Technical Lead - AWS Migration & Modernization

EPAM SystemsRijswijkHybridFull-time6 Oct 2026

EPAM is seeking a Technical Lead for AWS Migration & Modernization in Rijswijk, Netherlands. The role involves leading complex cloud migrations, automating infrastructure, and ensuring AWS readiness for enterprise clients. Requires hands-on expertise in AWS migration tools, Terraform, Python/Bash, and strong leadership in high-stakes cutovers.

What you'll do

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

What you need

Must-have

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)AWS DMSTerraformAWS CDKPythonBashAWS Control TowerSCPs

Soft skills

LeadershipProblem SolvingCommunicationTeam ManagementDecision Making

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