Lead DevOps Engineer (GCP)

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer with solid experience in designing, automating and supporting cloud-based infrastructure across GCP. The role involves collaborating with development teams to enhance deployment processes and operational efficiency while maintaining cloud infrastructure and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain cloud infrastructure using GCP
• Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines for application delivery
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration through Infrastructure as Code
• Support containerized applications and cloud-native deployments
• Collaborate with development, QA, security and operations teams
• Enhance system reliability, scalability, performance and security
• Monitor production systems and assist with troubleshooting and incident resolution
• Define and promote DevOps best practices across engineering teams

Requirements:

• Strong background as a DevOps Engineer or Cloud Engineer
• Hands-on expertise in at least one major cloud platform: GCP
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps or similar
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep or Pulumi
• Practical experience with Docker and containerized environments
• Understanding of Kubernetes or cloud container services
• Hands-on work with monitoring, logging and alerting tools
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, PowerShell or similar
• Solid understanding of networking, security and cloud architecture fundamentals
• Capability to work independently and support production environment
• Hands-on experience administering Kubernetes clusters
• Practical knowledge of Helm, Argo CD or GitOps practices
• Background in cloud security and compliance
• Exposure to serverless architectures
• Familiarity with cost optimization in cloud environments