Lead HPC Kubernetes Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead HPC Kubernetes Engineer to manage multi-cloud HPC clusters across AWS, GCP, and other providers, ensuring stability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Operate Kubernetes platforms (EKS, CKS, GKE) at significant scale across providers
• Take responsibility for cluster lifecycle, node pool management, networking policy, and maintaining stability during rapid growth
• Provision HPC infrastructure through a CI/CD system across AWS, CoreWeave, GCP, and OCI, with additional providers to be expanded in the near future
• Manage job scheduling to allocate GPU compute across training and inference workloads
• Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs
• Build monitoring and alerting systems
• Participate in severity escalation response and author post-incident reviews
• Coordinate daily with Networking, Storage, Security, and AI/ML platform teams

Requirements

• 5+ years in infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, or HPC
• Expertise in Kubernetes with hands-on experience operating clusters at meaningful scale, including node pool sizing, scheduler debugging, CNI troubleshooting, and rolling upgrades across large fleets
• Proficiency in Terraform for writing and reviewing infrastructure-as-code daily
• Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, S3, EFS, FSx for Lustre)
• Skills in Python for tooling and automation
• Background in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps practices
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Google Kubernetes Engine and Google Cloud Platform
• Knowledge of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

We Offer

• Work on a flexible schedule remotely or from any of our comfortable offices or coworking spaces in Ukraine
• Receive the necessary equipment to perform your work tasks
• Change projects and technology stacks within EPAM
• Gain experience in various business domains (Insurance, E-commerce, Healthcare, Finance, Travelling, Media, Artificial Intelligence, and more)
• Relocation opportunities may be available for eligible candidates, depending on the role and openings at other EPAM locations
• Participate in volunteer, charity programs and communities (both technical and interest-based)
• Focus on your professional growth:
  • Plan your individual career path together with your manager
  • Receive regular feedback from colleagues
  • Improve your English for free with certified teachers (Speaking Clubs, client interview preparation courses, etc.)
  • Get the opportunity to undergo free training and certification in AWS, GCP, or Azure Clouds
  • Use the internal E-learn training program (18,200+ specialized training and mentoring programs)
  • Access corporate accounts on LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, and other partner resources
  • Study at EPAM Solution Architecture School with practicing architects
  • Develop as a leader, join Delivery Management, Resource Management, Leadership Essentials school, and more
  • Participate in internal communities (500+ meetups, technical discussions, brainstorming sessions, online events, and conferences annually)
• Vacation and sick leave (including a sick leave without a medical certificate)
• A wide range of Voluntary Medical Insurance programs providing both medical treatment and various preventive options (including sports activities)
• Medical insurance for family members at corporate rates
• Company support during significant life events (childbirth or adoption, marriage, etc.)
• Support for psychological comfort: discounts on services from mental health specialists or coaches, thematic training
• E-kids program - a free programming language training program for EPAMers' children