Job Description

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer based in Latin America to work on a long-term project for one of our clients, one of the 100 fastest-growing tech companies in North America.

Our client transforms how audit, risk, and compliance professionals manage today’s dynamic risk landscape with a modern, connected platform that engages the front lines, surfaces the risks that matter, and drives better strategic decision-making.

The person in this role will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure while enabling efficient and developer-friendly operations across the platform.

Responsibilities

• Provision, manage, and scale cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Terragrunt, maintaining high standards for modularity and reusability.
• Lead the administration of EKS clusters, overseeing version upgrades, implementing efficient autoscaling strategies, and enforcing robust security policies.
• Design and manage robust CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments across multiple microservices, ensuring fast and reliable delivery cycles.
• Configure and optimize essential cloud services, including Aurora (PostgreSQL), SQS, S3 storage, and secure Secrets Management.
• Act as a technical escalation point for development teams, providing expert troubleshooting, performance tuning, and architectural guidance.

Requirements

• Advanced Level of English
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Terraform (IaC).
• 5+ years of experience with AWS services, specifically EKS, IAM, Lambda, S3, Aurora, and SQS.
• 3+ years of experience programming in Python for automation and tooling.
• Extensive experience managing Kubernetes at scale and working with Docker/containerized environments.
• Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins).
• Solid foundation in Linux administration and advanced networking concepts.

Bonus Points

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related fields
• Experience with ArgoCD and managing deployments via Helm charts.
• Hands-on experience with Karpenter for efficient Kubernetes node provisioning.
• Proficiency with Terragrunt for managing complex Terraform configurations.
• Familiarity with AWS Bedrock or SageMaker workflows.
• Experience setting up monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch or similar stacks.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL administration and optimization.

What we offer

• Long term positions
• Compensation in USD
• Paid time off
• Cool clients and products
• Work with great engineers

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