Technical Lead - AWS Migration & Modernization

EPAM Systems; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 paid holiday days

Pension plan scheme

Disability insurance

Long‑term disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Commuting to work - costs reimbursed

Laptop + corporate simcard + device

Bike lease

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Program with rewards

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in the Netherlands offers a Hybrid Technical Lead – AWS Migration & Modernization role. You will architect and execute complex migrations, automate infrastructure and set the bar for AWS readiness across enterprise clients.

The role requires hands-on leadership, deep AWS migration experience, and the ability to guide application teams toward containers (ECS/EKS) or managed services while enforcing security and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven migrations using AWS MGN, DMS and discovery tools.
• Fluency in Terraform and scripting with Python or Bash.
• Experience implementing Control Tower, SCPs, centralized VPCs and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams through high-stakes migrations.

Responsibilities

• Direct discovery, wave planning, replication and cutover to AWS using AWS MGN, DMS and validation tooling.
• Write production-grade Terraform/CDK, Python and Bash scripts to automate pre-flight checks and cutover tasks.
• Enforce AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars, security guardrails, VPC architecture and cost efficiency.
• Lead execution runbooks and manage migration bridge during maintenance windows with safe rollback mechanisms.
• Map dependencies, break waves into backlogs, unblock issues and keep delivery on schedule.
• Guide teams to assess workloads and move toward ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora or serverless.
• Automate compliance and hybrid-connectivity with InfoSec and Network teams.
• Lead code reviews, pair programming on automation scripts and establish reusable migration patterns.
• Choose tooling and patterns and decide where to rehost or modernize.
• Own the technical readiness review and halt cutovers if standards are not met.
• Define production AWS readiness standards and reject substandard infrastructure.

Skills

AWS migration

Terraform

Python

Bash

CDK/CloudFormation

Security & IAM

Automation

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

DMS

MGN

ECS

EKS

Job description

Drive the future of cloud transformation as a hands‑on leader in AWS migration and modernization. This is the Technical Lead – AWS Migration & Modernization role at EPAM in the Netherlands, offered in a hybrid working mode. You’ll architect and execute complex migrations, automate infrastructure and set the technical bar for AWS readiness. Your expertise will shape both the technical and project management sides of migration, ensuring seamless transitions and modernized solutions for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

• Direct discovery, wave planning, continuous replication and cutover of legacy environments to AWS using AWS MGN, DMS and automated validation tooling
• Write production‑grade Terraform/CDK, Python and Bash scripts to automate pre‑flight checks, server configuration and cutover tasks to keep cutover windows minimal
• Enforce the 6 pillars of the AWS Well‑Architected Framework across security guardrails (SCPs, IAM, KMS), network routing and cost efficiency
• Author minute‑by‑minute execution runbooks, direct the migration bridge during maintenance windows and ensure safe rollback mechanisms exist for every workload
• Run the migration engine: map dependencies across teams, break waves into prioritized backlogs, unblock technical issues and keep delivery on schedule
• Guide application teams to assess workloads (using the 7 Rs) and help them move toward containers (ECS/EKS), managed data (RDS/Aurora) or serverless
• Work directly with InfoSec and Network teams to automate compliance, IAM least privilege and direct-connect/hybrid connectivity before workloads ever touch production
• Lead through code reviews, pair programming on automation scripts and establishing practical migration patterns the wider team can reuse
• Choose migration tooling, pipeline frameworks and design patterns and decide where to rehost or modernize
• Own the technical readiness review and have authority to halt or reschedule a cutover if standards are not met
• Define production AWS readiness standards and reject substandard or unmaintainable infrastructure

Requirements

• Proven track record running real-world migrations using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), DMS and discovery tools
• Strong day‑to‑day fluency in Terraform (or CDK/CloudFormation) alongside Python or Bash for scripting API integrations
• Practical experience implementing Control Tower, SCPs, centralized VPC architectures and hybrid cloud connectivity
• Comfortable running cross‑functional workstreams, setting wave cadences, managing blockers and running high‑stakes live cutovers without panic
• Strong understanding of moving monoliths into containerized (ECS/EKS) or managed cloud‑native alternatives
• Strong understanding of integration concepts, platforms and patterns during complex migrations

We offer

• 26 paid holiday days
• Pension plan scheme
• Disability insurance (WGA Shortfall insurance)
• Long‑term disability insurance (WIA Top up insurance)
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Commuting to work - costs reimbursement
• Laptop + corporate simcard + corporate mobile device (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
• Bike lease
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning and development opportunities including in‑house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses