Lead Python Engineer (GitHub Enterprise Administration)

We are looking for a Lead Python Engineer to own GitHub Enterprise administration, governance, and reporting across an organization-wide setup. You will build Python automation around GitHub data, support audit requests, and improve developer workflows while collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer GitHub Enterprise organizations, teams, repositories, and access controls
• Define and enforce Git governance, workflows, and repository best practices
• Manage GitHub Copilot models and licenses including configuration, governance, and budgeting
• Build Python scripts to extract, process, and maintain GitHub operational data
• Implement reporting pipelines using BigQuery and enable visualization for stakeholders
• Coordinate audit support by providing evidence, documentation, and timely responses
• Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to improve CI/CD integrations and developer experience
• Support on-call rotation and troubleshoot urgent GitHub Enterprise issues as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of Python experience building operational automation
• 5+ years of experience administering GitHub Enterprise at scale
• Strong leadership skills to drive governance and best practices across teams
• Proven project ownership skills for delivering reliable reporting and automation
• Expert GitHub API skills for data extraction and workflow automation
• Strong Git operations skills including branching strategies and access controls
• Clear communication skills for cross-team coordination and audit support
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)

Nice to have

• Google Cloud Platform experience supporting data and platform integrations
• BigQuery experience building datasets and operational reporting
• Kubernetes familiarity for platform or tooling integrations
• Terraform experience managing infrastructure-as-code for platform services
• Ansible experience automating configuration tasks

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