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# Cloud Migration Engineer I

- **Company:** Applied Information Sciences, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $137,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Services, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Data Centers, Github, Hyper-V, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Linux System Administration, Linux Servers, Routing, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, GitHub Copilot, Cloudformation, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Performance Monitor, Bicep, Database Replication, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Network Server, Software Version Control, Servicenow, Vmware
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18792259/Cloud-Migration-Engineer-I

## About the Role

* 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 such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation
 * Experience using GitHub and GitHub Copilot for source control, collaboration, and AI-assisted engineering
 * Federal program delivery experience and familiarity with ServiceNow-based change management

## Description

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, multiOS environments, virtualization (e.g., VMware/HyperV), 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.