Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems; Turkey; Hybrid; TRY 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous upskilling

Private health insurance

English courses

Extra leave days

Referral bonuses

IT equipment

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Turkey to join our team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, AWS cloud solutions, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

You will automate deployments, enhance tooling, and collaborate across development and infrastructure groups to drive platform upgrades and reliability. Ideal candidates have strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, SQL), experience with GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins, and a solid understanding of

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of AWS DevOps experience.
• Strong CI/CD development and integration with Git, GitLab CI/CD, and Jenkins.
• Proficient with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of AWS security best practices (IAM, security groups).
• Scripting in Bash/Shell, Python, and SQL; some Perl.
• Familiar with Ansible, Puppet, and Rundeck.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions with emphasis on automation and reliability.
• Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Automate workflows using Bash, Python, and SQL.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and platform reliability with DevOps best practices.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to improve tooling and upgrades.

Skills

CI/CD expertise

Scripting

Linux/Unix

Networking basics

English

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Puppet

Rundeck

SQL

IAM security

Job description

We're looking for a talented and driven DevOps Engineer to become part of our team. Our ideal candidate brings solid, practical expertise in AWS cloud platforms, building CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and integrating systems. This position calls for someone comfortable collaborating across development, operations, and infrastructure groups, with enthusiasm for driving tooling enhancements, platform upgrades, and automation projects within a large-scale enterprise setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines supporting application and infrastructure delivery
• Build and maintain AWS-based cloud solutions emphasizing automation, scalability, security, and reliability
• Oversee and improve infrastructure as code leveraging tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Streamline operational and deployment workflows through Bash, Python, Shell scripting, and other applicable scripting languages
• Enable source control and build/release workflows utilizing tools such as Git, GitLab, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and AWS CodeDeploy
• Work alongside development and infrastructure teams to establish best practices for deployment, monitoring, and system reliability
• Engage in platform/tooling enhancements, environment upgrades, and continuous DevOps development efforts
• Help maintain cloud environment alignment with AWS security best practices, covering IAM role management, security groups, and associated controls
• Provide support for networking tasks across both AWS and on-premises infrastructure
• Play a role in operational troubleshooting, root cause investigation, and ongoing improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience working with AWS DevOps methodologies and cloud-driven delivery systems
• Substantial background in CI/CD development and integration, encompassing Git, GitLab CI/CD, and Jenkins
• Skilled in AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeDeploy, along with AWS APIs and various cloud tools
• Practical experience utilizing Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Strong grasp of AWS security best practices, spanning IAM roles and policies, security groups, and principles of access control and secure configuration
• Competency in scripting and automation using Bash/Shell, Python, and SQL
• Some exposure to Perl for automation and scripting purposes
• Practical familiarity with configuration/orchestration and automation platforms including Ansible, Puppet, and Rundeck
• Deep familiarity with Linux/Unix systems
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals, covering both cloud and on-premises connectivity
• Willingness and ability to contribute to tooling improvements, platform upgrades, and broader DevOps initiatives
• Proficiency in English at a B2+ level

Nice to have

• Background in monitoring, logging, and observability platforms like Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, and Splunk
• Exposure to ELK Stack and Sumo Logic
• Practical familiarity with additional AWS services, such as ECS/ECR/EC2, RDS/Aurora/DynamoDB, and Elasticsearch
• Understanding of Lambda, SNS/SQS, along with container/platform technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to ALB/ELB and hybrid environments blending cloud and on-premises systems
• Prior experience operating within enterprise-scale settings

We offer

• CONTINUOUS UPSKILLING, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
  • Diversity of tasks and projects
  • Assessment center for objective review of competency level
  • Personal development plan
  • Mentoring programs and leadership development
  • Certification and professional development support
  • Access to learning platforms including more than 2,500 internal courses
  • English courses taught by certified teachers
• CORPORATE BENEFITS
  • Extra leave days
  • Referral bonuses
• COMPENSATION PACKAGE
  • Competitive compensation paid in USD
  • Regular salary and performance reviews
• MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE
  • Private health insurance
  • Well-being events
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Recreation areas and kitchens
  • Tea, coffee and snacks
  • Sports equipment and game consoles
  • IT Equipment
  • Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP)

Please note that our Talent Attraction Team reviews applications and CVs submitted in English.

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.