Senior Systems Architect (m/f/d)

EPAM Systems; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days holiday per annum

Company Pension Scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible and remote working

ESPP (stock purchase plan)

Corporate benefits

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems in Germany is seeking a Senior Systems Architect to lead cloud and infrastructure modernization across Azure and on-premises environments in a hybrid setup. You will advise regulated industries, shape strategy and delivery for complex enterprise platforms, and drive governance, security and resilience.

The role covers design of landing zones, SDDC, and migration strategies while interfacing with CIOs and infrastructure leaders. Travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years in cloud and infrastructure architecture.
• Proven enterprise transformation and modernization experience.
• Strong Azure expertise including landing zones and governance.
• Experience with VMware and SDDC environments.
• Automation and IaC tools familiarity (Terraform, PowerShell, Ansible).
• Azure/VMware certifications are a plus.
• Willingness to travel to client sites.

Aufgaben

• Lead current-state assessments, workshops, and target-state definitions.
• Translate business, security and resilience needs into scalable solutions.
• Design Azure landing zones, governance, connectivity, guardrails.
• Architect hybrid cloud integrations of Azure with on-premises infra.
• Design SDDC architectures across compute, storage, network, DR/backup.
• Govern VMware private clouds (vSphere, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, HCX, SRM).
• Oversee migrations and produce HLD/LLD docs and migration strategies.
• Provide architecture oversight across deployment and stabilization phases.
• Support migration planning to Azure, AVS, and hybrid environments.
• Assist RFP/RFI responses with design inputs and scope framing.

Kenntnisse

Cloud architecture

Azure expertise

Regulated environment

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Ansible

VMware vSphere

Jobbeschreibung

We're looking for a Senior Systems Architect to join our team in Germany in a hybrid working mode.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Architect to join our practice ATP/Infrastructure & Operations practice Germany. In this client-facing role, you will advise enterprise and regulated-industry customers on modernizing and transforming their cloud, data center, virtualization and infrastructure platforms.

You will lead architecture engagements covering Microsoft Azure, hybrid cloud, software-defined data centers (SDDC), VMware-based private clouds and on-premises infrastructure, helping clients modernize legacy estates while ensuring resilience, security, governance and operational continuity.

As a trusted advisor to CIOs, infrastructure leaders and transformation programs, you will shape both strategy and delivery across complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state assessments, discovery workshops, target-state architecture definition, and facilitate sessions with engineering teams, infrastructure leaders, and executive audiences
• Translate business, security, compliance, and resilience requirements into scalable technical solutions, ensuring architectural governance aligned to enterprise standards and regulatory expectations
• Design Microsoft Azure landing zones, governance models, connectivity patterns, and operational guardrails
• Architect hybrid cloud solutions integrating Azure with on-premises infrastructure, identity platforms, and security controls
• Design SDDC architectures across compute, storage, network virtualization, backup, DR, and management domains
• Govern VMware-based private cloud architectures including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, vSAN, HCX, SRM, and Aria/vRealize Suite
• Lead modernization and migration initiatives across Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, and hybrid environments, producing HLD/LLD documentation, architecture decision records, and migration strategies
• Provide architectural oversight across deployment, migration, and stabilization phases, acting as senior escalation point for critical platform design and implementation challenges
• Support migration planning for workloads into Azure, AVS, hybrid cloud, or modernized on-premises environments
• Support RFP/RFI responses with solution design, architecture inputs, scope framing, effort estimation, and proposal development, while identifying follow-on opportunities in cloud adoption, infrastructure modernization, and operational improvement

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure architecture, virtualization, SDDC and consulting
• Proven experience in enterprise transformation and modernization programs
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure: landing zones, hub-and-spoke networking, governance, identity, security and resilience
• In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture integrating Azure with on-premises platforms and enterprise identity
• Proven experience with VMware: vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, vSAN, HCX, SRM, Aria/vRealize Suite
• Practical experience with SDDC, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and hyperconverged infrastructure platforms
• Expertise in AVS (Azure VMware Solution) and workload mobility
• Knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, business continuity and disaster recovery
• Familiarity with network, security, identity and governance for enterprise platforms
• Experience working in regulated, high-availability and mission-critical environments
• Consulting experience in financial services, public sector, healthcare or regulated industries
• Knowledge of automation and IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell or Ansible)
• Relevant certifications in Azure and VMware
• Willingness to travel to client sites

Nice to have

• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies
• Familiarity with cloud cost governance and FinOps
• Contribution to thought leadership, whitepapers or technical assets
• Public speaking experience at industry events or conferences

We offer

• 30 days holiday per annum
• Company Pension Scheme
• Regular performance assessments
• Discount on Fitness-First Black Membership
• bitkom - Corporate Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
• Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• Friendly and enjoyable working team
• Regular corporate and social events
• Flexible and remote working opportunities
• Award-winning workplace: Great Place To Work® certified in 2026, Kununu (Top Company 2022-2026), NewWork Business Award 2025 for outstanding culture, innovation and employee satisfaction.