Cloud Architect

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Presencial; COP 180.000.000 - 240.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems is seeking a seasoned Cloud Architect to design and validate cloud architectures for VMware workload migrations to AWS. You will ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework, define Landing Zones, DR architectures, and automation via Infrastructure as Code.

You will support migration teams and guarantee technical quality of solutions. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong standards, and collaboration with large organizations’ engineering

Formación

• 7+ years in infrastructure, solutions architecture, or cloud platforms.
• 3+ years designing solutions on AWS.
• Experience migrating VMware to AWS.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Container architectures with Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes.
• Relational and NoSQL databases modernization/migration.
• Tech transformation experience in large organizations.
• Experience with AWS Professional Services or AWS Partners is desirable.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Responsabilidades

• Design cloud architectures for migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS.
• Define Landing Zone architectures, hybrid connectivity, and Disaster Recovery.
• Develop designs for computing, networks, storage, databases and containers.
• Develop IaC components using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Set technical standards for infrastructure automation.
• Review architectures from engineering teams.
• Provide specialized technical support during migration phases.
• Design modernization strategies for apps, containers and databases.
• Participate in reviews, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Document solution architecture and transfer knowledge to operations.

Conocimientos

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

AWS cloud

VMware to AWS migration

Technical standards

Container architectures

Documentation

Problem solving

Team support during migration

Adaptive learning

Educación

Degree in Systems Engineering or Electronic Engineering or Telecommunications

Herramientas

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Python scripting

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Cloud Architect with a degree in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or related fields to design and validate cloud architectures for VMware workload migration projects to AWS. The successful candidate will ensure the implementation of scalable, secure solutions aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework best practices, while actively participating in defining Landing Zones, Disaster Recovery architectures, automation using Infrastructure as Code and modernization processes for applications, databases and containers. This role requires a highly technical profile with the ability to solve complex architectural problems, define technical standards, support engineering teams during migration execution and guarantee the technical quality of implemented solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design cloud architectures for the migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS
• Define Landing Zone architectures, hybrid connectivity, and Disaster Recovery
• Develop and validate technical designs for computing platforms, networks, storage, databases, and containers
• Design and develop Infrastructure as Code components using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Define technical standards and best practices for infrastructure automation
• Review and validate architectures developed by engineering teams
• Provide specialized technical support during the different migration phases
• Design modernization strategies for applications, containers, and databases
• Participate in technical reviews, troubleshooting, and resolution of highly complex incidents
• Document the solution architecture and transfer knowledge to operational teams

Requirements

• More than 7 years of experience in infrastructure, solutions architecture, or cloud platforms
• Minimum 3 years designing solutions on Amazon Web Services
• Experience in VMware infrastructure migration projects to AWS
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Experience with container architectures using Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes
• Experience migrating and modernizing relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience participating in technology transformation projects for large organizations
• Experience working with AWS Professional Services or AWS Partners is desirable
• English proficiency at B2 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 to ECS Fargate/EC2, ECR, Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL), DMS, MongoDB
• VPN, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, NACLs
• Disaster Recovery architectures, Local Zones, sync scheduling, RPO/RTO, and FinOps
• VMware to AWS Migration