Lead Infrastructure Engineer

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Presencial; COP 120.000.000 - 180.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare benefits

Employee learning programs

Global career opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design and oversee large-scale, multi data center infrastructure across on‑prem, GCP, and AWS. You will lead automation for deployment and configuration, manage traffic, DNS, and monitoring, and build tools for auditable operations.

The role requires strong Linux, networking, and storage experience, plus leadership abilities and excellent English. Join a global team and contribute to cutting-edge platform engineering projects.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure or systems engineering with production responsibility.
• Experience managing remote administration for hardware in colocation facilities.
• Substantial Linux administration experience (Red Hat/Debian) at scale.
• Hands-on networking experience (Cisco, DNS, load balancing, traffic management).
• Experience with enterprise storage and backup systems.
• Strong automation experience using Ansible, Puppet, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in Python or a similar language for tooling and automation.
• GCP experience including Compute Engine, networking, storage, and IAM.
• Ability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor engineers.
• Excellent English proficiency (B2 or higher).

Responsabilidades

• Design and oversee large-scale, multi data center infrastructure across on-prem, GCP, and AWS.
• Lead automation initiatives for deployment and configuration management using IaC tools.
• Design and support traffic management, load balancing, and DNS systems at scale.
• Build and manage monitoring and observability systems across on-prem and cloud.
• Develop tooling that supports distributed, auditable systems administration.
• Write and update process, policy, and procedural documentation for the infrastructure team.

Conocimientos

English proficiency

Leadership

Linux administration

Automation

Networking

Herramientas

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Python

GCP

AWS

Linux/Unix

Descripción del empleo

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, 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.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee large‑scale, multi data center infrastructure that supports global operations across on‑prem hardware, GCP, and AWS
• Lead automation initiatives for infrastructure deployment and configuration management, steering the transition from legacy tooling to modern Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform, Puppet, and Ansible
• Design and support traffic management, load balancing, and DNS systems at scale
• Build and manage monitoring and observability systems across both on‑prem and cloud environments
• Develop tooling that supports distributed, auditable systems administration
• Write and update process, policy, and procedural documentation for the infrastructure team

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in infrastructure or systems engineering, including direct operational responsibility for production systems
• Experience managing all aspects of remote administration for physical hardware infrastructure hosted at colocation facilities
• Substantial Linux systems administration experience, such as Red Hat or Debian, at scale
• Hands‑on experience with core networking, including Cisco hardware, DNS, load balancing, and traffic management
• Experience with enterprise storage and backup systems
• Solid track record automating infrastructure using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or similar technologies
• Proficient in Python or a similar language for infrastructure tooling and automation
• Production experience with GCP, including Compute Engine, networking, storage, and IAM
• Proven ability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor fellow engineers
• Excellent English proficiency (B2 level or higher)

Nice to have

• Experience shifting on‑prem workloads to public cloud platforms
• Experience with distributed monitoring and logging stacks, such as Grafana or Prometheus
• Experience with container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes or GKE
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior engineers

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award‑winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM 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.