Senior DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid by design

Remote within Poland

Relocation opportunities

Employee stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Well-being programs

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Kraków is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build and scale robust infrastructure and deployment pipelines across cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation and Azure cloud architecture to drive reliability, speed and operational excellence across our engineering teams.

You will leverage Kubernetes expertise, GitLab CI/CD, Python scripting and Azure services to implement scalable, secure infra and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps engineering or related role.
• Strong Python for automation scripting and CI/CD utilities.
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes including cluster management, Helm charts and Istio service mesh.
• Hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep expertise in GitLab CI/CD, multi-stage pipelines, templates and shared runners.
• Azure services expertise including AKS, Azure DevOps, Virtual Networks and IAM/RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native apps.
• Manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters, including pod orchestration and service mesh configurations.
• Develop automation scripts and infra tooling using Python.
• Build and maintain multi-stage GitLab CI/CD pipelines with templates and runners.
• Architect and optimize Azure cloud infra, including AKS networking and IAM/RBAC.
• Apply pipeline-as-code best practices across projects and teams.
• Deploy and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes workloads.
• Focus on cost optimization and scalable cloud architecture.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment processes.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

CI/CD automation

Python scripting

GitLab CI/CD

Azure cloud

Helm / Istio

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Monitor

Bash/PowerShell

Job description

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build and scale robust infrastructure and deployment pipelines across cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation and Azure cloud architecture to drive reliability, speed and operational excellence across our engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with a focus on reliability and speed
• Manage and troubleshoot production-grade Kubernetes clusters including pod orchestration and service mesh configurations
• Develop automation scripts and infrastructure tooling using Python
• Build and maintain multi-stage GitLab CI/CD pipelines leveraging templates shared runners and artifacts
• Architect and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure including AKS networking and IAM/RBAC
• Implement pipeline-as-code best practices across projects
• Deploy and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes workloads
• Ensure cost optimization and scalability of cloud architecture
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment processes

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering or similar role
• Strong proficiency in Python for automation scripting and building CI/CD utilities
• Expert‑level knowledge of Kubernetes including cluster management Helm charts and service mesh (Istio)
• Hands‑on experience designing building and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines
• Deep expertise in GitLab CI/CD including multi‑stage pipelines templates and shared runners
• Solid knowledge of Azure services including AKS Azure DevOps and Virtual Networks
• Familiarity with Azure IAM/RBAC Storage and Key Vault
• Experience in cloud architecture and cost optimization

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus Grafana and Azure Monitor
• Skills in ELK stack and shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell)
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS load balancing and ingress controllers
• Background in incident management and on‑call experience

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:
  • Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
  • Supportive team and agile, startup‑like culture
  • Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
  • Business‑driven relocation opportunities
• We provide growth opportunities:
  • Career development programs
  • Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well‑being programs
  • Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • English classes
• We cover it all:
  • Stable pay
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
  • Referral bonuses up to $2,000
  • Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
  • Corporate, social and well‑being events
• Please, note:
  • Benefits listed above are available to employees only
  • We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually
  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI‑Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.