Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure

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.

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Azure to drive service health, reliability, and performance as we launch and scale services for our client. This critical role requires expertise in incident response, troubleshooting, and advancing cloud reliability practices in high-stakes environments with minimal process maturity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and automate processes to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance
• Collaborate with teams to integrate reliability best practices into the software development lifecycle
• Respond quickly to and resolve service incidents within the Azure environment to minimize downtime
• Lead root cause analysis and post-incident reviews, ensuring actionable improvements are implemented
• Design and maintain robust monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions for critical services
• Identify reliability risks proactively and address them before impacting customers
• Establish and refine SRE practices such as incident management and service level objectives (SLOs)
• Mentor team members in adopting SRE principles and leveraging Azure tools
• Analyze recurring incidents and outages to drive systemic improvements
• Advocate for a culture of reliability and continuous learning

Requirements

• 3+ years in SRE, DevOps, or similar roles with proven experience in cloud environments, including Azure
• Expertise in troubleshooting distributed systems, networking, and cloud-native architectures
• Hands-on experience with Azure tools like Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, ARM, Bicep, and Terraform
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Understanding of incident management workflows and post-incident evaluations
• Experience implementing observability solutions and defining service level indicators (SLIs)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively under pressure
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Showcase of Python expertise
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect or Azure DevOps Engineer
• Background in building SRE practices in low process maturity environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Experience mentoring or leading SRE/DevOps teams

We offer

• 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