DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, CI/CD)

DevOps Engineer (AWS | Terraform | CI/CD)

Location: 100% Remote (Mexico)

Type: Contractor (No benefits)

Compensation Range: MXN $60,000 – $70,000 per month

Language: English (Advanced)

Work Environment: Mac based engineering setup

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer to join a lean, highly technical team supporting AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and developer workflows. You will work directly with a US-based client, requiring daily communication in English with a senior engineering team.

This role is execution-focused and requires strong ownership over Infrastructure as Code, AWS services, and CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with technical leadership and engineering teams to build, standardize, and operate cloud infrastructure following security and DevOps best practices.

This is not a support-only role and not a data science position. It is a true DevOps / Cloud Engineering role that requires autonomy, accountability, and real production experience.

Responsibilities

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• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ECS, Lambda, and CloudWatch.
• Create and maintain Terraform modules and templates for reusable, multi-environment deployments (development, staging, production).
• Work with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI) to validate, test, and deploy infrastructure changes.
• Implement least-privilege IAM roles and policies for users and services.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and AWS container services (ECS; EKS experience is a plus).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using CloudWatch and/or Datadog.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve developer workflows, automation, and infrastructure reliability.
• Participate in architecture discussions and propose improvements focused on scalability, security, and operational stability.
• Own production environments and participate in incident resolution when required.

Required Experience

• 3–6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS in production environments.
• Solid experience creating Terraform modules from scratch and reusing them across multiple environments.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and understanding how they operate end to end.
• Comfortable working in Linux-based environments (MacOS-based development environment).
•  Basic scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar.
• Experience working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Nice to Have

·      Kubernetes (EKS) experience.

·      Datadog monitoring experience.

·      Experience integrating SaaS platforms such as Snowflake or Metabase.

·      Exposure to workflow automation tools such as EventBridge, Lambda, Workato, or Zapier.

·      Background in regulated or enterprise environments.

Ideal Profile

• Self-starter who enjoys building infrastructure and automation from scratch.
• Comfortable owning systems end to end, including production environments.
• Pragmatic engineer focused on solving real problems rather than over-engineering.
• Able to explain technical decisions clearly and work closely with senior technical leadership.
• Fast learner who adapts quickly to new tools and environments.

Important Note

This role is not suitable for entry-level or junior profiles. Candidates must have real hands-on experience designing infrastructure and operating production systems.

Why This Role

• Work directly with senior technical leadership in a small, high-impact team.
• High autonomy and real ownership over cloud infrastructure.
• Modern AWS-based environment with strong DevOps practices.
• Remote-first culture with a Mac (Apple) engineering setup.
• Opportunity to grow deeper into DevOps and cloud architecture.