EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Architect to spearhead the design and rollout of scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions, propelling enterprise-wide cloud transformation efforts and establishing technical standards across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

- Spearhead the architecture and rollout of scalable DevOps, SRE and platform engineering solutions across cloud and hybrid environments
- Establish DevOps strategy, reference architectures, engineering standards and golden paths covering CI/CD, IaC, Kubernetes, observability and DevSecOps
- Push automation forward across infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, configuration management, monitoring and operational processes
- Build and refine SRE practices, covering SLI/SLO definition, error budgets, incident management, reliability engineering and post-incident improvement
- Offer technical governance and architecture leadership for complex cloud transformation and large-scale DevOps programs
- Guide technical solutioning for RFPs/RFIs, proposals,



estimations and client presentations, converting business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Coach architects and engineering teams, lead architecture/design reviews and foster capability building across DevOps, SRE and cloud technologies
- Partner closely with customers, engineering teams and leadership to boost delivery velocity, platform reliability, security, operational efficiency and cloud cost optimization

Requirements

- 18-25 years of overall IT experience, with deep expertise in DevOps, SRE, Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering, backed by proven hands-on architecture and technical leadership experience
- Robust command of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps, using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions
- Skilled in Azure DevOps, Terraform/OpenTofu and Ansible, as well as ArgoCD or Flux
- Solid experience with Docker, Kubernetes and managed Kubernetes platforms such as EKS, AKS or GKE, including Helm, service mesh and platform engineering concepts
- Knowledge of AWS, Azure and/or GCP architecture, covering landing zones, networking, security, governance and enterprise-scale cloud environments
- Deep expertise in SRE and observability, including SLI/SLOs, error budgets, incident management, monitoring, logging,



tracing, capacity and performance engineering
- Background in DevSecOps, cloud security, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, policy-as-code and security integration across CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to architect enterprise DevOps/SRE transformation solutions, establish reference architectures, engineering standards and reusable automation frameworks
- Solid client-facing and solutioning background, including RFP/RFI responses, estimations, technical proposals, architecture discussions and stakeholder management

Nice to have

- Familiarity with AIOps, GenAI-assisted operations/SDLC, automated RCA and intelligent remediation
- Hands-on experience with Internal Developer Platforms such as Backstage, plus FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices
- Skilled certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes or Terraform

We offer

- Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
- Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
- Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms
- Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects
- Focused individual development
- Benefit package:
- Health benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible benefits

- Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)

📌 Senior DevOps Architecture (Chennai)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Chennai