Senior DevOps Engineer - Azure

EPAM Systems is a global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. The company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to implement and operate Azure infrastructure across Terraform/OpenTofu, Kubernetes, Configuration as Code, identity, secrets, and image automation. The role also involves troubleshooting production issues, testing infrastructure modules, detecting drift, and maintaining platform documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain Terraform/OpenTofu modules for Azure App Services, Container Apps, Function Apps, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Postgres, following designs defined by the Azure Architect
• Build and operate the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform day-to-day, including cluster/node-pool provisioning, add-on configuration (ingress, cert-manager, external-dns, monitoring, policy), and namespace/tenant onboarding
• Implement identity wiring (managed identities, SPN/app registrations) and secrets integration (Azure Key Vault, OpenBao) for Azure workloads
• Build and maintain Image Factory pipelines for VM and container golden images (Linux and Windows/cloudbase-init baselines, CIS hardening, image scanning)
• Execute Configuration as Code (Ansible) playbooks for VM post-provisioning and golden-image handoff
• Support Backstage golden-path template integration for Azure provisioning, testing 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 per the platform's Infrastructure as Code Engine standards

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and operating Azure infrastructure via Terraform/OpenTofu, including CI/CD-driven deployment with Azure DevOps
• Experience operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters in production, including networking, policy, and namespace management
• Experience with Azure identity constructs (managed identities, SPN/app registrations) and secrets integration (Key Vault, dynamic secrets)
• Experience with Configuration as Code (Ansible) for VM post-provisioning and golden-image pipelines
• Working knowledge of Azure networking constructs (VNets, private endpoints, NSGs) sufficient to integrate with the network foundation owned by the Network Architect
• Combined proficiency as a Terraform (IaC) and Ansible (CaC) developer, working AI-assisted using GitHub Copilot (provided project-wide) as standard practice
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher
• Experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS) private cloud provisioning
• Familiarity with image hardening/scanning tooling and Shared Image Gallery publishing