DevOps Practice Lead

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a DevOps Practice Lead to spearhead scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering across cloud and hybrid environments. You will drive architectural governance and reference architectures, advancing CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, observability and security across engineering teams.

With 20-25 years of IT experience, you will mentor architects, own complex proposals and guide enterprise-wide transformation programs, ensuring delivery velocity, platform reliability and cost

Qualifications

• 20-25 years of IT experience with hands-on architecture and leadership.
• Deep expertise in DevOps, SRE, cloud infra and platform engineering.
• Strong command of CI/CD, IaC and GitOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable DevOps, SRE and platform solutions.
• Shape strategy, reference architectures and golden paths for CI/CD and IaC.
• Drive automation across provisioning, deployment, monitoring and operations.
• Define SLI/SLOs, incident management and post-incident reviews.
• Lead cloud transformation programs and governance for large-scale projects.
• Own proposals, estimations and client presentations for RFPs/RFIs.
• Mentor architects and engineers; lead reviews and build capability.
• Collaborate with customers and leadership to improve delivery velocity and cloud cost optimization.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Cloud Infrastructure

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

IaC

GitOps

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform/OpenTofu

Ansible

ArgoCD/Flux

AWS/Azure/GCP

Observability

DevSecOps

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

EKS

AKS

GKE

Terraform/OpenTofu

Ansible

ArgoCD

Flux

Job description

We're looking for a DevOps Practice Lead to spearhead the design and rollout of scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions, while leading enterprise-wide cloud transformation efforts and establishing technical standards across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions spanning cloud and hybrid environments
• Shape DevOps strategy, reference architectures, engineering standards and golden paths covering CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, observability and DevSecOps
• Push automation forward across infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, configuration management, monitoring and operational workflows
• Build and refine SRE practices, including defining SLIs/SLOs, managing error budgets, handling incident management, reliability engineering and post-incident reviews
• Deliver technical governance and architectural leadership for complex cloud transformation initiatives and large-scale DevOps programs
• Own technical solutioning for RFPs/RFIs, proposals, estimations and client presentations, converting business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Guide and mentor architects and engineering teams, lead architecture/design reviews and build capabilities across DevOps, SRE and cloud technologies
• Work closely with customers, engineering teams and leadership to boost delivery velocity, platform reliability, security, operational efficiency and cloud cost optimization

Requirements

• 20-25 years of overall IT experience, with deep expertise in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering, backed by proven hands-on architecture and technical leadership experience
• Strong command of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions
• Hands-on skills in Azure DevOps, Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible, as well as ArgoCD or Flux
• Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes and managed Kubernetes platforms such as EKS, AKS or GKE, including Helm, service mesh and platform engineering concepts
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure and/or GCP architecture, covering landing zones, networking, security, governance and enterprise-scale cloud environments
• Deep expertise in SRE and observability, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident management, monitoring, logging, tracing, and capacity and performance engineering
• Hands-on experience with DevSecOps, cloud security, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, policy-as-code and security integration throughout CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to design enterprise DevOps/SRE transformation solutions, establish reference architectures, engineering standards and reusable automation frameworks
• Strong client-facing and solutioning background, including handling RFP/RFI responses, estimations, technical proposals, architecture discussions and stakeholder management
• Relevant professional certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes or Terraform

Nice to have

• Familiarity with AIOps, GenAI-assisted operations/SDLC, automated RCA and intelligent remediation
• Background working with Internal Developer Platforms such as Backstage, along with FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices