Senior DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; España; On-site; PHP 5,471,124 - 7,294,832; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer located in the Philippines, ideally situated to work in a hybrid model. The role involves architecting and managing cloud-native platforms on Azure and AWS, ensuring security, compliance, and high availability. Ideal candidates should have 15+ years of professional experience and strong capabilities in Kubernetes and automation tools.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work with a high-impact team dedicated to delivering cloud-native solutions in a regulated financial environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience preferred in IT infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering.
• Hands-on coding experience in Python and one statically typed language.
• Familiarity with enterprise security and cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and manage cloud-native platforms on Azure and/or AWS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab.
• Deploy and optimize Kubernetes clusters.

Skills

Cloud-native platform architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Python programming

Monitoring tools

Collaboration skills

Education

15+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or related fields

Certifications such as Microsoft Azure Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Terraform

GitLab

Prometheus

Splunk

Job description

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in Malaga, Spain in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will design, automate and operate enterprise‑scale cloud platforms that support mission‑critical trading systems for a global hedge fund. You will leverage your expertise in Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD to drive platform modernization, improve engineering productivity and ensure operational resilience for highly regulated financial environments. Join a high‑impact team delivering cloud‑native solutions for one of the world’s largest hedge funds, where reliability and scalability are paramount. This is your chance to shape cloud and DevOps strategy at the enterprise level while building for performance and security at scale.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and manage cloud‑native platforms on Azure and/or AWS
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks using tools like GitLab
• Deploy and optimize Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration systems
• Develop infrastructure‑as‑code templates (Terraform or similar) for resource management
• Establish operational observability practices, including monitoring, logging and alerting
• Identify performance bottlenecks and lead root‑cause analysis for critical incidents
• Create and integrate automation tools to improve developer productivity and release velocity
• Ensure security, compliance and high availability across multi‑cloud environments
• Partner with development teams to design and deliver deployment strategies
• Contribute to platform reliability engineering and disaster recovery testing

Requirements

• 15+ years of professional experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps or cloud engineering
• 7+ years in public cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure and/or AWS)
• Proven experience supporting business‑critical applications with high availability requirements
• Deep knowledge in Kubernetes and container orchestration, serverless compute platforms, Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD pipeline architecture and YAML pipelines, and monitoring and observability tools, including Prometheus, Splunk, or similar
• Hands‑on coding experience in Python (required) and one statically typed, object‑oriented language (e.g., Java or C#)
• Familiarity with enterprise security, cloud networking and API integration
• Experience troubleshooting production workloads and performing root‑cause analysis
• Excellent communication skills, ability to collaborate in a global team
• Nice to have: Familiarity with Bazel/MSBuild, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ‑104) or Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), or Terraform certification
• Experience with financial services or trading environments
• Knowledge of BuildBot for advanced CI/CD workflows