Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Apply Digital as a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer and design, build, deploy, and manage the infrastructure supporting client applications. You will act as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, architecting and building app platforms at scale using Infrastructure as Code. Responsibilities include designing cloud infrastructure components, building and deploying them using Terraform, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of relevant experience, a strong understanding of cloud platforms (GCP required), and expertise in CI/CD and scripting. This hybrid/remote-friendly role is preferably based in Latin America, with flexible work arrangements. Apply Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous vacation, customizable health and dental plans, and ample learning opportunities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or equivalent experience
• Understanding of network topology and creating & organizing secure network communications between different resources in a virtual private cloud (VPC) based on client & security requirements
• Understanding of Terraform or another IaC language is a must
• Understanding of GCP is required
• Experience with building/deploying/managing AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong experience with CI/CD and tools like Bitbucket, GitHub Actions, and GitLab
• Ability to provide expert opinion on infrastructure monitoring tooling and best practices
• Experience working with containerized microservice applications
• Ability to consult on cost effective solutions for the present, and how they will evolve in the future as needs scale
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure security practices
• Ability to analyze metrics from distributed applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
• Experience with Agile processes, testing, and code review
• Strong experience with scripting - shell, Python, etc
• Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Design cloud infrastructure components (network, compute, storage, orchestration, security, etc.) based on application architecture and requirements (typically containerized microservice applications)
• Build and deploy these components using an infrastructure as code platform such as Terraform
• Set up CI/CD pipelines
• Mentor other team members on good practices and problem resolution
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, infrastructure, and frameworks to ensure our systems/processes follow market standards
• Be ready to work as the ultimate subject matter expert (SME) during incidents and support the team on resolution and root cause analysis
• Have the opportunity to design and implement processes and tools with our team
• Work with the latest technologies in the AWS/GCP/Azure and keep your skills current while you innovate
• Work in a small team environment within a large, stable, and successful company that is growing fast
• Lead the creation of automation and deployments pipelines for applications to all environments
• Deploy new and existing applications to production and lower environments as per the release schedule
• Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues and help support applications in all environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SRE
• AWS Professional Certification
• Kubernetes Certification
• Google Cloud Certification
• Azure Cloud Certification

Benefits

• Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact
• An inclusive and safe environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe
• Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support
• Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer ample time away from work to promote overall well-being
• Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences
• Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both