Cloud Technology Consultant - AWS Cloud, Director

EPAM Systems; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Gurugram seeks an experienced Cloud Technology Consultant to act as a strategic advisor and hands-on expert for enterprise AWS cloud transformations. This Director-level role shapes cloud strategies, guides migrations, and promotes modern engineering practices.

You will partner with clients to assess environments, define future-state roadmaps, lead platform engineering, and steer rehost, re-platform, and refactor efforts.

Qualifications

• 20+ years IT experience with cloud consulting or platform engineering
• Expertise in AWS compute, storage, networking, security, governance, and DevOps
• Multi-cloud experience; Azure a plus
• Proven enterprise-scale cloud migration/modernization
• Familiarity with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), CI/CD, containers (EKS, ECS)
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, encryption, compliance, cost optimization
• Ability to influence strategy with business/architecture stakeholders
• Cloud certifications preferred (AWS; Azure a plus)

Responsibilities

• Partner with enterprise clients to define future-state cloud strategies on AWS
• Advise on platform engineering, modernization, migration approaches
• Lead cloud-native architectures, landing zones, multi-account models
• Direct cloud migration engagements (rehost, re-platform, refactor, re-architect)
• Design scalable, secure, cost-efficient cloud environments
• Contribute to governance, security models, CI/CD, observability, ops excellence
• Shape responses for RFPs, proposals and client workshops
• Stay updated on GenAI/LLM cloud use cases and adoption
• Influence cloud adoption via automation, containerization, DevSecOps
• Act as hands-on technical advisor and strategic individual contributor

Skills

Cloud strategy

AWS expert

Multi-cloud

Terraform

CloudFormation/CDK

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security & IAM

Cost optimization

Client-facing

GenAI awareness

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Technology Consultant to serve as a strategic advisor and hands‑on expert for enterprise clients embarking on their AWS cloud transformation journeys. In this Director-level role, you will shape cloud strategies, guide large-scale migrations, and influence adoption of cloud‑native architectures and modern engineering practices. This is a senior individual contributor position ideal for a technically strong consultant who combines architectural depth with an advisory mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with enterprise clients to assess current‑state environments and define future‑state cloud strategies with AWS as the primary platform
• Advise clients on cloud transformation approaches, including platform engineering, modernization, and migration
• Provide thought leadership on cloud‑native architectures, landing zones, multi‑account strategies, and operating models
• Lead cloud consulting engagements involving large‑scale workload assessments and migration planning (rehost, re‑platform, refactor, re‑architect)
• Guide clients in designing scalable, secure, and cost‑efficient cloud environments
• Contribute to strategic discussions on cloud governance, security models, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational excellence
• Shape solution approaches for RFPs, proposals, and client workshops, working closely with pre‑sales, architecture, and delivery teams
• Stay current with GenAI / LLM‑powered cloud use cases and advise clients on adopting innovative cloud capabilities
• Influence cloud adoption decisions through deep expertise in automation, containerization, DevSecOps, and platform scalability
• Serve as a hands‑on technical advisor and strategic individual contributor, bringing clarity and direction to complex cloud transformation initiatives

Requirements

• 20+ years of overall IT experience, including extensive hands‑on cloud consulting or platform engineering experience
• Expertise in AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, governance, and DevOps
• Background in multi‑cloud environments, with exposure to Azure as an added advantage
• Proven experience delivering enterprise‑scale cloud migration and modernization programs
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), CI/CD pipelines, and container platforms (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes)
• Understanding of cloud security, IAM, and networking, along with encryption, compliance, and cost optimization
• Capability to collaborate directly with business, technology, and architecture stakeholders to influence strategy and guide transformation choices
• Cloud certifications (AWS preferred; Azure certifications considered a plus)
• Depth of an architect combined with the mindset of an advisor, comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor and influencing strategy through hands‑on expertise
• Confident in client‑facing discussions and capable of translating complex cloud concepts into actionable business insights
• Passionate about cloud transformation, platform engineering, and modern cloud‑native practices
• Strong English communication skills (B2 level or higher)

Nice to have

• Skills in application development using .NET, Java, or Python
• Background in SRE practices
• Proficiency in DevSecOps practices