Cloud-Scale DevOps Lead — Automation & Resilience

EPAM Systems; Mexico; On-site; PHP 7,524,000 - 11,285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning & certification opportunities

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive technical leadership in cloud architecture and operations. You will design scalable, secure cloud platforms, lead deployment pipelines, and mentor teams across global projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on Kubernetes, Python automation, and IaC with Terraform, plus strategic CI/CD governance. A strong English level and cross-team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps, or cloud engineering roles.
• At least one year in a leadership or team coordination capacity.
• Hands-on with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS, for design and support of cloud solutions.
• Experience in high-availability systems supporting critical business functions.
• Experience with Kubernetes for managing containerized apps.
• Strong Python skills for automation and scripting.
• Background in at least one OO language like C# or Java for backend/automation.
• Knowledge of IaC and automation tools for cloud resource management.
• Experience using GitLab CI/CD to streamline delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available and resilient cloud infrastructure
• Partner with development and operations teams to refine deployment pipelines and boost overall system performance
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring processes
• Promote and enforce CI/CD standards and workflows across multiple teams
• Manage and resolve incidents in both live and test environments
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures
• Ensure cloud operations adhere to security and compliance requirements
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance on DevOps tools and cloud technologies
• Participate in incident reviews and drive improvements for system reliability
• Explore and recommend innovative tools to advance the DevOps environment

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

C#/Java

GitLab CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Automation

Incident management

English B2+

IaC

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive technical leadership in cloud architecture and operations. You will design scalable, secure cloud platforms, lead deployment pipelines, and mentor teams across global projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on Kubernetes, Python automation, and IaC with Terraform, plus strategic CI/CD governance. A strong English level and cross-team collaboration are essential.