Senior AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer

EPAM Systems is a global technology services company supporting large-scale transformation for financial market infrastructure providers. The Senior AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer will design, implement, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, automate CI/CD pipelines, and enable secure, scalable deployments. The role also promotes Infrastructure-as-Code practices, cloud monitoring, security, cost optimization, and collaboration across development teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for multiple applications, driving automation across workflows
• Architect and migrate workloads to AWS, ensuring security, cost optimization and performance
• Build and maintain AWS environments for high availability, scalability and compliance
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Provide guidance to development teams on IaC and CI/CD processes
• Set up cloud monitoring frameworks, optimizing infrastructure for performance and cost
• Oversee the full release lifecycle, ensuring smooth deployments and continuous delivery
• Apply cloud security best practices including IAM controls, encryption and compliance measures
• Automate recurring operational tasks using scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Shell
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and enhance DevOps workflows

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience managing AWS-based production environments
• Strong practical knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS, VPC, IAM
• Expertise in AWS networking components: VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, Load Balancer, API Gateway, Security Groups
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and container orchestration in AWS
• Proficiency with monitoring solutions like CloudWatch, DataDog or Prometheus
• Skilled in Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure-as-Code automation
• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins or AWS CodePipeline
• Understanding of cloud cost management and optimization strategies
• Knowledge of security compliance standards, access control and encryption
• Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash or Shell for automating operations
• Excellent communication skills and collaboration experience with cross-functional teams
• English proficiency (B2 or above)
• Development skills in Python or Go
• Familiarity with native AI cloud services (AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI)
• Experience in designing and running AI agent frameworks and next-gen coding agents (Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, Trae, Antigravity)