Lead Platform Engineer

We're looking for a capable Lead Platform Engineer to join our organization. This role sits at the heart of architecting and automating cloud-native platforms built for disaster recovery. The person in this position will stand up and manage secure "green" recovery environments, drawing on tools like GKE, Vault, Terraform, and various CI/CD systems. The role guarantees that core platform functions—spanning container orchestration, secrets handling, identity-related dependencies, and automated backup-restore processes—remain scalable, consistent, and robust. Close coordination with identity, network, and database teams will be essential to support cross-organizational restores, recovery of foundational tooling, image factory pipelines, and automated setup of core infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Architect and automate recovery platforms built on GKE, along with image factories and the CI/CD pipelines supporting them, using tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, and Vault
• Set up secure secrets management practices and identity integrations for systems dependent on AD, including Jenkins and Vault
• Assist with cross-organizational database recovery efforts, covering Cloud SQL restore processes and backup verification
• Construct foundational automation supporting dynamic greenfield environments, including provisioning domains and sanitizing credentials
• Work together on recovery architecture design, failover planning, and patterns for isolating environments

Requirements

• At least 3 years of applicable experience working as a Platform Engineer
• A minimum of one year spent leading or managing development teams
• Practical, hands-on background working with Google Cloud Platform
• Solid expertise across GKE/Kubernetes, Terraform, and Vault
• Background automating CI/CD processes using Jenkins
• Strong grasp of cloud platform recovery concepts, identity-related dependencies, and secure infrastructure architecture
• Upper-Intermediate English language competency (B2)

Nice to have

• Background working with Cloud SQL restore processes
• Knowledge of Ping Identity
• Experience handling cross-cloud recovery situations
• Exposure to air-gapped build pipeline setups

Benefits

• 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