Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to define and drive release governance, CI/CD adoption, and automated deployment practices across all CDP applications, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless, repeatable, and high-quality release execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Release Policy, Master Release Plan, and End-to-End Release Gate process for all CDP applications
• Own and maintain the Master Release Calendar, coordinate release schedules across projects, and ensure there are no release conflicts
• Work closely with the Change Management team to ensure all CDP applications complete the required release governance and readiness checks before CAB approval
• Drive CI/CD and DevOps adoption, including automated application deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments
• Establish and improve automated release practices using DevOps, BDD, containerized deployment approaches, and relevant CI/CD tools
• Collaborate closely with Development, QA, DevOps, Infrastructure, Security, and Change teams to ensure seamless and repeatable release execution
• Define release readiness criteria, entry/exit gates, deployment checklists, rollback plans, and post-release validation processes
• Manage release dependencies across applications, platforms, integrations, and SaaS solutions
• Track release activities, dependencies, risks, issues, and readiness using tools such as JIRA
• Set up and leverage application monitoring and release monitoring tools to support deployment validation and early detection of issues
• Establish release dashboards and KPIs, including release success rate, deployment frequency, failed releases, rollback rate, release lead time, and release-related incidents
• Provide regular release status, performance, and success reporting to CDP leadership and relevant stakeholders

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Release Lead / Release Manager in large-scale enterprise technology environments
• Understanding of application and SaaS development and release lifecycles
• Hands-on expertise in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated deployments, containerization, and BDD
• Experience with JIRA and release/change management processes
• Experience working with monitoring, deployment, and DevOps toolsets
• Understanding of enterprise change governance, CAB processes, release controls, and production deployment practices
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple technology teams and concurrent projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on automation, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Experience managing releases across multiple applications, environments, integrations, and technology teams
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

What We Offer

• Enjoyable working environment in one of our vibrant offices
• 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 taking part in the referral program, comprehensive medical & family care package, seven trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate), discounts from 800+ partners (sports activities, restaurants, stores, and services)

About the Company

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.