Senior DevOps Engineer | Kubernetes & Azure CI/CD Expert

EPAM Systems; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and scale robust infrastructure and deployment pipelines across cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and Azure cloud architecture to drive reliability and speed across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, Helm deployments, and cost-optimized cloud design with a focus on collaboration with development teams to streamline deployments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps engineering or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Python for automation scripting and CI/CD utilities.
• Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge with Helm and service mesh (Istio).
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep expertise in GitLab CI/CD, including multi-stage pipelines, templates, and shared runners.
• Solid knowledge of Azure services (AKS, Azure DevOps, Virtual Networks) and IAM/RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with a focus on reliability and speed.
• Manage and troubleshoot production-grade Kubernetes clusters, including pod orchestration and service mesh configurations.
• Develop automation scripts and infrastructure tooling using Python.
• Build and maintain multi-stage GitLab CI/CD pipelines leveraging templates, shared runners, and artifacts.
• Architect and optimize Azure cloud infrastructure, including AKS networking and IAM/RBAC.
• Implement pipeline-as-code best practices across projects.
• Deploy and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes workloads.
• Ensure cost optimization and scalability of cloud architecture.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment processes.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

GitLab CI/CD

Azure

Istio

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and scale robust infrastructure and deployment pipelines across cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and Azure cloud architecture to drive reliability and speed across engineering teams.

The role emphasizes end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, Helm deployments, and cost-optimized cloud design with a focus on collaboration with development teams to streamline deployments.