diff --git a/airflow/contrib/operators/s3_to_sftp_operator.py b/airflow/contrib/operators/s3_to_sftp_operator.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from airflow.models import BaseOperator
+from airflow.hooks.S3_hook import S3Hook
+from airflow.contrib.hooks.ssh_hook import SSHHook
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from airflow.utils.decorators import apply_defaults
+
+
+class S3ToSFTPOperator(BaseOperator):
+    """
+    This operator enables the transferring of files from S3 to a SFTP server
+    :param sftp_conn_id:    The sftp connection id. The name or
+                            identifier for establishing a connection to the SFTP server.
+    :type sftp_conn_id:     string
+    :param sftp_path:       The sftp remote path. This is the specified
+                            file path for uploading file to the SFTP server.
+    :type sftp_path:        string
+    :param s3_conn_id:      The s3 connnection id. The name or identifier for establishing
+                            a connection to S3
+    :type s3_conn_id:       string
+    :param s3_bucket:       The targeted s3 bucket. This is the S3 bucket
+                            from where the file is downloaded.
+    :type s3_bucket:        string
+    :param s3_key:          The targeted s3 key. This is the specified file path
+                            for downloading the file from S3.
+    :type s3_key:           string
+    """
+
+    template_fields = ('s3_key', 'sftp_path')
+
+    @apply_defaults
+    def __init__(self,
+                 s3_bucket,
+                 s3_key,
+                 sftp_path,
+                 sftp_conn_id='ssh_default',
+                 s3_conn_id='aws_default',
+                 *args,
+                 **kwargs):
+        super(S3ToSFTPOperator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.sftp_conn_id = sftp_conn_id
+        self.sftp_path = sftp_path
+        self.s3_bucket = s3_bucket
+        self.s3_key = s3_key
+        self.s3_conn_id = s3_conn_id
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_s3_key(s3_key):
+        """This parses the correct format for S3 keys
+            regardless of how the S3 url is passed."""
+
+        parsed_s3_key = urlparse(s3_key)
+        return parsed_s3_key.path.lstrip('/')
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        self.s3_key = self.get_s3_key(self.s3_key)
+        ssh_hook = SSHHook(ssh_conn_id=self.sftp_conn_id)
+        s3_hook = S3Hook(self.s3_conn_id)
+
+        s3_client = s3_hook.get_conn()
+        sftp_client = ssh_hook.get_conn().open_sftp()
+
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w") as f:
+            s3_client.download_file(self.s3_bucket, self.s3_key, f.name)
+            sftp_client.put(f.name, self.sftp_path)
diff --git a/airflow/contrib/operators/sftp_to_s3_operator.py b/airflow/contrib/operators/sftp_to_s3_operator.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from airflow.models import BaseOperator
+from airflow.hooks.S3_hook import S3Hook
+from airflow.contrib.hooks.ssh_hook import SSHHook
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from airflow.utils.decorators import apply_defaults
+
+
+class SFTPToS3Operator(BaseOperator):
+    """
+    This operator enables the transferring of files from a SFTP server to Amazon S3
+    :param sftp_conn_id:    The sftp connection id. The name or identifier for
+                            establishing a connection to the SFTP server.
+    :type sftp_conn_id:     string
+    :param sftp_path:       The sftp remote path. This is the specified file
+                            path for downloading the file from the SFTP server.
+    :type sftp_path:        string
+    :param s3_conn_id:      The s3 connnection id. The name or identifier for
+                            establishing a connection to S3
+    :type s3_conn_id:       string
+    :param s3_bucket:       The targeted s3 bucket. This is the S3 bucket
+                            to where the file is uploaded.
+    :type s3_bucket:        string
+    :param s3_key:          The targeted s3 key. This is the specified path
+                            for uploading the file to S3.
+    :type s3_key:           string
+    """
+
+    template_fields = ('s3_key', 'sftp_path')
+
+    @apply_defaults
+    def __init__(self,
+                 s3_bucket,
+                 s3_key,
+                 sftp_path,
+                 sftp_conn_id='ssh_default',
+                 s3_conn_id='aws_default',
+                 *args,
+                 **kwargs):
+        super(SFTPToS3Operator, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.sftp_conn_id = sftp_conn_id
+        self.sftp_path = sftp_path
+        self.s3_bucket = s3_bucket
+        self.s3_key = s3_key
+        self.s3_conn_id = s3_conn_id
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_s3_key(s3_key):
+        """This parses the correct format for S3 keys
+            regardless of how the S3 url is passed."""
+
+        parsed_s3_key = urlparse(s3_key)
+        return parsed_s3_key.path.lstrip('/')
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        self.s3_key = self.get_s3_key(self.s3_key)
+        ssh_hook = SSHHook(ssh_conn_id=self.sftp_conn_id)
+        s3_hook = S3Hook(self.s3_conn_id)
+
+        sftp_client = ssh_hook.get_conn().open_sftp()
+
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w") as f:
+            sftp_client.get(self.sftp_path, f.name)
+
+            s3_hook.load_file(
+                filename=f.name,
+                key=self.s3_key,
+                bucket_name=self.s3_bucket,
+                replace=True
+            )
diff --git a/tests/contrib/operators/test_s3_to_sftp_operator.py b/tests/contrib/operators/test_s3_to_sftp_operator.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+from airflow import configuration
+from airflow import models
+from airflow.contrib.operators.s3_to_sftp_operator import S3ToSFTPOperator
+from airflow.contrib.operators.ssh_operator import SSHOperator
+from airflow.models import DAG, TaskInstance
+from airflow.settings import Session
+from airflow.utils import timezone
+from airflow.utils.timezone import datetime
+import boto3
+from moto import mock_s3
+
+
+TASK_ID = 'test_s3_to_sftp'
+BUCKET = 'test-s3-bucket'
+S3_KEY = 'test/test_1_file.csv'
+SFTP_PATH = '/tmp/remote_path.txt'
+SFTP_CONN_ID = 'ssh_default'
+S3_CONN_ID = 'aws_default'
+LOCAL_FILE_PATH = '/tmp/test_s3_upload'
+
+SFTP_MOCK_FILE = 'test_sftp_file.csv'
+S3_MOCK_FILES = 'test_1_file.csv'
+
+TEST_DAG_ID = 'unit_tests'
+DEFAULT_DATE = datetime(2018, 1, 1)
+
+
+def reset(dag_id=TEST_DAG_ID):
+    session = Session()
+    tis = session.query(models.TaskInstance).filter_by(dag_id=dag_id)
+    tis.delete()
+    session.commit()
+    session.close()
+
+
+reset()
+
+
+class S3ToSFTPOperatorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    @mock_s3
+    def setUp(self):
+        configuration.load_test_config()
+        from airflow.contrib.hooks.ssh_hook import SSHHook
+        from airflow.hooks.S3_hook import S3Hook
+
+        hook = SSHHook(ssh_conn_id='ssh_default')
+        s3_hook = S3Hook('aws_default')
+        hook.no_host_key_check = True
+        args = {
+            'owner': 'airflow',
+            'start_date': DEFAULT_DATE,
+            'provide_context': True
+        }
+        dag = DAG(TEST_DAG_ID + 'test_schedule_dag_once', default_args=args)
+        dag.schedule_interval = '@once'
+
+        self.hook = hook
+        self.s3_hook = s3_hook
+
+        self.ssh_client = self.hook.get_conn()
+        self.sftp_client = self.ssh_client.open_sftp()
+
+        self.dag = dag
+        self.s3_bucket = BUCKET
+        self.sftp_path = SFTP_PATH
+        self.s3_key = S3_KEY
+
+    @mock_s3
+    def test_s3_to_sftp_operation(self):
+        # Setting
+        configuration.conf.set("core", "enable_xcom_pickling", "True")
+        test_remote_file_content = \
+            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline " \
+            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
+
+        # Test for creation of s3 bucket
+        conn = boto3.client('s3')
+        conn.create_bucket(Bucket=self.s3_bucket)
+        self.assertTrue((self.s3_hook.check_for_bucket(self.s3_bucket)))
+
+        with open(LOCAL_FILE_PATH, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(test_remote_file_content)
+        self.s3_hook.load_file(LOCAL_FILE_PATH, self.s3_key, bucket_name=BUCKET)
+
+        # Check if object was created in s3
+        objects_in_dest_bucket = conn.list_objects(Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
+                                                   Prefix=self.s3_key)
+        # there should be object found, and there should only be one object found
+        self.assertEqual(len(objects_in_dest_bucket['Contents']), 1)
+
+        # the object found should be consistent with dest_key specified earlier
+        self.assertEqual(objects_in_dest_bucket['Contents'][0]['Key'], self.s3_key)
+
+        # get remote file to local
+        run_task = S3ToSFTPOperator(
+            s3_bucket=BUCKET,
+            s3_key=S3_KEY,
+            sftp_path=SFTP_PATH,
+            sftp_conn_id=SFTP_CONN_ID,
+            s3_conn_id=S3_CONN_ID,
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            dag=self.dag
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(run_task)
+
+        run_task.execute(None)
+
+        # Check that the file is created remotely
+        check_file_task = SSHOperator(
+            task_id="test_check_file",
+            ssh_hook=self.hook,
+            command="cat {0}".format(self.sftp_path),
+            do_xcom_push=True,
+            dag=self.dag
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(check_file_task)
+        ti3 = TaskInstance(task=check_file_task, execution_date=timezone.utcnow())
+        ti3.run()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ti3.xcom_pull(task_ids='test_check_file', key='return_value').strip(),
+            test_remote_file_content.encode('utf-8'))
+
+        # Clean up after finishing with test
+        conn.delete_object(Bucket=self.s3_bucket, Key=self.s3_key)
+        conn.delete_bucket(Bucket=self.s3_bucket)
+        self.assertFalse((self.s3_hook.check_for_bucket(self.s3_bucket)))
+
+    def delete_remote_resource(self):
+        # check the remote file content
+        remove_file_task = SSHOperator(
+            task_id="test_check_file",
+            ssh_hook=self.hook,
+            command="rm {0}".format(self.sftp_path),
+            do_xcom_push=True,
+            dag=self.dag
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(remove_file_task)
+        ti3 = TaskInstance(task=remove_file_task, execution_date=timezone.utcnow())
+        ti3.run()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.delete_remote_resource()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/contrib/operators/test_sftp_to_s3_operator.py b/tests/contrib/operators/test_sftp_to_s3_operator.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+from airflow import configuration
+from airflow import models
+from airflow.contrib.operators.sftp_to_s3_operator import SFTPToS3Operator
+from airflow.contrib.operators.ssh_operator import SSHOperator
+from airflow.models import DAG, TaskInstance
+from airflow.settings import Session
+from airflow.utils import timezone
+from airflow.utils.timezone import datetime
+from airflow.contrib.hooks.ssh_hook import SSHHook
+from airflow.hooks.S3_hook import S3Hook
+
+import boto3
+from moto import mock_s3
+
+BUCKET = 'test-bucket'
+S3_KEY = 'test/test_1_file.csv'
+SFTP_PATH = '/tmp/remote_path.txt'
+SFTP_CONN_ID = 'ssh_default'
+S3_CONN_ID = 'aws_default'
+
+SFTP_MOCK_FILE = 'test_sftp_file.csv'
+S3_MOCK_FILES = 'test_1_file.csv'
+
+TEST_DAG_ID = 'unit_tests'
+DEFAULT_DATE = datetime(2018, 1, 1)
+
+
+def reset(dag_id=TEST_DAG_ID):
+    session = Session()
+    tis = session.query(models.TaskInstance).filter_by(dag_id=dag_id)
+    tis.delete()
+    session.commit()
+    session.close()
+
+
+reset()
+
+
+class SFTPToS3OperatorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @mock_s3
+    def setUp(self):
+        configuration.load_test_config()
+
+        hook = SSHHook(ssh_conn_id='ssh_default')
+        s3_hook = S3Hook('aws_default')
+        hook.no_host_key_check = True
+        args = {
+            'owner': 'airflow',
+            'start_date': DEFAULT_DATE,
+            'provide_context': True
+        }
+        dag = DAG(TEST_DAG_ID + 'test_schedule_dag_once', default_args=args)
+        dag.schedule_interval = '@once'
+
+        self.hook = hook
+        self.s3_hook = s3_hook
+
+        self.ssh_client = self.hook.get_conn()
+        self.sftp_client = self.ssh_client.open_sftp()
+
+        self.dag = dag
+        self.s3_bucket = BUCKET
+        self.sftp_path = SFTP_PATH
+        self.s3_key = S3_KEY
+
+    @mock_s3
+    def test_sftp_to_s3_operation(self):
+        # Setting
+        configuration.conf.set("core", "enable_xcom_pickling", "True")
+        test_remote_file_content = \
+            "This is remote file content \n which is also multiline " \
+            "another line here \n this is last line. EOF"
+
+        # create a test file remotely
+        create_file_task = SSHOperator(
+            task_id="test_create_file",
+            ssh_hook=self.hook,
+            command="echo '{0}' > {1}".format(test_remote_file_content,
+                                              self.sftp_path),
+            do_xcom_push=True,
+            dag=self.dag
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(create_file_task)
+        ti1 = TaskInstance(task=create_file_task, execution_date=timezone.utcnow())
+        ti1.run()
+
+        # Test for creation of s3 bucket
+        conn = boto3.client('s3')
+        conn.create_bucket(Bucket=self.s3_bucket)
+        self.assertTrue((self.s3_hook.check_for_bucket(self.s3_bucket)))
+
+        # get remote file to local
+        run_task = SFTPToS3Operator(
+            s3_bucket=BUCKET,
+            s3_key=S3_KEY,
+            sftp_path=SFTP_PATH,
+            sftp_conn_id=SFTP_CONN_ID,
+            s3_conn_id=S3_CONN_ID,
+            task_id='test_sftp_to_s3',
+            dag=self.dag
+        )
+        self.assertIsNotNone(run_task)
+
+        run_task.execute(None)
+
+        # Check if object was created in s3
+        objects_in_dest_bucket = conn.list_objects(Bucket=self.s3_bucket,
+                                                   Prefix=self.s3_key)
+        # there should be object found, and there should only be one object found
+        self.assertEqual(len(objects_in_dest_bucket['Contents']), 1)
+
+        # the object found should be consistent with dest_key specified earlier
+        self.assertEqual(objects_in_dest_bucket['Contents'][0]['Key'], self.s3_key)
+
+        # Clean up after finishing with test
+        conn.delete_object(Bucket=self.s3_bucket, Key=self.s3_key)
+        conn.delete_bucket(Bucket=self.s3_bucket)
+        self.assertFalse((self.s3_hook.check_for_bucket(self.s3_bucket)))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()