Cleared AWS Infrastructure Migration Engineer (Washington, DC)

Virtual Service Operations • Washington, DC

5d • $175,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is seeking an experienced AWS Infrastructure Migration Engineer to join a team delivering cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. The role involves moving complex cloud workloads into demanding operating environments and making migrations safer and more repeatable through thoughtful architecture, disciplined testing, and carefully engineered cutovers. The engineer will work with technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

This is a full-time, on-site position, not a remote role. Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility is required, and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. The employee must reside within commuting distance of an approved secure work location in Herndon, Virginia; Washington, DC; Seattle, Washington; or Denver, Colorado. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance, eligibility for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals, and U.S. citizenship pursuant to a government contract.

VSO describes itself as a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm with partnerships including AWS, IBM, and Microsoft. The company describes a virtue-centered team and offers ongoing learning and development opportunities, competitive salaries, health benefits, flexible work arrangements, and benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, and professional development.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of AWS cloud migration or infrastructure engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS migrations and repeatable deployment practices.
• Ability to design safe cutover and rollback approaches for restricted environments.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; eligibility for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
• Must reside within commuting distance of an approved secure work location in Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
• Regular on-site work at an approved secure facility; occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required.
• U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to a government contract.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while valuing teamwork.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience across AWS commercial, GovCloud, or other restricted partitions.
• Experience with infrastructure as code and blue/green migrations.
• Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute migrations between AWS environments with different security and connectivity constraints.
• Align development, testing, and production configurations.
• Develop repeatable deployment, artifact handling, cutover, and rollback procedures.
• Validate migrated workloads and coordinate controlled changes with platform and security teams.

Benefits

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive salaries.
• Health benefits.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed