a cloud environment Lift & Shift Migration Experience * Has led or been a core contributor to at least one on-premises to AWS migration project * Experience with migration assessment, wave planning, and cutover execution * Comfortable working with legacy infrastructure and minimizing risk during transition * Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have) * These skills will strengthen a candidate's profile but are not a hard requirement. * AWS Certifications * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional * AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Additional Experience * Familiarity with AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS DMS, or AWS DataSync * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform) * Exposure to hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN) Core Technology Stack Area Technologies Migration Scope On-premises to AWS lift-and-shift migration Content Delivery & Storage Amazon CloudFront (Must), Amazon S3 (Must) File Transfer AWS Transfer Family - SFTP/FTPS/FTP (Must) Containers Docker (Must) Compute & Networking EC2, VPC, ELB/ALB, Route 53, Direct Connect/VPN Security & IAM IAM, KMS, Security Groups, NACLs, WAF Migration Tooling AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS DMS, AWS DataSync Monitoring & Ops CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager ## Description UST is searching for a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to lead the migration of our on-premises workloads to AWS. This role is focused squarely on lift-and-shift migration - re-hosting existing applications, storage, and file transfer processes onto AWS infrastructure with minimal re-architecture, while establishing the content delivery, storage, and secure transfer patterns the environment will run on going forward. You will work closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to plan cutover, containerize legacy workloads where needed, and ensure a smooth, low-risk transition from on-prem to the cloud. The opportunity: * Plan and execute lift-and-shift migration of on-premises servers, applications, and workloads to AWS * Design and implement content delivery using Amazon CloudFront and storage architecture using Amazon S3 * Stand up and manage secure file transfer workflows using AWS Transfer Family (SFTP/FTPS/FTP) * Containerize legacy applications with Docker to prepare them for cloud-hosted environments * Assess on-prem workloads and dependencies to build migration runbooks, wave plans, and cutover strategies * Configure supporting AWS infrastructure - networking, compute, security groups, and IAM - for migrated workloads * Validate post-migration performance, cost, and security posture, and remediate issues found during cutover * Document migration architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures for the environment This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. 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