Systems Engineer – On-Prem to AWS Cloud Migration (Hybrid) – Fairfax, VA
About the position
ILS Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a federal IT modernization initiative focused on migrating legacy on-premises systems to a secure, scalable AWS Cloud environment. The successful candidate will assist with cloud architecture design, migration planning, system optimization, and operational readiness. This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence two days per week at our Fairfax, VA headquarters.
MUST BE LOCAL TO DC METRO AREA (hybrid support - 2 days in ILS HQ office, located in Fairfax, VA 22033).
Must be able to be W2 employee; no C2C.
Responsibilities
• Support the migration of applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS Cloud.
• Conduct assessments of existing environments, including dependencies, configurations, performance characteristics, and security constraints.
• Assist in developing migration strategies, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and system validation steps.
• Perform codebase assessment, branch management, and version control activities in SVN (Subversion).
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Application teams to ensure compliance with cloud governance, security baselines.
• Troubleshoot issues across compute, storage, networking, and operating system layers in cloud environments.
• Support the design and documentation of cloud architecture patterns, system configurations, migration artifacts, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical working sessions.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or DevOps Engineer supporting enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services for compute, networking, storage, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or executing on-prem to cloud migrations
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ILS Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a federal IT modernization initiative focused on migrating legacy on-premises systems to a secure, scalable AWS Cloud environment. The successful candidate will assist with cloud architecture design, migration planning, system optimization, and operational readiness. This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence two days per week at our Fairfax, VA headquarters.
MUST BE LOCAL TO DC METRO AREA (hybrid support - 2 days in ILS HQ office, located in Fairfax, VA 22033).
Must be able to be W2 employee; no C2C.
Responsibilities
• Support the migration of applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS Cloud.
• Conduct assessments of existing environments, including dependencies, configurations, performance characteristics, and security constraints.
• Assist in developing migration strategies, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and system validation steps.
• Perform codebase assessment, branch management, and version control activities in SVN (Subversion).
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, DevOps, and Application teams to ensure compliance with cloud governance, security baselines.
• Troubleshoot issues across compute, storage, networking, and operating system layers in cloud environments.
• Support the design and documentation of cloud architecture patterns, system configurations, migration artifacts, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical working sessions.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or DevOps Engineer supporting enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services for compute, networking, storage, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or executing on-prem to cloud migrations
Apply Now
Apply Now