DevOps Azure Engineer - EPAM Systems

OpenTalent; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

Life assurance

Income protection

Critical illness cover

Private medical insurance

Dental care

Employee Assistance Program

Pension plan

Cyclescheme

Techscheme

Season ticket loans

Lunch in-office (free)

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a DevOps Azure Engineer to join our team in the United Kingdom in a remote working mode. You will design, build, and automate an Azure-based platform using IaC and CI/CD best practices, collaborating with a distributed DevOps team including a US-based group.

You will implement Azure infrastructure, develop reusable IaC modules, and automate end-to-end provisioning, scaling, and upgrades while ensuring security-by-design and high availability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services including compute, storage, networking, identity, and security.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking fundamentals: CIDR, subnets, routing, NSGs, VPNs.
• Proficiency with Terraform for Azure infrastructure and with Bash/PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with containerized solutions and AKS, plus CI/CD tooling and Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure-native infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring scalability and high availability.
• Develop reusable IaC modules for compute, networking, storage, security, and monitoring components.
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Script and automate infrastructure operations using Bash and PowerShell.
• Enable end-to-end lifecycle automation, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and teardown.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and application teams to enforce cloud standards and compliance.
• Improve platform reliability, observability, and security-by-design through continuous automation.
• Support operational stability and troubleshoot issues across environments.

Skills

Azure expertise

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Bash/PowerShell

Docker

AKS

Ansible

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

AKS

Git

Job description

We're looking for a DevOps Azure Engineer to join our team in the United Kingdom in a remote working mode.

In this role, you will design, build, and automate a highly available Azure-based platform using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and CI/CD best practices. You will work as part of a DevOps team focused on secure, repeatable, and scalable processes for the Digital Intelligence & Fraud Platform. This position requires strong collaboration skills and flexibility to adjust working hours slightly to align with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure-native infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring scalability and high availability
• Develop reusable IaC modules for compute, networking, storage, security, and monitoring components
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments
• Script and automate infrastructure operations using Bash and PowerShell
• Enable end-to-end lifecycle automation, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and teardown
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and application teams to enforce cloud standards and compliance
• Improve platform reliability, observability, and security-by-design through continuous automation
• Support operational stability and troubleshoot issues across environments

Requirements

• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and security
• Strong understanding of Azure networking fundamentals: CIDR, subnets, routing, NSGs, VPNs
• Proven experience using Terraform for complex, clustered Azure infrastructure
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell
• Experience implementing containerized solutions with Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control, and automation best practices
• Practical experience with configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Ability to collaborate with distributed teams and adjust hours for international meetings

Nice to have

• Familiarity with observability tools and monitoring frameworks for cloud platforms
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and cloud governance controls
• Knowledge of additional automation and infrastructure compliance frameworks

We offer

• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
• Private medical insurance and dental care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive group pension plan
• Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
• Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events