Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior AWS Cloud Migration Engineer
Hybrid in Colombia
We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Migration Engineer to execute and support enterprise migrations of applications and infrastructure to AWS while ensuring operational continuity, regulatory compliance, cost awareness, and cloud best practices. You will work within cross-functional teams, contribute to governance and FinOps adoption, and deliver measurable outcomes-apply now to help build a secure and resilient cloud environment.
Responsibilities
- Execute the AWS migration strategy, including rehost and replatform approaches, following the defined roadmap
- Contribute to wave-based planning and help prioritize applications to reduce risk and deliver business value
- Build and validate secure, scalable, and resilient AWS architectures aligned to regulatory needs
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across infrastructure, architecture, security, development, and business functions
- Apply cloud governance, security controls, and FinOps practices to help optimize costs
- Identify and manage migration risks and dependencies, and support mitigation plans to maintain operational continuity
- Track and report key metrics for progress, cost, performance, and stability to your team and stakeholders
- Operate and execute migration activities directly in the AWS console
- Share knowledge and support adoption of the cloud operating model across teams
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in AWS cloud migrations in enterprise environments
- Ability to take technical ownership of migration tasks with sound judgment
- Planning skills to support wave-based migration execution and application prioritization
- Strong AWS skills across core services such as EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch
- Solid cloud architecture knowledge covering security, scalability, resilience, networking, and automation (IaC)
- Ability to advise stakeholders and connect cloud outcomes to business value
- Strong communication skills to work with technical teams and, when needed, broader audiences
- Adaptability and a results-driven mindset
- English proficiency: B2 Upper-Intermediate
Nice to Have
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (or equivalent)
- Project management certification or Agile framework certification
- Experience working in regulated, high-criticality environments (ideally financial sector)
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux, plus middleware and web platforms such as WebLogic and IIS
We Offer
- Opportunity to work with a leading technology company, EPAM Systems
- Hybrid work model in Colombia
- Competitive compensation package
About the Company
EPAM Systems is a global software engineering and product development company. We partner with the world’s leading brands to deliver innovative digital solutions and drive digital transformation.