Job Description

Are you passionate about reliability, automation, and cloud infrastructure? Stack Builders could be the place for you! We’re an international software consultancy driven by innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence.

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps & Cloud/SRE Engineer to build and optimize secure, scalable, and high-performing infrastructure for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. You’ll work across small to medium-sized projects, usually two to three at a time, so strong context-switching skills are essential. Most workloads run on ECS and EC2 (with a few on Kubernetes), making solid Linux and database troubleshooting skills key as you collaborate with development teams to diagnose bottlenecks and improve performance.

Join a team recognized as a Great Place to Work, solve meaningful engineering challenges alongside talented professionals worldwide, and help ensure our clients’ systems run smoothly and securely.

*IMPORTANT: To be considered for this position, your application and CV must be in English.

If you’re passionate about this tech stack, you’ll love the work:

• AWS resources: ECS, EC2, RDS, ALB, R53, IAM, CW, S3
• Github Actions or Circle CI
• PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Terraform
• Ansible

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or a similar infrastructure-focused engineering role.
• Advanced spoken and written English skills.
• Experience with Linux environments and scripting (Bash, Python, Go, etc.), plus strong Linux troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on experience performing database changes and troubleshooting performance issues.
• Problem-solving skills, assertive communication, and a collaborative spirit.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing cloud environments (preferably AWS or GCP).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitLab CI.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Solid understanding of system security, networking concepts, and automation practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, or other container-based solutions).

Responsabilities

• Solid ability to manage databases effectively, perform updates, and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring stability through well-defined short-, mid-, and long-term solutions.
• ​​Extensive experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and GitOps automation practices.
• Promote and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.
• Implement and maintain security best practices, including secrets management, identity access control, and vulnerability scanning.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and production incidents to ensure system reliability and uptime.
• Advocate for automation, observability, and DevOps culture across client and internal projects.
• Continuously explore and recommend emerging technologies to enhance Stack Builders’ and clients’ operational excellence.

The projected hourly range for this position is $45.00 to $50.00, determined by the candidate's interview outcome, skills, experience, education, and alignment with market data.

Benefits

• 100% remote work modality.
• A human-centered experience, as we’re a people-first company.
• Challenging, exciting, and long-term projects We work with some of the most admired companies worldwide.
• A strong learning culture. You’ll have opportunities for 1:1 sessions with your manager.
• Regular pairing sessions. You’ll develop high-quality code while sharing knowledge with your team members.
• Opportunities for company-sponsored conference participation, OSS contributions, tutorials, blog posts, and technical talks.
• Exceptionally talented and passionate coworkers.
• Timely payments, with the flexibility to choose the payment date modality that best suits your needs.
• A Stack Builders community to support you and learn with you!

Ready to become our next builder? We hope you’ll join us!

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More than our EEO Statement this is what makes us a Great Place to Work:

Stack Builders is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment and don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment during the hiring process or time of employment.

All team members and candidates are assessed and appreciated for their attitude, qualifications, and potential - regardless of race, religion, color, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, and other characteristics protected by law.

You can learn more about us by visiting our website or exploring our community content.