We're looking for a Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (AWS & Azure) to join our team in Malaga, Spain in a hybrid working mode.

In this role, you will design, deploy and operate multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure across AWS and Azure, leveraging Git

Ops principles and infrastructure-as-code to enable scalable, reliable and secure platform position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge Kubernetes ecosystems, enhance automation for mission-critical workloads and collaborate closely with engineering teams to optimize application delivery within a modern cloud-native environment.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain production Kubernetes clusters on EKS (AWS) and AKS (Azure) across multiple environments and regions

Configure and operate Git

Ops workflows with ArgoCD, enabling declarative application delivery and cluster configuration

Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for cloud resources and Helm/Helmfile for Kubernetes deployments

Ensure observability and reliability with Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud

Watch and implement monitoring/alerting strategies

Apply security best practices, including network policies, RBAC, pod security controls and secret management solutions

Operate and optimize Kubernetes add-ons such as Argo Workflows, Argo Rollouts, cert-manager, CSI drivers and cluster autoscalers

Diagnose and resolve distributed systems issues in compute, networking and storage layers

Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment models, scalability and resource utilization

Ensure clear documentation of architectures, operational workflows and incident handling standards





Requirements7+ years of professional engineering experience with modern cloud-native architectures

Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS and Azure), including EKS, AKS, VPC/VNet, IAM, EBS/EFS, S3, Load Balancers and Route53Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, networking, storage and security principles with production-scale management experience

Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code workflows: Terraform (module development, state handling) and Helm/Helmfile

Practical knowledge of Git

Ops tools (ArgoCD or Flux) and declarative infrastructure deployment

Experience implementing security policies, secrets management and compliance automation

Advanced skill in observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana) and log management via Cloud

Watch or ELK/EFKScripting proficiency in Bash, Python or Go for automation and system tooling

Strong knowledge of containerization and image lifecycle using Docker, ECR or ACRClear communication skills and ability to document complex systems effectively

Nice to have

Familiarity with policy-as-code frameworks (Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper)Experience with AWS Private

Link, VPC peering and hybrid/multi-cloud networking

Understanding of service mesh patterns, ingress controllers and DNS management





Exposure to performance tuning and capacity planning for Kubernetes environments

We offer

Private health insuranceEPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan100% paid sick leave

Referral Program

Professional certification

Language coursesEPAM is a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company with 61,700+ EPAMers in 55+ countries and regions.

Since 1993, our multidisciplinary teams have been helping make the future real for our clients and communities around the world.

In 2018, we opened an office in Spain that quickly grew to over 1,450 EPAMers distributed between the offices in Málaga, Madrid and Cáceres as well as remotely across the country.

Here you will collaborate with multinational teams, contribute to numerous innovative projects, and have an opportunity to learn and grow continuously.

Why Join EPAMWORK AND LIFE BALANCE.

Enjoy more of your personal time with flexible work options, 24 working days of annual leave and paid time off for numerous public holidays.CONTINUOUS LEARNING CULTURE.

Craft your personal Career Development Plan to align with your learning objectives.

Take advantage of internal training, mentorship, sponsored certifications and Linked

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Grow in engineering or managerial direction to become a People Manager, in-depth technical specialist, Solution Architect, or Project/Delivery Manager.STRONG PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.

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📌 Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer (AWS & Azure) (Andalucía)
🏢 Epam Systems
📍 Andalucía