Senior Systems Engineer - Microsoft Azure
EPAM Systems · Hyderabad, Telangana, India
EPAM Systems · Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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