We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to lead and support migrating and modernizing on-premises applications to the AWS public cloud. The ideal candidate will be critical in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud migration/modernization strategies while ensuring scalability, security, and operational efficiency. This role demands hands-on experience with AWS services, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset.

Position is in Washington D.C and requires U.S citizenship or Green Card.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess existing on-premise applications, dependencies, and infrastructure for cloud readiness.

• Develop detailed cloud migration  refactoring strategies

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS cloud architectures to meet business and application needs.

• Automate deployment pipelines using CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

• Optimize migrated application for performance, cost, and reliability by leveraging AWS best practices.

• Monitor and troubleshoot application and system performance issues during and after migration.

• Ensure compliance with security and governance policies during all migration phases.

• Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and training to operational teams post-migration.

• Stay updated on AWS innovations and emerging cloud technologies to recommend improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of experience with cloud technologies, including designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments, with at least 3 years of experience with AWS.

• Strong understanding of AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.).

• Proven experience in designing cloud architecture using serverless platforms such as AWS Fargate and other AWS services.

• Proven experience in migration of on-premise applications to AWS using various strategies and tools.

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code .

• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).

• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security protocols, and monitoring tools.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Experience working with hybrid cloud architectures is a plus

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Must have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, (professional preferred) certification

• Preferred

• AWS Certified Developer, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certifications preferred

• Experience with other public clouds (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).

If you are interested and feel that you would excel in the position, we invite you to apply. During this phase of our recruiting effort, we will not be able to accept telephone calls. Only those candidates meeting the requirements will be contacted. No recruiters please.

About HarmonyTech

We have been delivering information technology services and solutions across the Federal government and commercial clients for over a decade. Our employees are the most important assets of our company because they delivery value and care for our clients. We are a company of passionate technologist constantly evolving in our understanding and application of technology to best fulfill our client’s mission needs. We operate under a flat and efficient organizational structure to ensure our hand-picked consultants have the flexibility to take risks and be innovative. We typically work in small, agile teams as we design and develop solutions to address our client’s business challenges. Our success is measured with every satisfied customer and employee.

Why you want to join us

• You have a passion for solving our customers complex business problems

• Awesome learning and professional development opportunities

• A culture built on teamwork and excellence

Benefits

HarmonyTech offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package (https://secure.zenefits.com/benefitsPreview/requiredInformation?token=92d03fd4-3d7d-486f-9e9f-d18ceeb9ad81) including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance (company contributes 80% of the entire premium)

• Short/Long Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Paid Federal Holidays

• Accrued Paid Time Off

• Click the benefits package link above to check out the benefits we offer

Legal

HarmonyTech believes in a policy of equal employment and opportunity for all people based on merit. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and Drug Free Workplace Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel. Additionally, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of HarmonyTech.

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