Lead/Senior Cloud Native Developer - AWS

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Chennai is seeking a Lead/Senior Cloud Native Developer to architect and deliver secure, scalable AWS-based solutions using Java and GenAI capabilities. You will drive cloud-native development, IaC, and automation in enterprise applications.

The role emphasizes building serverless services, managing AWS platforms, migrating infrastructure, and integrating GenAI workflows with LangChain and LLM APIs.

Qualifications

• 5 to 12 years of overall experience in cloud development.
• Extensive AWS CDK and Java IaC experience with security best practices.
• Proficiency in serverless/cloud-native services and automation.
• Familiarity with GenAI platforms and LLMs; practical enterprise use cases.
• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation in production.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Develop and manage AWS cloud platforms and services.
• Write IaC using Java with the AWS CDK.
• Migrate code from Terraform or CFT to AWS CDK.
• Automate provisioning with AWS Java CDK.
• Build serverless and cloud-native services including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Automate processes using orchestration tools such as Terraform, CDK and CloudFormation.
• Handle various data formats and data types with loops and conditionals.
• Perform unit testing and debugging of applications.
• Build GenAI-enabled apps and AI workflows using LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks.

Skills

AWS CDK

Java

GenAI concepts

LLMs

Prompt engineering

IaC

Serverless

Cloud security

Kubernetes

LangChain

Git tooling

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

OpenAI API

Anthropic Claude

AWS Bedrock

Job description

We are looking for a Lead/Senior Cloud Native Developer to design and build secure, scalable cloud solutions on AWS using Java and Generative AI technologies. In this role, you will drive cloud-native development, infrastructure automation and the integration of cutting-edge GenAI capabilities into enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using the AWS CDK with a focus on best practices and robust security measures
• Develop and manage AWS cloud platforms and services
• Write and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Java with the AWS Cloud Development Kit
• Migration of code from Terraform or CFT to AWS CDK
• Automation of platform provisioning with AWS Java CDK
• Build serverless and cloud-native services including Lambda functions, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail and KMS
• Automate processes using AWS orchestration tools such as Java, CDK, Terraform and CloudFormation
• Handle various data formats and data types with the use of loops and conditional statements
• Perform unit testing and debugging of applications
• Build small GenAI-enabled applications, AI workflows, chatbots, copilots or automation solutions using LLM APIs and orchestration frameworks

Requirements

• 5 to 12 years of overall experience
• Over 5 years of experience in developing and managing AWS cloud platforms and services
• Expertise in designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions using the AWS CDK with best practices and security measures
• Proficiency in writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Java with the AWS Cloud Development Kit
• Hands-on experience in automating platform provisioning with AWS Java CDK and migrating code from Terraform or CFT to AWS CDK
• Comprehensive development skills in serverless and cloud-native services including Lambda functions, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail and KMS
• Capability to automate processes using AWS orchestration tools such as Java, CDK, Terraform and CloudFormation
• Proficiency in handling various data formats including JSON, YAML and files along with data types such as strings, numbers, arrays and tuples
• Strong unit testing and debugging capabilities
• Skills in Source Code Management tools such as GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket and AWS CodeCommit
• Understanding of Generative AI concepts, LLMs and prompt engineering with practical enterprise use cases
• Hands-on exposure to AI platforms and services such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude and AWS Bedrock or similar cloud-native GenAI offerings
• Familiarity with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph and Semantic Kernel along with AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT and Cursor

Nice to have

• Hands-on development experience in Docker and Container Orchestration using Kubernetes on AWS EKS or AWS ECS
• Production experience with NoSQL data stores, AWS Elastic Cache, RDS and DynamoDB
• Familiarity with AWS Core Services such as EC2, Autoscaling and Load Balancers along with Route53, S3, IAM and VPC
• Capability to write scripts in Linux, shell or Python and use Configuration Management tools like Ansible, Chef or Puppet
• Experience with Build Automation Servers such as Jenkins, GitLab CI and Sonar along with Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana stacks