DevOps / Platform Engineer

Hi there! We are South and our client is looking for a DevOps / Platform Engineer!

Note To Applicants

• Eligibility: This position is open to candidates residing in Latin America.
• Application Language: Please submit your CV in English. Applications submitted in other languages will not be considered.
• Professional Presentation: We encourage you to showcase your professional experience by including a Loom video in the application form. While this is optional, candidates who provide a video presentation will be given priority.
• Interview Policy: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools during interviews are strictly prohibited.
• Note: As part of the final stages of our hiring process, candidates may be asked to provide professional references for a reference check. If hired, you may also be asked to update your LinkedIn profile :)
  
  

About The Role

We are a growing SaaS platform running on cloud infrastructure, supporting a Python backend, React frontend, and data-intensive workloads. Reliability, scalability, and secure deployments are critical to our success.

We are seeking a Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer to own the infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environment. This is a hands-on role where you will design deployment systems, manage AWS resources, and ensure the engineering team can ship quickly, safely, and reliably.

Responsibilities

CI/CD & Deployment Pipelines

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Automate testing, building, and deployment for backend and frontend systems.
• Ensure safe, repeatable, and efficient release processes.
  
  

Infrastructure & Cloud Management

• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services.
• Configure and maintain services such as IAM, S3, ECS/EC2, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
  
  

Containerization & Environments

• Own Docker-based containerization and deployment workflows.
• Maintain consistent environments across development, staging, and production.
• Support local development environments and onboarding.
  
  

Data Infrastructure & Analytics

• Manage AWS Athena query infrastructure, including workgroups and cost controls.
• Administer Snowflake environments (roles, warehouses, access control).
• Optimize performance and cost for large-scale analytical queries.
  
  

Monitoring, Logging & Reliability

• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Proactively detect and resolve system issues.
• Ensure system observability and operational transparency.
  
  

Security & Compliance

• Enforce best practices for cloud security and access control.
• Manage secrets securely and implement rotation policies.
• Apply least-privilege principles across all infrastructure components.
  
  

Requirements

Required

• 4–7 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles.
• Strong experience with AWS (IAM, S3, ECS/EC2, CloudWatch, VPC, Secrets Manager).
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD preferred).
• Experience with Docker (builds, multi-stage images, container deployment).
• Experience managing AWS Athena and/or Snowflake environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices.
• Experience managing production systems and deployments.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CDK).
• PostgreSQL administration (backups, monitoring, connection pooling).
• Experience supporting Python (FastAPI) and Node.js applications.
• Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure.
• Experience managing cloud costs and optimizing usage.
  
  

Stack

AWS (IAM

• S3
• ECS/EC2
• Athena
• CloudWatch
• Secrets Manager)
• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker
• PostgreSQL
• Sn4owflake
• Python/FastAPI
• React
  
  

Salary: $4,000 - 5000 USD/Month

If this opportunity sounds good to you, send us your resume!