Technical Lead - AWS Migration & Modernization

EPAM Systems; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc in the Netherlands is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead for AWS Migration & Modernization to architect and execute complex migrations and drive cloud modernization.

You will automate infrastructure with Terraform/CDK and scripts, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure AWS readiness with security and cost controls in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Proven track record migrating workloads using AWS MGN and DMS.
• Fluency with Terraform and scripting (Python or Bash).
• Experience implementing Control Tower, SCPs, centralized VPC architectures.
• Able to lead cross-functional teams and manage cutovers under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Direct discovery, wave planning, continuous replication and cutover of legacy environments to AWS.
• Write production-grade Terraform/CDK, Python and Bash scripts to automate pre-flight checks and cutover tasks.
• Enforce the 6 pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework across security guardrails, network routing and cost efficiency.
• Author runbooks and direct the migration bridge during maintenance windows with safe rollback.
• Run the migration engine, map dependencies and maintain delivery schedules.
• Guide application teams to move toward containers or managed cloud-native solutions.
• Collaborate with InfoSec and Network teams to automate compliance and direct-connect connectivity.
• Lead code reviews and establish reusable migration patterns for the team.
• Choose tooling and design patterns and decide rehost vs. modernization paths.
• Own the technical readiness review and approve cutovers that meet standards.
• Define production AWS readiness standards and reject substandard infra.

Skills

AWS migration

Terraform

CDK/CloudFormation

Python/Bash scripting

Well-Architected Framework

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

AWS MGN

DMS

CloudFormation

CDK

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