Senior DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee financial programs

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to drive platform reliability, troubleshoot complex incidents, and lead architectural changes that improve stability and reduce costs.

You will own deep-dive investigations across containers, cloud services, and infrastructure, while mentoring teams on best practices and runbooks. The role focuses on incident escalation, root cause analysis, and automation via Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD tooling, with opportunities to train peers and implement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a DevOps or platform engineering role.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform and Helm.
• Skills in Bash scripting.
• Expertise in AWS IAM, EKS and ASG.
• Knowledge of AWS ALB/NLB, Route53 and RDS.
• Familiarity with AWS S3 and EC2.
• Understanding of Security TLS certificates.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the escalation point and perform deep-dive troubleshooting of infrastructure, containers and cloud services to resolve complex or prolonged incidents.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis for major or recurring issues, document findings and implement permanent corrective actions to reduce recurrence.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures and maintain infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and Helm.
• Develop and optimize the CI/CD toolchain.
• Plan and execute non-standard, high-risk or architectural changes such as cluster migrations and major upgrades.
• Analyze system performance, adjust resources and tweak configurations for stability and cost optimization.
• Create and update Standard Operating Procedures and Runbooks.
• Conduct training sessions.

Skills

Bash scripting

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

AWS IAM

EKS

ASG

ALB/NLB

Route53

RDS

S3

EC2

TLS certificates

Job description

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to focus on platform reliability, advanced troubleshooting and automation for core platforms. In this role, you will serve as the escalation point for complex incidents, lead root cause analysis and drive the implementation of high-risk architectural changes to ensure stability and cost optimization.ResponsibilitiesServe as the escalation point and perform deep-dive troubleshooting of infrastructure, containers and cloud services to resolve complex or prolonged incidentsLead Root Cause Analysis for major or recurring issues, document findings and implement permanent corrective actions to reduce recurrenceTroubleshoot pipeline failures and maintain infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and HelmDevelop and optimize the CI/CD toolchainPlan and execute non-standard, high-risk or architectural changes such as cluster migrations and major upgradesAnalyze system performance, adjust resources and tweak configurations for stability and cost optimizationCreate and update Standard Operating Procedures and RunbooksConduct training sessionsRequirements3+ years of experience in a DevOps or platform engineering roleProficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform and HelmSkills in Bash scriptingExpertise in AWS IAM, EKS and ASGKnowledge of AWS ALB/NLB, Route53 and RDSFamiliarity with AWS S3 and EC2Understanding of Security TLS certificatesEnglish proficiency at B2 level or higherNice to haveFamiliarity with Mendix and Mendix App InfrastructureKnowledge of Okta App AccessBackground in Active DirectoryWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn