Senior DevOps Engineer (Jenkins Scaling Expert)

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with a proven track record of designing, implementing, configuring and maintaining large-scale, highly available CI/CD platforms. The primary mission will be to architect the next generation of our Jenkins service, with a specific focus on scaling the Jenkins controller to support our growing organization. This role is critical to ensuring that CI/CD pipelines are resilient and can support our growing development needs.

Feel free to work remotely from anywhere across Latvia or connect with colleagues at our Riga office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design of a highly available and scalable Jenkins controller infrastructure
• Audit the customer's current Jenkins environment to identify areas for improvement
• Evaluation of commercial solutions such as CloudBees CI versus custom-built architectures to determine the optimal path forward
• Design and implementation of a solution to make the Jenkins environment exceptionally robust, scalable and efficient
• Drive the implementation, configuration and migration to the new Jenkins architecture with minimal disruption
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines are resilient and able to support growing development needs

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with a strong focus on Jenkins architecture and administration in large-scale environments
• Expertise in designing and scaling Jenkins controllers for high availability and performance
• Proficiency in designing, implementing, configuring and maintaining large-scale, highly available CI/CD platforms
• Upper-Intermediate English language proficiency (B2+)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its core services such as GKE, GCE and Cloud Storage
• Knowledge of enterprise Jenkins solutions like CloudBees CI
• Background in other CI/CD tools and ecosystems

We offer

• Engineering Heritage: Best-in-class experts sharing a culture of engineering excellence and tackling complex engineering challenges for over 30 years.
• Advanced Tech Stack: Innovative projects where you can apply or enhance your expertise in Cloud, Data, AI, and other emerging technologies.
• World-Class Clients: Work closely with 340+ of the Forbes Global 2000 on creating disruptive solutions that make a global impact.
• Professional Growth: Exceptional support for career development with comprehensive resources for upskilling or reskilling in pioneering practices.
• GenAI Community: Strong AI competencies with 600+ experts across 55+ locations driving GenAI-enabled transformation journeys.
• Entrepreneurial Culture: If you're passionate and dedicated to improving business transformation, we provide the support you need to bring your ideas to life.
• Hybrid Setup: The flexibility to work from any location in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga.
• Other Benefits: Additional vacation and trust days, private health insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more.

Salary range €4.5K-€6.3K gross, based on your experience and interview results.

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. For over 30 years, our team has helped leading brands navigate the waves of digital transformation, building solutions that help them stay competitive through constant market disruption.With offices in 55+ countries, EPAM has grown in Latvia to over 150+ talented innovators in 4 years. We foster creativity and unconventional ways of doing things, welcoming like-minded professionals to join us.