Senior DevOps Engineer

ABOUT APPLY DIGITAL

Apply Digital is a global digital transformation partner for change agents. Leveraging expertise that spans Business Transformation Strategy, Product Design & Development, Commerce, Platform Engineering, Data Intelligence, Change Management, and beyond, we enable our clients to modernize their organizations and deliver meaningful impact to the business and to their customers. Whether they are beginning, accelerating or optimizing, we help enterprise businesses implement composable tech as part of their digital transformation journey. We leverage our rich experience in building smart products and using AI tools to drive value. 

Our 650+ team members have helped transform global companies like Kraft Heinz, NFL, Moderna, Lululemon, Atlassian, Sony, American Express, and Harvard Business School. 

Apply Digital was founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada. In the past nine years, we have grown to nine cities across North America, South America, the UK, and Europe. 

At Apply Digital, we believe in the “One Team” approach, where we operate within a ‘pod’ structure. Each pod brings together senior leadership, subject matter experts, and cross-functional skill sets, all working within a common tech and delivery framework. This structure is underpinned by well-oiled scrum and sprint cadences, keeping teams in step to release often and retrospectives to ensure we progress toward the desired outcomes. 

Wherever we work in the world, we envision Apply Digital as a safe, empowered, respectful and fun community for people, every single day. Together, we work to embody our SHAPE (smart, humble, active, positive, and excellent) values and make Apply Digital a space for our team to connect, grow, and support each other to make a difference. 

Visit our Careers page to learn how we can unlock your potential.

LOCATION: Apply Digital is hybrid/remote-friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in Latin America, preferably working in hours that align to ET (Eastern Timezone) or PT (Pacific Timezone).

Candidates located in Santiago, Chile are able to work out of our Santiago office as remote/hybrid employees. Candidates located outside of Santiago, Chile will be fully remote employees.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, deploy, and manage the infrastructure that our client’s applications run on. This role will be responsible for supporting the technology delivery team in acting as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure to architect and then (using Infrastructure as Code platforms) to build and operate app platforms at scale.

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.

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.

Nice to Haves:

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




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LIFE AT APPLY DIGITAL

At Apply Digital, people are at the core of everything we do. We value your time, safety, and health, and strive to build a work community that can help you thrive and grow. Here are a few benefits we offer to support you:

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.

Apply Digital is committed to building a culture where differences are celebrated and everyone feels welcome. That’s why we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized and valued.

For more information, visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by emailing us at [email protected].