DevOps-SRE Technology Consultant

Epam Systems; Pune District, Gurugram District, Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Epam Systems in Pune is seeking a DevOps-SRE Technology Consultant to spearhead scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering initiatives and lead enterprise-wide cloud transformation efforts across engineering teams.

You will shape reference architectures, drive CI/CD, IaC, security integration and mentor architects, while owning RFP/RFI responses and guiding large-scale programs to boost delivery velocity and reliability.

Qualifications

• 20–25 years of overall IT experience with DevOps and SRE leadership.
• Strong command of CI/CD, IaC and GitOps using Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions.
• Hands-on Azure DevOps, Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible, plus ArgoCD or Flux.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Shape DevOps strategy, reference architectures, engineering standards and golden paths for CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, observability and DevSecOps.
• Advance automation across provisioning, deployment, configuration, monitoring and operational workflows.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

IaC

GitOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Ansible

ArgoCD

Kubernetes

EKS

AKS

GKE

Helm

Observability

SLI/SLOs

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Terraform

OpenTofu

Ansible

ArgoCD

Job description

We're looking for a DevOps-SRE Technology Consultant 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-façing and solutioning background, including handling RFP/RFI responses, estimations, technical proposals, architecture discussions and stakeholder management

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
• Relevant professional certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes or Terraform