cloud engineer

EPAM Systems is a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company that provides multidisciplinary teams to help clients and communities worldwide. The organization focuses on software development, IT services, and consulting, supporting large-scale digital initiatives across various industries.

• Support Agile Release Trains and product teams in onboarding to Azure database services such as Azure SQL, Oracle on Azure, and PostgreSQL;
• Assess existing on-premises Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases, analyze migration feasibility, and define migration strategies;
• Drive database migrations from on-premises environments to Azure DB offerings;
• Act as a technical bridge between application teams, Azure platform teams, central DB platform teams, and vendor teams;
• Introduce automation, self-service patterns, and standardized operational models to enable left-shifted database operations;
• Design and implement automation for database lifecycle operations including provisioning, access management, backup, monitoring, and patching;
• Educate and coach application teams on cloud database concepts, platform standards, and operational responsibilities;
• Contribute to reusable templates, reference architectures, and onboarding assets;
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure compliance and address regulatory constraints;
• Document processes and share best practices to support large-scale adoption.

• Minimum five to seven years of hands-on experience working with Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments;
• Proven experience migrating databases from on-premises platforms to Azure database services;
• Strong understanding of database fundamentals across on-premises and cloud environments;
• Experience designing and implementing automated, self-service database capabilities using Infrastructure as Code or platform tooling;
• DevOps mindset with experience in “you build it, you run it” operational models;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to translate complex database concepts into clear, practical guidance;
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach in complex enterprise environments;
• Experience operating with compliance and regulatory constraints;
• Motivation to work in agile setups across multiple teams and initiatives;
• Nice to have: Experience migrating from Oracle or MS SQL to PostgreSQL, Azure certifications related to Azure Database or Azure Architecture, familiarity with database tooling for assessment and migration, prior experience in platform engineering or cloud enablement teams.

• Private health insurance;
• EPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan;
• 100% Paid sick leave;
• Referral Program;
• Professional certification;
• Language courses;
• 24 Working days of annual leave and paid time off for public holidays.