Senior DevOps Engineer, AWS

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong AWS expertise to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure. You will work across networking, compute, containers, databases, and CI/CD pipelines while driving best practices in automation, observability, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain IAM roles and policies following the principle of least privilege, including cross-account access and federation
• Build and manage VPC network topology with public/private subnets, route tables, NAT/Internet Gateways, and security groups across Availability Zones
• Provision and maintain EC2 instances and Auto Scaling Groups, applying cost optimization strategies such as Spot and On-Demand mix
• Configure ALB/NLB load balancers, target groups, health checks, and TLS termination
• Deploy and maintain container clusters on ECS/Fargate or EKS, including autoscaling and version upgrades
• Manage ECR repositories, including lifecycle policies, vulnerability scanning, and access permissions
• Organize and secure S3 buckets with versioning, lifecycle rules, and encryption
• Deploy and maintain RDS/Aurora databases with Multi-AZ, backups, and performance monitoring
• Set up CloudWatch dashboards, alarms, and log-based alerting for observability
• Manage encryption keys and secrets using KMS and Secrets Manager
• Configure CloudFront distributions and Route 53 DNS zones and routing policies
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles with a strong focus on AWS
• Expertise in AWS IAM, VPC, EC2, Auto Scaling, and ELB (ALB/NLB)
• Proficiency in containers and orchestration using ECS/Fargate or EKS, Docker, and ECR
• Skills in AWS storage and database services, including S3 and RDS/Aurora
• Knowledge of CloudWatch, KMS, and Secrets Manager for observability and secrets management
• Familiarity with CloudFront and Route 53 for content delivery and DNS management
• Competency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
• Proficiency in scripting with Bash and/or Python for automation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured and proactive approach to work

Nice to have

• Familiarity with EBS/EFS, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache
• Background in building serverless functions with Lambda
• Knowledge of Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, WAF, and Shield
• Understanding of AWS security best practices, cost optimization, and high availability/disaster recovery strategies
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK Stack

Benefits

We connect like-minded people

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all

• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Comprehensive medical & family care package
• Four trust days per year for personal needs
• Discounts for fitness clubs
• Benefits package (hotels, restaurants, stores and services)

We connect like-minded people

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all

• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Comprehensive medical & family care package
• Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers
• Discounts in local language schools, including online courses for the Kazakh language

We cover it all:

• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
• Housing support program: preferential mortgage access via Otbasy Bank partnership

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

We cover it all:

• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
• Discounts for fitness clubs and sports programs
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

We connect like-minded people:

• Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
• Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
• Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
• Corporate and social events

We invest in your growth:

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
• Unlimited access to EPAM's internal learning database
• Free English classes with certified teachers

• Discounts in local language schools, including offline courses for the Uzbek language

We cover it all:

• Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
• Medical & family care package
• Four trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
• Discounts for fitness clubs, dance schools and sports programs
• Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)