Set up AWS Transfer Family

Fully Managed AWS Transfer Family for Secure Enterprise File Exchange

Modernize your enterprise file transfer capabilities with a fully managed AWS Transfer Family solution delivered by HWS Gruppe, an AWS Advanced Tier Partner. This offering enables organizations to securely exchange files using SFTP, FTPS, and FTP, with optional AS2 support, all natively backed by Amazon S3.

By eliminating traditional file transfer servers, this solution provides a scalable, highly available, and compliant platform that reduces operational overhead while improving security and automation.

We design and deploy cloud-native file transfer endpoints using AWS Transfer Family, integrated directly with Amazon S3 for durable and cost-efficient storage.

Our solution supports:

• SFTP (SSH-based)
• FTPS (TLS-based)
• FTP (legacy support)

Access can be configured for single-tenant, multi-tenant, or partner-specific use cases, with:

• Virtual directories and folder mappings
• Fine-grained IAM access controls
• Custom security policies
• Identity integration (Active Directory, Amazon Cognito, or custom identity providers)

This approach delivers a modern replacement for legacy MFT platforms while leveraging S3 lifecycle policies, encryption, and durability.

Beyond file transfer enablement, we implement event-driven, serverless workflows that automatically process files as they arrive.

Typical automation includes:

• File validation and schema checks
• Data transformation and mapping
• ETL and downstream integration
• Partner-specific routing
• Notifications and error handling

Using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Amazon S3, file ingestion becomes automated, auditable, and resilient, with full visibility across the pipeline.

HWS Gruppe provides a guided demonstration to ensure your teams understand the solution end to end. The demo covers:

Deployment walkthrough Creation of AWS Transfer Family servers, SFTP/FTPS/FTP endpoints, VPC configuration, S3 integration, and identity provider setup.

File exchange scenarios Connecting via SFTP clients, uploading and downloading files, triggering automation workflows, and reviewing outputs.

Monitoring and alerting CloudWatch dashboards, logs, workflow tracking, and alerting via Amazon SNS.

Security and compliance Encryption with AWS KMS, least-privilege IAM, private VPC endpoints, logging, and alignment with HIPAA, SOC 2, and PCI requirements.

We deliver complete, customer-specific documentation to support adoption and operations, including:

Architecture documentation High-level and detailed architecture diagrams, data flows, network design, security controls, and compliance considerations.

Deployment and operations guides Step-by-step setup instructions, identity integration, workflow configuration, S3 structure, monitoring, and disaster recovery guidance.

User and partner guides Onboarding instructions, connection details for SFTP/FTPS/FTP, file testing procedures, and troubleshooting documentation.

A secure, scalable, and fully managed file transfer platform on AWS—designed to replace legacy MFT systems, improve automation, and simplify compliance.