AWS DB Migration Architect for Large-Scale VMware to AWS

EPAM Systems Inc; Chile; Remote; CLP 117,763,000 - 176,644,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Database Migration Architect to lead the database tier of a VMware-to-AWS migration, delivering up to 6,000 VMs in waves.

You will design target databases on Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora, plan migrations with AWS DMS, coordinating each wave with VM cutovers via AWS MGN. You will ensure highly available, secure, and cost-efficient databases, right-size instances, configure Multi-AZ, encryption, and perform performance tuning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in cloud migrations.
• 2+ years in senior/lead/manager roles.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Application Migration Service (MGN).
• Strong AWS CloudFormation experience for IaC.
• Proficiency in English (C1).

Responsibilities

• Assess source databases and define migration strategy per wave.
• Plan and execute migrations to RDS/Aurora with DMS.
• Validate data, define rollback procedures, and ensure cutovers.
• Design target DB architecture with availability, backups, encryption, and cost efficiency.
• Coordinate database cutovers with VM migrations via MGN.
• Build CloudFormation templates for provisioning.
• Document runbooks and handover procedures.

Skills

AWS

AWS DMS

RDS/Aurora

CloudFormation

VPC Networking

VMware vSphere

DBA practices

Security & Encryption

Cost optimization

English proficiency

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

AWS MGN

AWS DMS

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Database Migration Architect to lead the database tier of a VMware-to-AWS migration, delivering up to 6,000 VMs in waves.

You will design target databases on Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora, plan migrations with AWS DMS, coordinating each wave with VM cutovers via AWS MGN. You will ensure highly available, secure, and cost-efficient databases, right-size instances, configure Multi-AZ, encryption, and perform performance tuning.