Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EPAM Systems is a global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving organizations through custom software, product, and platform engineering. The company is seeking a Lead Azure Cloud Engineer to architect, automate, secure, and manage scalable Microsoft Azure solutions, including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, DevOps pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and AI-enabled platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure, including subscriptions, resource groups, networking, identity, governance, security, and platform services
- Construct and support reusable Azure deployment patterns for applications, APIs, front-end workloads, microservices, containers, serverless services, data integrations, and AI-enabled solutions
- Operate and implement Azure Kubernetes Service environments, covering node pools, ingress, workload identity, secrets management, autoscaling, networking, monitoring, container registry integration, and security controls
- Develop, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including reusable modules, multi-environment deployments, automated validation, and CI/CD pipeline integration
- Create and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable tools
- Support DevOps practices including automated builds, testing, security scanning, artifact management, environment promotion, deployment approvals, rollback strategies, and release automation
- Leverage GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted engineering tools to boost productivity in scripting, IaC development, CI/CD pipeline creation, code review, troubleshooting, documentation, and automation
- Deploy cloud-native solutions using Azure services such as App Service, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus, Storage, Key Vault, API Management, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights
- Support implementation of AI-enabled solutions using Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure Machine Learning, and related Azure AI services
- Construct and integrate AI solution components based on patterns such as RAG, agentic workflows, multi-agent orchestration, tool/function calling, prompt management, grounding, evaluation, and responsible AI controls
- Implement secure integration patterns leveraging managed identities, RBAC, private endpoints, private DNS, network security groups, firewalls, and API gateways
- Set up and maintain observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Container Insights, dashboards, alerts, distributed tracing, and operational runbooks
- Resolve complex cloud, networking, deployment, performance, security, and production incidents
- Apply DevSecOps practices including secrets management, dependency scanning, container image scanning, policy validation, secure configuration, and compliance automation
- Enhance Azure environments for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
- Contribute to technical standards, reusable templates, documentation, operational procedures, and platform engineering practices
- Offer technical guidance, mentoring, code reviews, and engineering leadership to team members
- Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to convert requirements into practical, secure, and maintainable Azure implementations
Skills
- Extensive hands-on experience architecting, implementing, and managing Azure cloud solutions within enterprise environments
- Strong grasp of Azure networking, identity, governance, security, monitoring, and platform services
- Applied experience with Azure Landing Zone concepts, hub-and-spoke networking, private endpoints, private DNS, firewalls, NSGs, route tables, and workload integration patterns
- Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service, containers, container registries, ingress controllers, workload identity, autoscaling, monitoring, and container security
- Extensive experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tools, including module development, state management, validation, and multi-environment delivery
- Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms
- Solid grasp of DevOps and DevSecOps practices including automated testing, security scanning, artifact management, release automation, and deployment governance
- Background working with GitHub, pull requests, code reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative engineering workflows
- Applied experience using GitHub Copilot or comparable AI-assisted development tools for infrastructure, automation, scripting, pipeline development, or documentation
- Background with Azure PaaS and integration services such as App Service, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, Event Grid, Service Bus, Storage, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and related services
- Background implementing observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Container Insights, dashboards, alerting, and operational runbooks
- Grasp of Azure AI and Generative AI services, particularly Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and AI-enabled automation patterns
- Applied knowledge of AI architecture patterns such as RAG, agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, tool/function calling, grounding, prompt management, evaluation, and responsible AI
- Capability to resolve complex technical issues spanning cloud infrastructure, networking, containers, CI/CD, security, and application integration
- Solid scripting and automation abilities using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or comparable languages
- Capacity to work independently, own technical delivery, and support production-grade cloud environments
- Strong communication skills and capability to collaborate with architects, engineers, security teams, product teams, and business stakeholders
- Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Developer Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS
- Background with production-grade AKS platforms, service mesh, GitOps, Helm, Kustomize, Flux, Argo CD, or Kubernetes policy engines
- Background with Azure AI Foundry, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or comparable AI orchestration frameworks
- Background constructing or supporting RAG platforms, AI agents, multi-agent workflows, or enterprise knowledge search solutions
- Background with platform engineering, internal developer platforms, self-service cloud capabilities, paved roads, and reusable engineering templates
- Background working in regulated industries with strong compliance, security, auditability, and governance requirements
- Familiarity with SRE practices, incident response, reliability engineering, performance testing, and cost optimization
Benefits
- Georgia: Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
- Georgia: Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Georgia: Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Georgia: Corporate and social events
- Georgia: Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Georgia: Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Georgia: Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Georgia: Free English classes with certified teachers
- Georgia: Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Georgia: Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Georgia: Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Georgia: Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Georgia: Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
- Georgia: Remote work from anywhere in Georgia, including home, EPAM offices in Tbilisi and Batumi, or a coworking space in Kutaisi
- Armenia: Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
- Armenia: Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Armenia: Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Armenia: Corporate and social events
- Armenia: Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Armenia: Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Armenia: Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Armenia: Free English classes with certified teachers
- Armenia: Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Armenia: Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Armenia: Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Armenia: Four trust days per year for personal needs
- Armenia: Discounts for fitness clubs
- Armenia: Benefits package (hotels, restaurants, stores and services)
- Armenia: Fully remote work from any location in Armenia, including home or EPAM offices in Yerevan or Gyumri
- Kazakhstan: Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
- Kazakhstan: Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Kazakhstan: Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Kazakhstan: Corporate and social events
- Kazakhstan: Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Kazakhstan: Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Kazakhstan: Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Kazakhstan: Free English classes with certified teachers
- Kazakhstan: Discounts in local language schools, including online courses for the Kazakh language
- Kazakhstan: Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Kazakhstan: Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Kazakhstan: Medical & family care package
- Kazakhstan: Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Kazakhstan: Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
- Kazakhstan: Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
- Kazakhstan: Housing support program: preferential mortgage access via Otbasy Bank partnership
- Kazakhstan: Remote work from home or EPAM offices in Astana, Almaty or Karaganda
- Uzbekistan: Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
- Uzbekistan: Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Uzbekistan: Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Uzbekistan: Corporate and social events
- Uzbekistan: Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Uzbekistan: Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Uzbekistan: Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Uzbekistan: Free English classes with certified teachers
- Uzbekistan: Discounts in local language schools, including offline courses for the Uzbek language
- Uzbekistan: Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Uzbekistan: Medical & family care package
- Uzbekistan: Four trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Uzbekistan: Discounts for fitness clubs, dance schools and sports programs
- Uzbekistan: Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
- Uzbekistan: Remote work from anywhere in Uzbekistan, including home or the EPAM office in Tashkent
- Kyrgyzstan: Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
- Kyrgyzstan: Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
- Kyrgyzstan: Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
- Kyrgyzstan: Corporate and social events
- Kyrgyzstan: Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Kyrgyzstan: Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
- Kyrgyzstan: Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
- Kyrgyzstan: Free English classes with certified teachers
- Kyrgyzstan: Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Kyrgyzstan: Medical & family care package
- Kyrgyzstan: Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Kyrgyzstan: Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
- Kyrgyzstan: Discounts for fitness clubs and sports programs
- Kyrgyzstan: Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
- Kyrgyzstan: Remote work from anywhere in Kyrgyzstan, including home or the EPAM office in Bishkek
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