Senior GCP DevOps Lead - Cloud Native Architect

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Turkey; On-site; TRY 5,894,000 - 7,367,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave days

Referral bonuses

Private health insurance

Well-being events

English courses

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Lead GCP DevOps Engineer to drive cloud-native transformations and cloud architecture for enterprise clients. You will lead teams, shape technical decisions, and oversee complex deployments across Google Cloud Platform ecosystems.

You will architect scalable, secure cloud solutions, implement IaC and CI/CD, and mentor engineers while ensuring reliability and performance of Kubernetes clusters and related services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles.
• At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience.
• Advanced qualifications in GCP services such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), CloudBuild, Secret Management, and Container Registry.
• Capability to manage high availability, scalability, and security for Kubernetes clusters and cloud applications.
• Knowledge of Version Control systems like GitHub, including branch strategies and repository management.
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Expertise in creating and managing Dockerfiles and Kubernetes YAML configurations.
• Understanding of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Skills in troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters, network connectivity issues, and distributed system performance bottlenecks.
• Familiarity with diagnosing and debugging Python-based applications and other cloud-native technologies.
• Background in enterprise AI integration using AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Azure AI Services.
• Expertise in designing, building, and operating AI agents and agentic AI frameworks.
• Knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and their implementation.
• Flexibility to use AI-assisted development tools, such as Cursor, Claude Code, Trae, OpenCode, Antigravity, or similar.
• Understanding of modern Generative AI technologies, LLMs, and enterprise AI solution design.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of clarifying technical requirements and defining project scope.
• Lead customer engagements to ensure project alignment and success.
• Direct and supervise the adaptation of customer applications into a cloud-native framework.
• Define and implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Architect and optimize cloud applications for scalability, covering CDN, caching, compute optimizations, and robust load-balancing setups.
• Oversee deployment and configuration of GCP services, including identity management, secure network architecture, application security, and billing processes.
• Create and maintain thorough documentation of technical decisions, designs, and processes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and ensure optimal performance of cloud applications, including Kubernetes clusters and network connectivity.
• Mentor and guide team members via knowledge-sharing and training sessions to strengthen technical expertise across the team.

Skills

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Python

AI integration

Leadership

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GKE

CloudBuild

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Lead GCP DevOps Engineer to drive cloud-native transformations and cloud architecture for enterprise clients. You will lead teams, shape technical decisions, and oversee complex deployments across Google Cloud Platform ecosystems.

You will architect scalable, secure cloud solutions, implement IaC and CI/CD, and mentor engineers while ensuring reliability and performance of Kubernetes clusters and related services.