Lead Platform Engineer/DevOps - AWS

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer/DevOps - AWS to own EKS cluster management, automation, and platform reliability for a global Cloud Hosting team. You will collaborate with customers to streamline development on cloud infrastructure, write designs, and contribute to release planning.

Required are 5+ years in infra/DevOps, leadership experience, strong Kubernetes and Terraform/AWS familiarity, and solid scripting skills in Python or Bash. On-call rotation participation is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or DevOps roles.
• 1+ year of leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes with Vault, Kyverno and policy management.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage EKS clusters and automations across the global Cloud Hosting team.
• Develop high quality, stable code for automation and internal APIs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide customer support for Cloud Eng services.
• Write High Level Designs and developer documentation.
• Design for privacy, security, high availability and performance.

Skills

Python

GoLang

Bash

Kubernetes

Cloud tooling

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Ansible

Vault

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer/DevOps - AWS to join a global Cloud Hosting team, taking ownership of EKS cluster management, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability while collaborating closely with customers to enable streamlined application and service development on cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Own and manage EKS clusters and related automations across the global Cloud Hosting team Solve problems at every layer of the technology stack Develop high quality, stable code for automation and internal customer facing APIs Participate in the Support and On-call rota, providing support to customers on Cloud Engineering services (one week per 2-3 months, additional bonus applies) Write and publish High Level Designs and developer documentation Contribute to bottom up planning around release schedules, workload, and priorities Design for privacy, security, compliance, high availability, performance, and resilience across all web services and infrastructure capabilities Ensure fast turnaround of feature requests and bug fixes for customers Reduce engineering effort required to provision, deploy, configure, update, and repair applications, games, or services running on cloud infrastructure Collaborate with multiple teams across the globe to evolve Cloud Infrastructure and Online Game Developer Experience practices

Requirements

5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or DevOps roles, with a solid background in AWS or GCP At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, ideally including Vault, Kyverno, and policy management Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Bash, with demonstrated experience in an IaC approach Expertise in Terraform and AWS cloud services Familiarity with Docker, Ansible, and networking concepts Knowledge of MongoDB Basic understanding of Go, with the flexibility to complete a short test task on GoLang before the client interview and the capability to learn GoLang quickly Strong communication skills and client centricity Availability to participate in an On-Call support rotation (one week per 2-3 months, compensated as an additional bonus) English proficiency at B2 level or higher