DevOps / SRE / DevSecOps Engineer (AWS) - Latin America, Remote

Bluelightconsulting; Colombia; A distancia; COP 280.260.000 - 404.820.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Generous paid time off

Continuing education and conferences

Company-sponsored coursework and certs

Descripción de la vacante

Bluelight is seeking a senior DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps engineer to join a rapidly growing team. You will design, build, and operate scalable cloud-based platforms on AWS, implement IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, and drive secure, reliable deployments.

You will collaborate with diverse clients across the Americas and maintain strong incident response and observability practices. The role offers flexible hours, remote work, and opportunities for professional growth, with a focus on ownership and

Formación

• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or DevSecOps roles
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/Fargate, RDS/Aurora, ALB, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, S3)
• Production experience with Aurora/PostgreSQL, multi-AZ failover, read replicas, latency monitoring
• IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation
• Containerization with Docker and ECS/Fargate
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Deployment automation with rollback drills
• Observability tooling (OpenTelemetry/CloudWatch)
• Security-focused: vulnerability scanning, secrets management, compliance/hardening
• SOC 2 audit support and client security reviews
• Incident response, on-call rotations, root-cause analysis
• Experience with large, complex systems
• Ability to overlap US business hours
• Bachelor's degree required
• Extreme ownership and accountability
• Client-focused commitment
• Best practices adherence
• Strong problem-solving and meticulous attention to detail
• S3 Object Lock and long-term archival experience
• Secure multi-tenant environments (e.g., PostgreSQL Row-Level Security)
• Database migration tooling and schema changes
• Experience in compliance-heavy domains (fintech, telecom)
• Competitive salary with bonuses
• Generous PTO
• Flexible hours
• Remote work
• Continuing education and certifications

Responsabilidades

• Contribute to designing and operating scalable software platforms in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies with rollback drills
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS (ECS/Fargate, RDS/Aurora) and security controls
• Monitor, log, and observe services to meet latency SLOs and budget targets
• Collaborate with clients to ensure security reviews and SOC 2 readiness
• Maintain complex systems and drive incident response and root-cause analysis

Conocimientos

DevOps

SRE

DevSecOps

AWS

Terraform

Containerization

CI/CD

Security

Incident response

Large-scale systems

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

AWS ECS/Fargate

AWS RDS/Aurora

AWS ALB/VPC/IAM/CloudWatch/KMS/S3

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

PostgreSQL/Aurora

K6

Descripción del empleo

Bluelight is a leading software consultancy dedicated to designing and developing innovative technology that enhances users' lives. With a steadfast commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients, Bluelight excels in its focus on quality and customer satisfaction. Our mission is not only to create cutting-edge applications but also to foster a collaborative and enriching work environment where each team member can grow and thrive. With a presence across the United States and Central/South America, Bluelight is in an exciting phase of expansion, continually seeking exceptional talent to join its dynamic and diverse community.

We are looking for a skilled individual to join our rapidly growing team at Bluelight. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where everyone's opinions and efforts are valued and appreciated. You will have the opportunity to contribute to challenging and meaningful projects, developing high-quality applications that stand out in the market. We value continuous learning, personal growth, and hard work, offering a collaborative environment that promotes professional development.

• 5+ years professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or DevSecOps roles
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (ECS/Fargate, RDS/Aurora, ALB, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, S3)
• Experience operating Aurora/PostgreSQL in production, including multi-AZ failover, read replicas, and replica lag monitoring
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and ECS/Fargate
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with deployment automation and tested rollback paths, including rollback drills
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, or similar)
• Experience with load testing (k6 or similar) and operating services against latency SLOs and error budgets
• Security-first mindset: experience with vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and compliance/hardening practices
• Experience supporting SOC 2 (or similar) audit evidence and client security reviews
• Experience with incident response, on-call rotations, and root-cause analysis
• Substantial background working with large, complex systems
• Ability to overlap US business hours
• Bachelor's degree required
• Extreme ownership and accountability for deliverables
• Client-focused dedication to team commitments
• Best practices knowledge and adherence
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Positive mindset and can-do attitude
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Experience with S3 Object Lock and long-term archival for audit/compliance retention
• Experience supporting secure multi-tenant environments (e.g., PostgreSQL Row-Level Security)
• Experience supporting database migration tooling and expand/contract schema changes
• Experience in compliance-sensitive or audit-heavy domains (e.g., fintech, telecom/TCPA compliance)
• Competitive salary and bonuses, including performance-based salary increases.
• Generous paid-time-off policy
• Flexible working hours
• Work remotely
• Continuing education, training, conferences
• Company-sponsored coursework, exams, and certifications

Being a consultant in our team is a fun, challenging, and rewarding career choice. Your contributions are highly valued by clients, and the work you do often has a direct and significant impact on their business.

You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects for our incredible clients, which will accelerate your career growth. You'll collaborate with modern technologies and work alongside some of the best professionals in the industry!