We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Lead DevOps Engineer to drive and execute complex infrastructure projects, focusing on Cassandra migration from AWS to on-prem Kubernetes clusters. This role is a unique opportunity to shape infrastructure strategy, ensure reliability, and enable scalability within mission-critical environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Cassandra migration from Cloud (AWS) to on-prem Kubernetes, owning the process from planning to delivery and maintenance
- Ensure the high availability, fault tolerance, and optimized performance of Cassandra within on-prem Kubernetes clusters
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes operators to automate cluster lifecycle and enhance resilience
- Build comprehensive migration playbooks, process documentation, and train internal teams for future operational ownership
- Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline DevOps practices and ensure alignment with organizational goals
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure to ensure peak operational performance
- Advocate for best practices around security, scaling, and RBAC design in Kubernetes environments
Requirements :
- 5+ years in Infra/DevOps with at least 3 years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production (on-prem or hybrid setups)
- Demonstrated technical leadership with 1+ years of relevant experience
- Profound expertise in Kubernetes, including the management of StatefulSets, PersistentVolumes, and storage classes, implementation of network policies and ingress controllers, resource provisioning, autoscaling strategies, and RBAC security design
- Hands-on capabilities with Operators, including installation, customization, and handling lifecycle management through OLM, Helm, and custom-built solutions
- Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for automation tasks and tooling development
- Background in networking and OS administration with strong fundamentals for infrastructure optimization
- Skills in IaC technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Competency in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD for pipeline creation and automation practices
- Excellent command of English (B2+ level), both written and spoken, with a strong emphasis on technical communication skills
Nice to have
- Cassandra specialization, including deploying, tuning, and operating Cassandra clusters on Kubernetes through Cass-operator or K8ssandra
- Working experience with cloud platforms like AWS, focusing on services such as EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, and VPC for assessing the migration source environment
- Familiarity with distributed database concepts like replication, partitioning, and consistency models
- Capability for advanced troubleshooting in distributed systems, including networking bottlenecks and performance tuning challenges
We offer
- Career plan and real growth opportunities
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
- Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
- English classes with a certified teacher
- Support for employee’s initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
- Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
- Flexible work schedule and dress code
- Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
- Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
- Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
- Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
- 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
- Grocery coupons
- 30 days December bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
- Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
- Monthly non-taxable amount for the electricity and internet bills
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the Cassandra migration from Cloud (AWS) to on-prem Kubernetes, owning the process from planning to delivery and maintenance
- Ensure the high availability, fault tolerance, and optimized performance of Cassandra within on-prem Kubernetes clusters
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes operators to automate cluster lifecycle and enhance resilience
- Build comprehensive migration playbooks, process documentation, and train internal teams for future operational ownership
- Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline DevOps practices and ensure alignment with organizational goals
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure to ensure peak operational performance
- Advocate for best practices around security, scaling, and RBAC design in Kubernetes environments
Requirements :
- 5+ years in Infra/DevOps with at least 3 years of hands-on experience managing Kubernetes in production (on-prem or hybrid setups)
- Demonstrated technical leadership with 1+ years of relevant experience
- Profound expertise in Kubernetes, including the management of StatefulSets, PersistentVolumes, and storage classes, implementation of network policies and ingress controllers, resource provisioning, autoscaling strategies, and RBAC security design
- Hands-on capabilities with Operators, including installation, customization, and handling lifecycle management through OLM, Helm, and custom-built solutions
- Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for automation tasks and tooling development
- Background in networking and OS administration with strong fundamentals for infrastructure optimization
- Skills in IaC technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Competency in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD for pipeline creation and automation practices
- Excellent command of English (B2+ level), both written and spoken, with a strong emphasis on technical communication skills
Nice to have
- Cassandra specialization, including deploying, tuning, and operating Cassandra clusters on Kubernetes through Cass-operator or K8ssandra
- Working experience with cloud platforms like AWS, focusing on services such as EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, and VPC for assessing the migration source environment
- Familiarity with distributed database concepts like replication, partitioning, and consistency models
- Capability for advanced troubleshooting in distributed systems, including networking bottlenecks and performance tuning challenges
We offer
- Career plan and real growth opportunities
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
- Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
- English classes with a certified teacher
- Support for employee’s initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
- Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
- Flexible work schedule and dress code
- Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
- Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
- Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
- Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
- 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
- Grocery coupons
- 30 days December bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
- Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
- Monthly non-taxable amount for the electricity and internet bills
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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