We are seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to join our team and help build, deploy, and manage services that support over half a billion players worldwide.
In this role, you will work closely with online services teams to optimize cloud infrastructure, ensure scalability, and drive efficiency in cloud operations.
Responsibilities
- Support the operations of large-scale, highly available, and secure online services and infrastructure for the company and its products
- Identify opportunities for cloud cost optimization and propose solutions to reduce expenses and improve efficiency
- Develop and implement best practices for cloud infrastructure governance and risk reduction
- Advocate for and communicate new cloud optimization standards to development teams
- Update internal processes and technologies to align with new cloud infrastructure standards and best practices
- Create dashboards and analytics to support cloud governance initiatives and provide actionable insights
- Collaborate with the Cloud Cost Optimization team to drive cloud efficiency and performance improvements
- Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure to ensure compliance with best practices and security standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering or cloud architecture roles
- At least one year of experience leading and managing development teams
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms, primarily GCP, including architecture design and policy implementation
- Proficiency with secrets management tools like Vault, certificate management, cryptography, and encryption
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Git, and other IaC solutions
- Strong knowledge of IAM roles and account management within cloud platforms
- Advanced understanding of Kubernetes solutions and container orchestration
- Solid networking knowledge, particularly in relation to GCP networking configurations
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken, at a B2+ level or higher
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud transformation initiatives
- Knowledge of financial analysis for cloud cost optimization
- Familiarity with GCP Data Services for analytics and data management
- Proficiency in the Go programming language
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud solutions
We offer
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- 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
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Engineering, Information Technology, and Business Development
Industries
- Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Technology, Information and Internet
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