[Hiring] Lead DevOps Engineer @EPAM

Role Description

We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to lead Azure platform automation across Azure infrastructure, AKS, identity, and golden-image pipelines in our Software, System, and Test Engineering group. You will drive CI/CD-based delivery and reliability for our IaC engine and partner with architects to standardize and scale.

• Implement and maintain Terraform/OpenTofu modules for Azure App Services, Container Apps, Function Apps, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Postgres based on Azure Architect designs.
• Build and operate the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform day-to-day, including cluster and node-pool provisioning and namespace onboarding.
• Configure AKS add-ons including ingress, cert-manager, external-dns, monitoring, and policy.
• Implement identity wiring for Azure workloads using managed identities and SPN or app registrations.
• Integrate secrets management using Azure Key Vault and OpenBao for Azure workloads.
• Build and maintain Image Factory pipelines for VM and container golden images across Linux and Windows baselines.
• Execute Ansible playbooks for VM post-provisioning and golden-image handoff.
• Support Backstage golden-path templates for Azure provisioning and validate generated infrastructure end-to-end.
• Troubleshoot and remediate production issues across Azure automation modules during Implementation and Adoption.
• Contribute to module testing, drift detection, and documentation aligned with the Infrastructure as Code Engine standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and operating Microsoft Azure infrastructure via Terraform/OpenTofu with CI/CD using Azure DevOps.
• Experience operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in production, including networking, policy, and namespace management.
• Leadership experience guiding Infrastructure as Code standards, reviews, and delivery across teams.
• Project delivery experience troubleshooting and remediating production issues across Azure automation during Implementation and Adoption.
• Strong Terraform/OpenTofu skills for modular infrastructure design, testing, and drift detection.
• Strong Ansible skills for Configuration as Code, VM post-provisioning, and golden-image pipeline integration.
• Solid Azure networking knowledge including VNets, private endpoints, and NSGs for integration with a network foundation.
• Strong Azure identity knowledge including managed identities, SPN/app registrations, and secrets integration with Azure Key Vault and OpenBao.
• Effective collaboration skills to partner with Azure and Network Architects and support Backstage golden-path adoption.
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher.

Requirements

• Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) private cloud provisioning.
• Familiarity with image hardening and scanning tooling.
• Experience publishing images using Azure Shared Image Gallery.