Platform Engineer

Roca Alliances; Medellín; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Private health insurance

Job summary

Roca Alliances in Medellin, Colombia seeks a Platform Engineer passionate about building and scaling cloud infrastructure. You will design, build and maintain a platform that supports fast deployments, reliability, and performance in collaboration with software teams.

Responsibilities include architecting AWS infra (EC2, EKS, RDS), writing Terraform, embracing CI/CD, and participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation while monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch; advanced English is

Qualifications

• Advanced English with strong communication skills.
• Team player with collaborative mindset and ability to work across teams.
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Experience with AWS services and cost optimization is required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and maintain AWS infrastructure (Auto Scaling Groups, EC2, EKS, RDS).
• Write and manage Terraform code to automate deployment and management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy applications via CI/CD tools.
• Monitor platform health and respond to incidents in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Observe systems using Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch; drive reliability improvements.

Skills

Advanced English

Team player

On-call rotation willingness

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

AWS

HashiCorp tools

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Medellin, Colombia | Posted on 10/19/2026

At Roca Alliances Our mission is to inspire nearshore outsourcing to Latin America, as our expertise is providing customized services to help companies from the U.S., Canada, and Europe expand their operations through guided entry with our consolidated experience in the Latin American region. We are an expert recruitment firm, connecting top talent with leading global companies. We deliver tailored hiring solutions to ensure the perfect match for each role. With deep insight into industry trends, we drive targeted, efficient recruitment that builds long-lasting partnerships and supports business growth. Our mission is to inspire and help businesses thrive by delivering the right professionals to meet their needs.

Job Description

About the client

Our client is a global SaaS company building field service management software for trades and service businesses, with teams across Australia, the United Kingdom and North America.

About the role

We are looking for a Platform Engineer who is passionate about building, scaling and automating reliable cloud infrastructure. You will design, build and maintain the platform to ensure scalability, reliability and performance, working closely with software engineering teams to streamline deployments, promote DevOps best practices and keep evolving the platform.

Your focus areas

• Cloud and infrastructure: architecting and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
• Infrastructure as code and automation: managing infrastructure with Terraform and HashiCorp tools.
• Reliability and observability: monitoring system health, optimizing performance and ensuring high availability.

What you'll do

• Architect, implement and maintain AWS infrastructure, focusing on Auto Scaling Groups, EC2, EKS, RDS and cost optimization.
• Write and manage Terraform code to automate platform deployment and management.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deploy applications through CI/CD tools.
• Take part in a 24/7 on-call rotation and resolve platform issues promptly.
• Monitor system health with Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and stay current with industry trends.

Requirements

Required

• Strong experience with AWS services (Auto Scaling Groups, EC2, EKS, RDS) and cost optimization techniques.
• Hands-on experience writing and managing infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Experience managing HashiCorp suite products.
• Proficiency configuring and using observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch.
• Team player with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Willingness to take part in an on-call rotation.
• Advanced English.

You’ll fit in well if

• You bring curiosity and help build a culture of innovation in the team.
• Permanent contract (contrato a término indefinido) with all legal benefits
• Private health insurance (medicina prepagada)