Senior DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Remote work within Poland

Relocation opportunities

English classes

Health insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a strategic Post Trade project focused on migrating services to the cloud. This role involves designing, supporting, and scaling CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to modernize critical financial infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in DevOps, strong RHEL expertise, and hands-on experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, and PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Systems/Infrastructure roles.
• Expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration at expert level.
• Unix/Linux troubleshooting and support.
• Background in on-premises infrastructure and server lifecycle management.
• Bash scripting and Python for automation.
• Configuration management and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Git and source code management, including branching strategy.
• Hands-on PostgreSQL experience.
• Design, support, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines.
• Support production and non-production environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
• English at Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design, support, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines across production and non-production environments.
• Implement DevOps best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Automate operational, deployment, and infrastructure processes.
• Manage server lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades, and operational support.
• Deliver large-scale transformation and migration projects within enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with Unix, Middleware, Database, Network, and Security teams.
• Support engineering teams with build, deployment, and platform-related issues.
• Identify root causes and drive issues through to resolution.
• Engage with stakeholders and communicate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Work autonomously with minimal supervision, actively pulling work and driving delivery.

Skills

RHEL administration

Unix/Linux troubleshooting

Bash scripting

Python automation

Infrastructure as Code

GitLab/Jenkins/Ansible

PostgreSQL

CI/CD pipelines

On-prem infrastructure

English (B2+)

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join a strategic project within the Post Trade area of a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. The initiative focuses on migrating multiple existing services into the cloud. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a large-scale transformation within a complex enterprise environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to modernize critical financial infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, support, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines across production and non-production environments
• Implement DevOps best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle
• Automate operational, deployment, and infrastructure processes
• Manage server lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades, and operational support
• Deliver large-scale transformation and migration projects within enterprise environments
• Collaborate closely with Unix, Middleware, Database, Network, and Security teams
• Support engineering teams with build, deployment, and platform-related issues
• Identify root causes and drive issues through to resolution
• Engage with stakeholders and communicate effectively across technical and business teams
• Work autonomously with minimal supervision, actively pulling work and driving delivery

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration at expert level
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux troubleshooting and support
• Background in on-premises infrastructure and server lifecycle management
• Skills in Bash scripting and Python development for automation
• Competency in configuration management and infrastructure automation
• Significant experience with GitLab, Jenkins, and Ansible
• Familiarity with Git and source code management, including branching strategy
• Hands on experience with PostgreSQL
• Capability to design, support, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines
• Showcase of experience supporting production and non-production environments
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills
• Proficiency in English at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher

Nice to have

• Understanding of DevSecOps practices with a security-first mindset, including vulnerability management, secrets management, and secure software delivery
• Knowledge of certificate management, access control, authentication and authorization (e.g., PAM and IDAM)
• Skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and platform provisioning
• Familiarity with networking and security concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing, as well as firewalls and TLS/SSL certificates
• Understanding of relational databases and Oracle administration
• Experience with Datadog

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.