Platform Architect (Cloud VDI & IaC)

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Platform Architect to design, operate, and continuously improve a robust cloud platform.

This largely individual contributor role requires ownership and the ability to work independently while collaborating with one other team member and customer stakeholders. The role focuses on cloud native development, VDI/EUC platforms, IaC with Terraform, multi-cloud expansion (AWS, Azure, GCP), and AI-assisted automation using GitHub Copilot or Claude.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in cloud native development.
• At least 2 years in Senior, Lead, Manager, or Owner-level roles.
• Proven track record managing engagements for teams of 5 or more full-time employees.
• Strong hands-on experience with VDI platforms such as Citrix, VMware Horizon, AVD, WorkSpaces or Workspot.
• Solid experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and remote state management via HCP.
• Fluent English communication at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the cloud platform architecture to support current and future business requirements.
• Own the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, upgrades, decommissioning, drift detection, and ongoing operational hygiene.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, and manage remote state via HCP for VDI/EUC solutions on major platforms.
• Build and maintain CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions to streamline deployment and workflows.
• Apply AI coding assistants and agents to accelerate IaC authoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation tasks.
• Explore and integrate AI-driven operational workflows, such as anomaly detection and auto-remediation.
• Collaborate with one other team member and customer stakeholders to drive platform decisions and priorities.
• Support the platform's expansion roadmap into Azure and GCP and physical/bare-metal devices.

Skills

Cloud native development

Senior/Lead/Manager/Owner-level roles

GitHub Actions CI/CD

AI coding assistants

Fluent English

Tools

Terraform

HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)

Citrix Cloud

VMware ESXi

Google Cloud Platform

Microsoft Azure

VMware vSphere

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Job description

We are seeking a Platform Architect to design, operate, and continuously improve the cloud platform. This is a primarily individual contributor role that requires strong ownership and the ability to work independently while collaborating with one other team member and customer stakeholders. We are looking for strong Cloud VDI / End-User Computing (EUC) experience on any major hyperscaler or enterprise VDI stack, such as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, VMware/Omnissa Horizon, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Amazon WorkSpaces, or Workspot. The platform is built IaC-first on AWS today, with an active roadmap to add physical/bare-metal devices, adopt new AWS services, and expand into Azure and GCP over the next 6+ months

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the cloud platform architecture to support current and future business requirements
• Own the end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, upgrades, decommissioning, drift detection, and ongoing operational hygiene
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including managing remote state through HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) Architect, deploy, and support Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) / End-User Computing (EUC) solutions on major hyperscaler or enterprise VDI platforms
• Build and maintain CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions to streamline infrastructure deployment and operational workflows
• Apply AI coding assistants and agents, such as GitHub Copilot or Claude, to accelerate IaC authoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation tasks
• Explore and integrate AI-driven operational workflows, such as anomaly detection, auto-remediation, or intelligent runbooks, into platform engineering practices
• Collaborate closely with one other team member and customer stakeholders to drive platform decisions and priorities
• Support the platform's expansion roadmap, including the addition of physical/bare-metal devices and extension into Azure and GCP environments

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in cloud native development
• At least 2 years in Senior, Lead, Manager, or Owner-level roles
• Proven track record managing engagements for teams of 5 or more full-time employees
• Strong hands‑on experience with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), covering platforms such as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, VMware/Omnissa Horizon, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Amazon WorkSpaces, or Workspot
• Solid experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including remote state management via HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP)
• Demonstrated ability to own the complete infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, upgrades, decommissioning, drift detection, and operational hygiene
• Experience using GitHub Actions to build and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Fluency with AI coding assistants and agents, such as GitHub Copilot or Claude, to speed up IaC authoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation
• Experience or strong interest in integrating AI-driven operational workflows, such as anomaly detection, auto-remediation, or intelligent runbooks, into platform engineering practices
• Fluent English communication skills at a B2 level or higher
• Nice to have Experience with Amazon Web Services for building and managing cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with bare‑metal device management and deployment
• Experience with Citrix Cloud for delivering virtual apps and desktops
• Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform for multi‑cloud infrastructure support
• Experience with Microsoft Azure for cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop solutions
• Familiarity with VMware Cloud on AWS for hybrid cloud deployments
• Experience with VMware ESXi for virtualization infrastructure management
• Knowledge of VMware Server for virtualization environments
• Experience with VMware vSphere for managing virtualized data center resources
• Relevant certification, which would be considered a valuable addition to your qualifications