Lead HPC Kubernetes Engineer

We are looking for a Lead HPC Kubernetes Engineer to help our customer develop and manage several HPC clusters across AWS, CoreWeave, GCP, and other providers, supporting several thousand GPUs today and scaling to 10x in 2026 and beyond. This role is Kubernetes-heavy, requiring you to operate multi-cloud platform infrastructure where misconfigurations or failed upgrades translate directly into thousands of lost GPU-hours. The clusters are large enough that novel failure modes are routine.

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

Benefits

With us you can:

• 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)

We focus on your professional growth:

• You can 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 the instructors who are 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)

What we offer:

• 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