Lead Infrastructure Engineer

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 are looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to architect, build, automate, and manage infrastructure spanning our on-prem data centers and GCP environments. This role fits an engineer who developed their foundation through hands-on operations work (racking hardware, running networks, bare metal OS installs, keeping systems online at 2am) and has since cultivated deep skills in automation, infrastructure as code, and public cloud platforms. You'll define technical direction for infrastructure, mentor engineers, and take ownership of the systems that support our global-scale operations.
Responsibilities
Architect and manage large-scale, multi data center infrastructure supporting global operations across on-prem hardware, GCP, and AWS
Drive automation efforts for infrastructure deployment and configuration management, guiding the shift from legacy tooling toward modern Infrastructure as Code solutions like Terraform, Puppet, and Ansible
Design and sustain traffic management, load balancing, and DNS systems at scale
Construct and manage monitoring and observability systems spanning both on-prem and cloud environments
Create tooling that enables distributed, auditable systems administration
Author and maintain process, policy, and procedural documentation for the infrastructure team
Requirements
At least 5 years of relevant experience in infrastructure or systems engineering, including direct operational responsibility for production systems
Experience handling all aspects of remote management for physical hardware infrastructure hosted at colocation facilities
Extensive Linux systems administration experience, such as Red Hat or Debian, at scale
Practical experience with core networking, including Cisco hardware, DNS, load balancing, and traffic management
Experience with enterprise storage and backup systems
Established track record automating infrastructure using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or comparable technologies
Skilled in Python or a similar language for infrastructure tooling and automation
Production experience with GCP, including Compute Engine, networking, storage, and IAM
Demonstrated capability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor fellow engineers
Excellent English proficiency (B2 level or higher)
Nice to have
Experience transitioning on-prem workloads to public cloud platforms
Experience with distributed monitoring and logging stacks, such as Grafana or Prometheus
Experience with container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes or GKE
Experience guiding and mentoring junior engineers
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
EPAM Employee Groups
Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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