Posted Aug 18, 2026

[Remote] Senior AWS Cloud Engineer – Lift & Shift Migration

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CyberProof is a mission-driven group that transforms lives through technology. They are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to lead the migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, focusing on lift-and-shift migration while collaborating with various teams to ensure a smooth transition. Responsibilities • 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 Skills • 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 • AWS Certifications • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate • 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) Benefits • Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year • Receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) • 10 paid holidays • Eligible for paid bereavement leave • Eligible for jury duty • Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching • Eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance • Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance • Company-paid Employee Only benefits: accidental death and disability insurance • Company-paid Employee Only benefits: short- and long-term disability benefits • Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits • Participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) • Participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines • Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico • All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws Company Overview • CyberProof is a security services company that intelligently manages your incident detection and response requirements. It is a sub-organization of UST. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.cyberproof.com.