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Senior Devops Engineer — Remote (Aws, Kubernetes, Terraform)

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Senior DevOps Engineer designing, automating, and operating highly available AWS infrastructure for mission-critical 24/7 systems — using Terraform, Kubernetes/EKS & ECS, Jenkins CI/CD, Kafka-based streaming, and Python/Bash automation, with a focus on observability, security, and cost optimization. Remote-friendly role based in Argentina with USD-based pay.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and managing high-availability, high-throughput, low-latency production environments.

The ideal candidate will ensure infrastructure scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency while supporting mission-critical systems operating 24/7.

Experience: 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering, supporting 24/7 production environments.

Advanced AWS: ECS/Fargate, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, ACM, CloudFront, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, SSM, and CloudTrail across multiple AWS accounts.

Infrastructure as Code: Advanced Terraform expertise, including reusable versioned modules, S3 remote state, version pinning, and multi-environment deployments (Dev, QA, Integration, Prod).

Containerization: Docker, Dockerfiles, ECR image management, base images, and ECS task definitions.

CI/CD: Jenkins, Groovy, Jenkinsfiles, shared libraries, Java/Maven builds, and Shift-Left security practices.

Streaming & Data Infrastructure: Production experience with Kafka (AWS MSK), Aerospike, and Multi-AZ architectures. Experience with EMR/EMR Serverless, Flink, Airflow, Athena, and S3 Tables.

Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Graphite, CloudWatch, Fluent Bit, Logstash, OpenSearch, Slack, and SNS alerting.

Automation: Strong Python (boto3), Bash scripting, and AWS Lambda.

Security: Vulnerability management, system patching, credential protection, API key security, and least-privilege access.

Tools & Collaboration: Git, Pull Requests, Jira, Confluence, and AI-powered development tools.

Strong problem-solving skills, independent work capabilities, proactive communication, and data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, highly available AWS infrastructure.
  • Manage containerized workloads using ECS/Fargate, ALB/NLB, and autoscaling.
  • Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and Jenkins/Groovy CI/CD pipelines.
  • Operate and optimize streaming platforms, data infrastructure, and distributed systems.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and proactive incident resolution.
  • Continuously optimize AWS costs through resource right-sizing and waste reduction.
  • Automate operational processes using Python, Bash, and AWS Lambda.
  • Strengthen infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and CI/CD security controls.
  • Own infrastructure projects end-to-end, from design and deployment to documentation and ongoing support.
  • Create clear technical documentation and step-by-step runbooks for first-level support teams.
  • Manage infrastructure changes through reviewed Pull Requests using a single main branch.
  • Use performance metrics, operational data, and cost analysis to guide technical decisions and advise leadership.
  • Leverage AI tools to improve productivity while maintaining code quality and review standards.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in AdTech or Real-Time Bidding (RTB) environments.
  • AWS CloudFormation.
  • Java development experience.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering, advanced hands-on experience with AWS EKS and Kubernetes, experience administering and troubleshooting Argo Workflows, and strong English communication skills.
  • Strong hands-on experience operating AWS infrastructure in production environments.
  • Advanced experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, including workload operations, troubleshooting, access, observability, capacity, and reliability.
  • Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Argo Workflows or comparable workflow orchestration platforms.
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform and source‑controlled infrastructure practices.
  • Experience building, hardening, and supporting CI/CD pipelines and production release processes.
  • Strong experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident‑routing tools such as Splunk, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, or comparable platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex incident resolution, perform root‑cause analysis, and translate findings into preventive improvements.
  • Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python, Shell, Bash, or similar languages.
  • Ability to make well‑reasoned technical decisions, identify trade‑offs, estimate work, and drive improvements across a complex platform.

Perks and Benefits

  • Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
  • Competitive compensation: USD‑based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
  • Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
  • Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award‑winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people‑first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

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