Cloud Architect, AWS Migration

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are enabling large-scale VMware-to-AWS migrations by defining robust cloud architectures aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework practices. As a Cloud Architect, you will lead Landing Zone and Disaster Recovery design, drive automation with Terraform and CloudFormation, and support modernization for apps, databases, and containers—apply now.

Responsibilities

• Architect cloud solutions for application and infrastructure migration to AWS
• Establish Landing Zone architecture, hybrid connectivity, and Disaster Recovery design
• Validate end-to-end designs for compute platforms, networking, storage, databases, and containers
• Implement Infrastructure as Code modules using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Define automation best practices and technical standards for infrastructure
• Assess and validate architectures created by engineering teams
• Support delivery teams with specialized expertise through each migration stage
• Design modernization plans for applications, containers, and databases
• Contribute to technical reviews, complex troubleshooting, and incident resolution
• Produce architecture documentation and deliver knowledge transfer to operations teams

Requirements

• Deep experience across infrastructure, solutions architecture, or cloud platforms (9+ years)
• Strong background designing solutions on Amazon Web Services (5+ years)
• Hands-on experience delivering VMware infrastructure migration projects to AWS
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Practical knowledge of container architectures with Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes
• Experience modernizing and migrating relational and NoSQL databases
• Track record supporting technology transformation programs in large organizations
• Nice-to-have experience with AWS Professional Services or AWS Partners
• English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher

Technologies

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform, AWS MGN, ECS/ECR, RDS, Local Zones
• Migration factories and runbook automation
• Terraform (Advanced), Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, Python scripting
• Docker, ECS Anywhere → ECS Fargate/EC2, ECR, Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL), DMS, MongoDB
• VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, NACLs
• DR architectures, Local Zones, sync scheduling, RPO/RTO, and FinOps
• VMware to AWS Migration

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.