Senior DevOps Architecture

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior DevOps Architect to spearhead the design and rollout of scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.

You will establish DevOps strategy, reference architectures, and golden paths, while driving automation and governance for large-scale cloud transformations and client engagements.

Qualifications

• 18–25 years IT experience with hands‑on architecture and leadership.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD, IaC and GitOps with Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions.
• Hands‑on with Azure/AWS/GCP and Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, ArgoCD or Flux.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes and managed services (EKS/AKS/GKE).
• Experience in security integration, DevSecOps and policy‑as‑code.
• Client‑facing experience with RFP/RFI responses and architectural proposals.

Responsibilities

• Head the architecture and rollout of scalable DevOps/SRE/platform solutions across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Establish 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 processes.
• Build and refine SRE practices, covering SLI/SLO definition, error budgets, incident management, reliability engineering and post‑incident improvement.
• Offer technical governance and architectural leadership for complex cloud transformation efforts and large‑scale DevOps initiatives.
• Guide technical solutioning for RFPs/RFIs, proposals, estimations and client presentations, converting business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Coach architects and engineering teams, run architecture/design reviews and strengthen capabilities across DevOps, SRE and cloud technologies.
• Work closely with customers, engineering teams and leadership to boost delivery speed, platform reliability, security, operational efficiency and cloud cost optimization.

Skills

DevOps architecture

SRE practices

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu)

Kubernetes

Containerization (Docker)

DevSecOps

RFP/RFI experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Terraform/OpenTofu

Ansible

ArgoCD/Flux

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Architect 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 for engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Head the architecture and rollout of scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions across cloud and hybrid environments
• Establish 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 processes
• Build and refine SRE practices, covering SLI/SLO definition, error budgets, incident management, reliability engineering and post-incident improvement
• Offer technical governance and architectural leadership for complex cloud transformation efforts and large-scale DevOps initiatives
• Guide technical solutioning for RFPs/RFIs, proposals, estimations and client presentations, converting business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Coach architects and engineering teams, run architecture/design reviews and strengthen capabilities across DevOps, SRE and cloud technologies
• Work closely with customers, engineering teams and leadership to boost delivery speed, platform reliability, security, operational efficiency and cloud cost optimization

Requirements

• 18-25 years of overall IT experience, with deep expertise in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering, including demonstrated hands‑on architecture and technical leadership background
• Skilled in CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, working with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions
• Hands‑on knowledge of Azure DevOps, Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible, as well as ArgoCD or Flux
• Solid background with Docker, Kubernetes and managed Kubernetes platforms like 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, covering SLI/SLOs, error budgets, incident management, monitoring, logging, tracing, 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 capability to design enterprise DevOps/SRE transformation solutions, build reference architectures, engineering standards and reusable automation frameworks
• Solid client‑facing and solutioning background, including 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 with Internal Developer Platforms like Backstage, plus FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices
• Relevant professional certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes or Terraform