AWS Senior Data Migration Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)

Senior AWS Data Migration Consultant - AWS Professional Services

Location: Chantilly, VA (Preferred, but not required)

Work Arrangement: Flexible - onsite, hybrid, or remote options may be considered

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required

About the Opportunity

Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is proud to expand our long-standing partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are seeking experienced AWS Data Migration Consultants to join our growing Professional Services team.

This role is focused on helping customers successfully migrate, modernize, and optimize their data and workloads in AWS. You will work closely with AWS technical teams and customer stakeholders to design and execute migration strategies for mission-critical environments.

Our Professional Services division supports high-visibility, complex projects across commercial and federal customers. This role is ideal for someone who understands both the technical and operational sides of data migration and can guide customers from assessment through execution and optimization.

Work Schedule

• Flexible schedule required to support a customer operating in Germany (CET time zone)
• Candidates should be comfortable adjusting hours as needed, including early mornings or occasional off-hours coordination
• Work schedules will be coordinated to balance customer support needs with overall team flexibility

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AWS data migration efforts, including discovery, assessment, planning, and execution
• Design and implement migration strategies for large-scale datasets and applications
• Support data movement using AWS services such as S3, Snowball, EBS, and related tools
• Assess existing environments and recommend migration paths aligned to business and mission needs
• Plan and execute cutover strategies with minimal operational disruption
• Troubleshoot migration challenges (performance, connectivity, data integrity)
• Provide post-migration optimization, including cost and performance improvements
• Collaborate with stakeholders and clearly communicate technical approaches and tradeoffs

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• Experience supporting data migration, infrastructure transformation, or cloud adoption efforts
• Familiarity with AWS core services (S3, EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM)
• Experience with storage, data replication, or backup/recovery technologies
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (VPNs, routing, bandwidth constraints)
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale data migrations (multi-terabyte or larger environments)
• Familiarity with AWS migration tools (Snowball, DataSync, Storage Gateway)
• Experience supporting federal or defense customers
• Background in hybrid or multi-cloud environments
• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect)
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms (NetApp, Dell EMC, etc.)
• Exposure to regulated environments (GovCloud, IL environments)

About SBS

Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is a national Information Technology services company headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. SBS provides IT infrastructure design, integration, and operational services across networking, compute, storage, cybersecurity, and cloud environments.

EEO Disclaimer

SBS is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender identification, sex, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, parental status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Accommodations

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