Senior Systems Engineer - Microsoft Azure with Gen AI

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Azure DevOps and hands-on experience in building scalable, secure cloud-native and AI-powered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable Azure architecture
• Develop advanced CI/CD pipelines with automation and quality gates
• Lead infrastructure automation with Terraform, YAML and ARM
• Manage AKS clusters and containerized workloads
• Optimize systems for high availability, performance and cost
• Build backend services using Azure-native components
• Implement secure, production-grade deployments
• Build and integrate GenAI applications using LLM APIs
• Develop backend for AI-enabled applications
• Mentor junior engineers

Requirements

• 5-8 years' experience in system engineering
• Expertise in Azure architecture and advanced CI/CD strategy implementation
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation at scale using Terraform, Bicep and ARM
• Skills in Kubernetes (AKS) production deployments
• Competency in networking, security and identity (IAM)
• Background in OS administration across Windows and Linux
• Knowledge of Azure AI Foundry and RAG architectures with Cognitive Search or Vector DB
• Capability to build and integrate GenAI applications using LLM APIs
• Strong system design and troubleshooting skills
• Proven experience in production-grade deployments

Nice to have

• Understanding of AI agents and tools calling
• Familiarity with MCP integrations

Benefits

Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies

Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications

Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms

Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons

Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions

Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects

Focused individual development

Benefit package:

• Health benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Flexible benefits

Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)