DevOps Engineer

About the job DevOps Engineer

About hireworks hireworks is building a community of top talent in key international markets by unlocking unparalleled access to positions at leading U.S. based companies. As your employer, hireworks will ensure you have a seamless interview, onboarding, and employee experience - providing ongoing support and resources along the way. Established in 2023, hireworks is forging corp-to-corp relationships with leading U.S. based organizations looking to grow their teams with best-in-class talent around the world. Working with hireworks means unlocking access to a network of local peers and mentors and career opportunities through our client network.

About our client

Our client is a leading SaaS platform accelerating digital transformation in the restaurant industry, by helping customers deliver more personalized and profitable guest experiences. As a result, our digital ordering, payment, and guest engagement solutions enable brands to do more with less and make every guest feel like a regular.

About the Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer within Platform Engineering Group, you will play a critical role in driving the automation, reliability, and scalability of a massive AWS-based SaaS infrastructure. Reporting to the DevOps Engineering Manager, you will lead high-impact projects focused on transitioning a footprint of over 1,000 EC2 instances to a modern, Linux-based EKS environment using GitOps workflows and Terraform-led Infrastructure as Code. The role requires a seasoned expert who can balance deep technical execution—such as managing complex CI/CD pipelines for .NET applications and overseeing Kubernetes lifecycles—with the leadership needed to mentor teams and define the standards that enable self-service across the entire engineering organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead large, complex infrastructure projects to delivery, including research/proposal, planning and testing phases.

• Own EKS/EC2 lifecycle: provisioning, upgrades, add‑ons (CNI/CSI/Ingress), autoscaling/capacity, reliability, and cost controls.

• Define CI/CD and GitOps standards (TeamCity/Octopus and GitHub Actions Argo CD or Flux); design .NET container pipelines.

• Standardize IaC with Terraform and use Crossplane where Kubernetes‑managed cloud resources make sense.

• Build and maintain platform tooling, environments, and scripts; enable self‑service patterns for product teams.

• Partner with the other Platform Engineering teams, Security, and the broader ENG Group on incident response, runbooks, and sustainable operational practices.

• Automate security/compliance workflows (patching, evidence capture for SOC 2/PCI, remediation) without slowing delivery.

• Mentor engineers, document and socialize platform standards, and drive adoption across teams.

About You:

• 5 years of experience in a similar role with deep AWS experience, strong Kubernetes/EKS operations, Terraform‑first IaC, and CI/CD/GitOps patterns.

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

• Effective collaborator and mentor, able to engage directly with a range of internal consumers and stakeholders.

• Thrives on autonomy, with strong organizational and project management skills, and a desire to help shape technical strategy.

• Linux proficiency; solid Bash/Python scripting. Familiarity with Windows/PowerShell and .NET build/deploy nuances for legacy workloads.

• GitOps and deploy tooling: Argo CD or Flux; GitHub Actions. Experience with TeamCity/Octopus is a plus.

• Observability: Prometheus; Datadog or SumoLogic experience is a plus.

• Messaging and data familiarity such as Kafka/MSK and AWS SNS/SQS/Kinesis; exposure to Postgres/MSSQL/MySQL helpful.

• Security/compliance know‑how (SOC 2, PCI) and practical experience implementing compliant change controls and audit support.

Benefits

hireworks is cultivating a growing community of top talent across Colombia, Argentina or Bulgaria. In addition to unlocking access to positions at top tier U.S. based companies, we offer a variety of benefits to enhance your experience:

• Competitive Pay – compensation that reflects your experience and accomplishments.

• Remote Flexibility – work from anywhere within your local country (Colombia, Argentina), with the option to use co-working space as available locally.

• Paid Time Off – ample vacation days to rest and recharge.

• Public Holidays – all local federal holidays are fully paid days off.