Cloud Architect, AWS Migration

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Presencial; COP 120.000.000 - 240.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems seeks an senior Cloud Architect to lead VMware-to-AWS migrations, designing robust cloud architectures and automated infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation. You will validate designs, build landing zones, and guide modernization of applications, containers, and databases.

Strong AWS experience (5+ years) and deep infrastructure expertise are required, with English at B2 level or higher. Collaboration with delivery teams across complex enterprise environments is essential.

Formación

• 9+ years of experience in infrastructure, solutions architecture or cloud platforms.
• 5+ years delivering solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Hands-on experience migrating VMware infrastructure to AWS.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Practical knowledge of container architectures with Docker, ECS or Kubernetes.
• Experience modernizing relational and NoSQL databases.
• Proven track record supporting large organizational transformation programs.
• Nice-to-have AWS Professional Services or AWS Partner experience.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Responsabilidades

• Architect cloud solutions for application and infrastructure migrations to AWS.
• Establish Landing Zone architecture, hybrid connectivity, and DR design.
• Validate end-to-end designs for compute, networking, storage, databases and containers.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code modules using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Define automation best practices and standards for infrastructure.
• Assess and validate architectures from engineering teams.
• Support delivery teams with domain expertise through migration stages.
• Design modernization plans for apps, containers and databases.
• Contribute to reviews, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
• Produce architecture documentation and transfer knowledge to operations.

Conocimientos

Cloud architecture

AWS cloud services

VMware migration

Terraform/CloudFormation

Docker/Kubernetes

English Proficiency

Herramientas

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Overview

We are enabling large-scale VMware‑to‑AWS migrations by defining robust cloud architectures aligned with AWS Well‑Architected Framework practices.

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

Qualifications

• 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