Senior DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; Colombia; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Global career opportunities

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Colombia seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and Azure. You will implement GitOps (ArgoCD), IaC (Terraform, Helm/Helmfile), and monitor with Prometheus and Grafana while enforcing security and scalable operations.

You will collaborate with global teams, optimize deployment strategies, and contribute to runbooks and architecture documentation, joining a culture of learning and growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in a similar engineering role.
• Strong orchestration experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, and Argo Rollouts.
• Practical knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools, including Terraform, Helm, and Helmfile.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Pyroscope.
• Background implementing security tooling, including cert-manager, External Secrets, Kyverno, and Calico.
• Familiarity with storage solutions such as EBS CSI, EFS CSI, and S3 CSI/Mountpoint drivers.
• Knowledge of networking components, including AWS VPC CNI, load balancers, and network policies.
• Solid communication skills with working English fluency at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters across AWS and Azure.
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to automate deployments.
• Build and maintain IaC with Terraform, Helm, and Helmfile for cloud resources and apps.
• Monitor cluster health with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and set up incident response.
• Manage cluster operators and controllers including Argo Workflows and Rollouts.
• Apply security best practices for networks, secrets, and RBAC configurations.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize deployment strategies and resource usage.
• Produce documentation covering architecture, runbooks, and procedures.

Skills

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Argo Workflows

Argo Rollouts

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud experience

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Helmfile

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

AWS

Azure

Job description

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.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. We need an experienced Cloud Kubernetes Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain our multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. You'll work with cutting-edge GitOps practices and infrastructure-as-code to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure platform operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters, including EKS on AWS and AKS on Azure, across multiple environments such as dev, uat, and prod, and across various regions
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows using ArgoCD to automate application deployment and manage cluster configurations
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform for provisioning cloud resources and Helm/Helmfile for managing Kubernetes applications
• Monitor the health and performance of clusters using Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch, and set up alerting and incident response procedures
• Manage cluster operators and controllers, including Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts, cert-manager, cluster autoscaler, and AWS/Azure-specific CSI drivers
• Apply security best practices covering network policies, pod security policies, secrets management (using tools such as AWS Secrets Manager and External Secrets Operator), and RBAC configuration
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues within distributed systems spanning compute, networking, and storage layers
• Partner with development teams to refine application deployment strategies and optimize resource utilization
• Produce documentation covering infrastructure architecture, operational runbooks, and standard procedures

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on, relevant experience in a similar engineering role
• Strong orchestration experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, and Argo Rollouts
• Practical knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools, including Terraform, Helm, and Helmfile
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Pyroscope
• Background implementing security tooling, including cert-manager, External Secrets, Kyverno, and Calico
• Familiarity with storage solutions such as EBS CSI, EFS CSI, and S3 CSI/Mountpoint drivers
• Knowledge of networking components, including AWS VPC CNI, load balancers, and network policies
• Solid communication skills with working English fluency at B2 level or higher, enabling clear understanding of business requirements and their translation into technical architectures

Nice to have

• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for building and managing cloud infrastructure
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure for deploying and maintaining cloud-based resources

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.