DevOps Technical Lead / Architect - Azure & Terraform

EPAM Systems Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Healthcare with Prescription

Dental and Vision

RRSP with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Telehealth (Company Paid)

Paid Time Off

Maternity/Parental Leave Top-up

Employee Discounts

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. Canada seeks a DevOps Technical Lead to guide platform engineering, modernize a .NET insurance platform, and drive CI/CD, IaC, and release practices.

You will shape pipelines from Test to Production with approvals, deploy infrastructure as code, and strengthen security across cloud resources while mentoring teams and coordinating with governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building Azure environments from scratch with Terraform, modules and CI/CD deployments.
• Hands-on with Azure App Services, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, networking, and Identity.
• Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for container workloads.
• Ability to migrate on-prem infra to IaC with minimal outages and lead as technical lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering and partner with client leadership to deliver long-term improvements.
• Design shared CI/CD templates with quality and security gates and manage release promotions.
• Execute weekly and off-cycle production deployments with DB releases and rollback readiness.
• Build reusable IaC modules, automate provisioning, and remediate drift.
• Strengthen cloud security, manage secrets, and oversee access controls.

Skills

Terraform

Azure DevOps

CI/CD design

IaC

Security hardening

Identity & access

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure App Services

Grafana

Application Insights

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Azure Pipelines

Grafana

Application Insights

Job description

Lead EPAM's platform engineering team as a DevOps Technical Lead and Architect, partnering with technology leadership to modernize a .NET insurance platform. You will shape CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and release practices that move a monolith toward scalable, service-oriented architecture and greater stability.At EPAM, you'll work on cutting-edge technologies, solve complex challenges, and shape the future of digital innovation. With access to continuous learning, mentorship, and global projects, your expertise will drive meaningful change.Req.#1118468193The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill an existing vacancy to backfill a role.ResponsibilitiesLead the platform engineering team and partner with client technology leadership to define and deliver long-term improvement initiatives alongside ongoing development requestsDesign shared, versioned CI/CD pipeline templates with embedded quality and security gates, and run build-once release promotion through Test, Staging, PreProd and Production with approvals and rollbackExecute weekly and off-cycle production deployments, including database releases, post-deployment checks, and coordination with release management on readiness and go/no-go decisionsBuild reusable infrastructure as code modules, automate templated environment provisioning, remediate drift, and decommission legacy environmentsStrengthen identity, access and security through secrets and key management, access request handling, and hardening of cloud resourcesDrive root-cause analysis and remediation of platform incidents, and maintain operational runbooks, knowledge transfer, and a managed intake process for unplanned workRequirementsProven experience building Azure environments from scratch with Terraform, including modules, state management, and CI/CD-driven deploymentsHands-on expertise with Azure services such as App Services, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, networking, and IdentityStrong experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines for build, release, and deployment automationPractical knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerized workloadsExperience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Application InsightsDemonstrated ability to migrate manually built infrastructure to IaC without a production outage, and to lead as a technical lead or architectWe offerExtended Healthcare with Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision, and Healthcare Spending Account (Company Paid)Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Paid)Employee Assistance Program (Company Paid)Telehealth (Company Paid)Short-term Disability (Company Paid)Long-Term DisabilityPaid Time Off (including vacation and sick days)Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company matchMaternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Top-upEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramCritical Illness InsuranceEmployee DiscountsUnlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutionsEPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAMThis posting includes a salary range EPAM Canada would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, credentials, education, training, the demand for the role, skillset, and overall business and local labour market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: CA$150,000-CA$165,000. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.EPAM Canada welcomes and encourages applications from candidates with disabilities. Please contact WFA Human Resource CA [e-mail] if you have questions in this regard, or if you require an accommodation to complete the application process. Click here to review EPAM’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Accessibility Policies and Multi-Year Access.An artificial intelligence system is software that is developed with one or more techniques that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, using algorithmic information processing, generate outputs such as content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions with varying levels of autonomy (“AI”). Tasks that humans have traditionally done by thinking and reasoning are increasingly being done by, or with the help of, AI to help create efficiencies.EPAM may use AI during the recruitment process, in connection with collecting or processing your personal data. Some (non-exhaustive) examples of tasks that EPAM may use AI for include conducting initial screening, creating transcripts of interviews, and assessing applications/CVs against defined job description criteria to make suggestions to the individuals evaluating your candidacy.Your personal data and the results of any processing are not shared with AI applications outside of EPAM infrastructure. While EPAM may use AI to help create efficiencies during the recruitment process, EPAM does not use AI to make hiring decisions, which is done by EPAM Talent Acquisition and management.