Lead Infrastructure Engineer

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Colombia; A distancia; COP 180.000.000 - 260.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling & certification

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Employee groups

Descripción de la vacante

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to architect, build, automate, and manage global multi-data center infrastructure spanning on-prem and cloud environments. You will drive automation, define IaC strategies, and own system reliability at scale.

You will lead projects, mentor engineers, and design traffic, DNS, and monitoring solutions, while maintaining auditable tooling and robust documentation. Excellent Linux, networking, and cloud skills are essential.

Formación

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in infrastructure or systems engineering.
• Experience with production hardware hosted at colocation facilities.
• Extensive Linux systems administration experience (Red Hat/Debian).
• Core networking experience including Cisco hardware, DNS, load balancing, and traffic management.
• Automation of infrastructure using Ansible, Puppet, or similar tools.
• Production experience with GCP and AWS.
• Ability to lead projects and mentor engineers.
• Excellent English proficiency (B2 or higher).

Responsabilidades

• Architect and manage large-scale, multi data center infrastructure supporting global operations (on-prem, GCP, AWS).
• Drive automation for deployment and configuration management using IaC tools.
• Design and sustain traffic management, load balancing, and DNS at scale.
• Build and maintain monitoring and observability across on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Create tooling for auditable, distributed systems administration.
• Document processes, policies, and procedures for the infra team.

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Networking

DNS

Load balancing

Traffic management

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

Python

GCP

AWS

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud platforms

Herramientas

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to architect, build, automate, and manage infrastructure spanning our on-prem data centers and GCP environments. This role fits an engineer who developed their foundation through hands-on operations work (racking hardware, running networks, bare metal OS installs, keeping systems online at 2am) and has since cultivated deep skills in automation, infrastructure as code, and public cloud platforms. You'll define technical direction for infrastructure, mentor engineers, and take ownership of the systems that support our global-scale operations.ResponsibilitiesArchitect and manage large-scale, multi data center infrastructure supporting global operations across on-prem hardware, GCP, and AWSDrive automation efforts for infrastructure deployment and configuration management, guiding the shift from legacy tooling toward modern Infrastructure as Code solutions like Terraform, Puppet, and AnsibleDesign and sustain traffic management, load balancing, and DNS systems at scaleConstruct and manage monitoring and observability systems spanning both on-prem and cloud environmentsCreate tooling that enables distributed, auditable systems administrationAuthor and maintain process, policy, and procedural documentation for the infrastructure teamRequirementsAt least 5 years of relevant experience in infrastructure or systems engineering, including direct operational responsibility for production systemsExperience handling all aspects of remote management for physical hardware infrastructure hosted at colocation facilitiesExtensive Linux systems administration experience, such as Red Hat or Debian, at scalePractical experience with core networking, including Cisco hardware, DNS, load balancing, and traffic managementExperience with enterprise storage and backup systemsEstablished track record automating infrastructure using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or comparable technologiesSkilled in Python or a similar language for infrastructure tooling and automationProduction experience with GCP, including Compute Engine, networking, storage, and IAMDemonstrated capability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor fellow engineersExcellent English proficiency (B2 level or higher)Nice to haveExperience transitioning on-prem workloads to public cloud platformsExperience with distributed monitoring and logging stacks, such as Grafana or PrometheusExperience with container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes or GKEExperience guiding and mentoring junior engineersWe 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.