DevOps / Platform Engineer

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Remote; COP 60,000,000 - 120,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling and certification

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. is seeking a hands-on DevOps / Platform Engineer to strengthen our Kubernetes platform operations and CI/CD ecosystem.

You will scale cloud-native infrastructure, improve deployment pipelines, enforce IaC standards, and boost operational resilience for mission-critical workloads in AWS. You will optimize clusters, implement autoscaling and resource isolation, and advance observability with Prometheus/Grafana, while enabling multi-team platform onboarding and standardized

Qualifications

• 2+ years of production Kubernetes experience.
• 2+ years experience designing and maintaining GitHub Actions pipelines.
• Proficient in Terraform for infrastructure as code with state management.
• Hands-on AWS expertise (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS).
• Knowledge of secrets management and secure configuration practices.
• Experience applying DevOps/SRE in high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes clusters for production workloads.
• Scale clusters, improve reliability, and optimize performance.
• Refine IaC standards and manage Terraform state and modules.
• Enhance observability with metrics, logging, and tracing across platforms.
• Design and scale GitHub Actions workflows and pipelines across repos.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate deployments and testing.
• Manage AWS services including networking, IAM, EC2, and storage.
• Contribute to incident response, root-cause analysis and reliability improvements.

Skills

Kubernetes operations

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

SRE principles

English communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps / Platform Engineer to strengthen our Kubernetes platform operations and CI/CD ecosystem. The engineer will actively contribute to scaling cloud-native infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, enforcing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards, and enhancing operational resilience. This is a production-facing role requiring strong troubleshooting capability, an ownership mindset, and practical experience operating mission-critical workloads in AWS.ResponsibilitiesOperate, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes clusters supporting production workloadsImprove cluster scalability, reliability, and performanceImplement best practices for resource management, autoscaling, and workload isolationEnhance observability, including metrics, logging, and tracing, to improve operational visibilitySupport multi-team onboarding and platform enablementDesign, refactor, and scale GitHub Actions pipelinesImplement reusable workflows and enforce standards across repositoriesReduce deployment risk through automation, validation, and testing improvementsMaintain and strengthen Terraform-based infrastructure, including state management and modularitySupport environment provisioning and lifecycle managementManage and optimize AWS services, including networking, IAM, compute, and storageParticipate in incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiativesRequirements2+ years of experience operating and optimizing Kubernetes clusters in production environments2+ years of experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub ActionsExpertise in Terraform for infrastructure as code, including state management and governance practicesProficiency in AWS services such as VPC, IAM, EC2, and EKSKnowledge of secrets management and secure configuration practicesBackground in applying DevOps and SRE principles to production and high-availability systemsUnderstanding of cost optimization strategies within cloud environmentsCapability to collaborate cross-functionally with application teams and drive automation improvementsProficiency in English at a B2+ levelNice to haveBackground in regulated or healthcare environmentsFamiliarity with observability tooling such as Prometheus and GrafanaSkills in AWS cost optimization practicesUnderstanding of platform engineering best practices and internal developer platformsWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.