Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

We are looking for an accomplished **Lead Cloud Platform Engineer**with deep expertise in AWS Cloud, CI/CD, Python, and Bash scripting to lead our innovative team.

As a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, you will take a critical leadership role in architecting, scaling, and optimizing an enterprise-grade self-service platform that empowers development teams and drives innovation throughout the organization. By leveraging your extensive experience in AWS technologies, automation, and CI/CD pipelines, you will guide teams, ensure adherence to best practices, and mentor engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.

**Responsibilities**
- Lead the design, development, and management of a robust, scalable self-service SDLC platform leveraging AWS, Python, and Bash scripting
- Architect and implement integrations with multiple AWS serverless and PaaS services to enhance development, testing, and deployment workflows
- Promote and develop infrastructure-as-code automation using tools like CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, and SAM to ensure rapid scaling and consistency
- Define, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo CI or Jenkins to enable enterprise-level deployments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide technical leadership in shaping platform solutions
- Establish, enforce, and evangelize best practices for AWS, CI/CD, and Python and Bash development across teams
- Monitor actively platform security, performance, and availability, ensuring alignment with compliance and operational standards
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to keep platform offerings cutting-edge and aligned with organizational goals
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance, code reviews, and career development support
- Work closely with senior leadership to align platform goals with the organization’s vision and strategy
- Foster a collaborative team environment, inspiring innovation, and driving accountability within the engineering team

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years of professional experience in cloud platform engineering with advanced expertise in AWS Cloud, CI/CD, Python, and Bash scripting
- At least 1 year of relevant leadership experience
- Demonstrated expertise in architecting, deploying, and managing AWS services integrated with enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and Big-O time complexity, with a proven ability to solve complex problems in live coding scenarios
- Extensive experience with CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, and Serverless Application Model (SAM) for infrastructure automation
- Proven track record of configuring, optimizing, and maintaining CI/CD systems like Bamboo CI, Jenkins, or alternative tools in large-scale environments
- Exceptional Python and Bash scripting skills, showcased through real-world implementations of scalable and reliable solutions
- Strong experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration workflows
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, resolve challenging technical issues, and drive collaborative problem-solving
- Flexibility to provide leadership and accommodate time overlap with global teams between 9-11 AM CST
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written, at a B2+ level or higher

**Nice to have**
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional and/or DevOps Engineer Professional certification
- Proven experience in building and maintaining large-scale self-service platforms for enterprise use
- Strong working knowledge of additional cloud platforms, such as Azure, and experience managing multi-cloud deployments

**We offer**
- Career plan and real growth opportunities
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
- Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
- English classes with a certified teacher
- Support for employee’s initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
- Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
- Flexible work schedule and dress code
- Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
- Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
- Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
- Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
- 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
- Grocery coupons
- 30 days December bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
- Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
- Monthly non-taxable amount for the electricity and internet bills

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