[Remote] DevOps Technical Lead / Architect - Azure & Terraform

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EPAM Systems is hiring a DevOps Technical Lead and Architect to lead platform engineering for a .NET insurance platform. The role focuses on modernizing CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and release practices while moving a monolith toward a scalable, service-oriented architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the platform engineering team and partner with client technology leadership to define and deliver long-term improvement initiatives alongside ongoing development requests
• Design shared, versioned CI/CD pipeline templates with embedded quality and security gates, and run build-once release promotion through Test, Staging, PreProd and Production with approvals and rollback
• Execute weekly and off-cycle production deployments, including database releases, post-deployment checks, and coordination with release management on readiness and go/no-go decisions
• Build reusable infrastructure as code modules, automate templated environment provisioning, remediate drift, and decommission legacy environments
• Strengthen identity, access and security through secrets and key management, access request handling, and hardening of cloud resources
• Drive root-cause analysis and remediation of platform incidents, and maintain operational runbooks, knowledge transfer, and a managed intake process for unplanned work

Skills

• Proven experience building Azure environments from scratch with Terraform, including modules, state management, and CI/CD-driven deployments
• Hands-on expertise with Azure services such as App Services, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, networking, and Identity
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines for build, release, and deployment automation
• Practical knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerized workloads
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Application Insights
• Demonstrated ability to migrate manually built infrastructure to IaC without a production outage
• To lead as a technical lead or architect
• EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off – eligible to accrue 15-25 paid days, depending on specific level and tenure with EPAM (accrual eligibility may change over time)
• Paid Holidays - nine (9) total per year
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
• Remote work in New York City only

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