Junior Automation Development Engineer

Novelus; Colombia; On-site; COP 46,963,055 - 93,926,111; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Bogota, Colombia is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure across platforms. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in Automation Engineering and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible. This full-time position offers a salary range of $12,000 to $24,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Automation engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms.
• Experience deploying applications on OpenShift using Helm.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud infrastructure on Kubernetes, OpenShift, and OpenStack.
• Automate provisioning and operations using Terraform and Ansible.
• Collaborate on Git workflows and enforce DevOps best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

AWS

Azure

OpenShift

Bash

Python

Go

Job description

Automation Engineer

We are looking for an Automation Engineering professional to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud infrastructure on Kubernetes, OpenShift, and OpenStack.
• Automate provisioning and operations using Terraform and Ansible.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for efficient deployments.
• Deploy and scale containerized applications across Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate on Git workflows and enforce DevOps best practices.
• Monitor cloud resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Implement security and compliance across infrastructure.
• Participate in Agile processes, including planning and stand‑ups.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience: 2+ years in Automation engineering or related field.

• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Oracle OCI.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and configuration management with Ansible.
• CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI; basic GitOps with ArgoCD or similar.
• Understanding of Kubernetes components, CRDs, and basics of Operator SDK (Go/Helm/Ansible).
• Experience deploying applications on OpenShift using Helm and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Bash; familiarity with Python or Go.
• Introductory knowledge of microservices monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset, good communication, collaborative, customer‑focused.

Senior Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Telecommunications and Software Development

Location & Salary

Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia | $12,000.00‑$24,000.00