Lead DevOps Engineer, AI Platform

EPAM Systems; México; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning and certification programs

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to steer platform modernization, decommission legacy apps, and reinforce MCP Hosting Infra and AI Marketplace. You will define technical direction, advance bot automation, and elevate engineering standards across teams.

You will mentor engineers, own on-call processes, and collaborate with product teams to align priorities while driving secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or SRE.
• Led end-to-end technical initiatives including migrations or decommissions.
• Strong AWS, Terraform and Kubernetes expertise.
• Background in monitoring and observability practices.
• Experience building authentication/credential-management systems with OAuth2.
• Experience designing on-call and support processes.
• Proven ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the spin-down of two applications with migration plans and decommissioning.
• Shape the MCP Hosting Infra architecture on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Drive ongoing development of AI Marketplace features.
• Establish support automation strategy and bot ownership.
• Set standards for Terraform, observability, runbooks and on-call practices.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through reviews and pairing sessions.
• Serve as escalation point for complex incidents and cross-team requests.
• Collaborate with product and other teams to prioritize work.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

SRE Leadership

Mentoring

On-call Practices

Python

TypeScript

OAuth2

Credential Management

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes (EKS)

Prometheus/Observability

Job description

We're looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to act as the technical lead during our platform's transition, cleanly retiring legacy applications while reinforcing MCP Hosting Infra and AI Marketplace. This role involves setting technical direction, guiding the growth of the support bot, and elevating the standards of the broader engineering team.ResponsibilitiesLead the spin-down of two applications, including migration plans, stakeholder communication, and decommissioningShape the architecture and reliability of MCP Hosting Infra (Kubernetes on AWS), including the gateway and per-user credential handling, by proposing improvements to the existing designDrive the ongoing development of AI MarketplaceEstablish the support automation strategy, determining which requests the bot handles, what tools and permissions it needs, and how resolution rate is trackedSet standards for Terraform, observability, runbooks, and on-call practicesAnalyze bot escalations for recurring patterns and convert them into prioritized automation initiativesMentor mid-level engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and pairing sessionsServe as the escalation point for complex incidents and cross-team requestsCollaborate with product and other teams to prioritize work and align expectationsRequirements5+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability EngineeringProven experience leading technical initiatives end-to-end, including migrations or decommissionsStrong expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, with solid Kubernetes experience strongly preferredSolid background in monitoring and observability practicesExperience building authentication or credential-management systems with OAuth2, or running them at scaleExperience designing on-call and support processes, rather than simply taking part in themProven ability to mentor others and make practical trade-offsEnglish proficiency at a B2+ levelNice to haveFamiliarity with Model Context ProtocolProficiency in Python and TypeScriptWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedInEPAM 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.