Senior DevOps Engineer

Abstra; Colombia; Remote; COP 291,300,000 - 453,133,000; Full time

Job summary

Abstra in Colombia is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build, and scale secure cloud-native applications. You will mentor engineers, shape best practices, and collaborate across backend, frontend and operations teams in a fast-growing nearshore setting.

You’ll implement automation, observability, and resilient deployment pipelines using Python/Go, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and OpenTelemetry.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience running high-availability production systems.
• Experience building modular automation and self-service platforms.
• Proficiency in Python or Go and Bash on Linux.
• CI/CD with Jenkins, FluxCD or GitHub Actions.
• IaC with Terraform; cloud: AWS; container orchestration via Kubernetes.
• Strong observability with Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.

Responsibilities

• Define repeatable practices for service delivery and governance.
• Join Developer Experience team to improve delivery for customer-facing services.
• Lead design reviews, production readiness and incident management.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to define product metrics and remediation.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering best practices.

Skills

Python

Go

Bash scripting

Linux

CI/CD

SRE principles

Observability

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Jenkins

FluxCD

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Devops Engineer to help us shape the future of secure software development. If you love solving complex problems, working with cutting-edge technologies, and mentoring engineering teams, we’d love to hear from you.We’re seeking an experienced engineer who thrives in an agile, collaborative environment and enjoys tackling technical challenges. As a Senior Devops Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and scaling core products. You’ll work across the stack—building powerful backend services, intuitive frontend experiences, and robust cloud-native applications. You'll also provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing engineering best practices across the team. Location:Colombia only -100% Remote. Working hours are based between the CST and EST time zones. About the Company Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• You are an engineer who has 4+ years of experience running high availability systems and supporting infrastructure in customer-facing production environments.
• You are motivated by the opportunity to define repeatable practices for service delivery- via modular, reusable automation and a developer platform that enables self-service delivery of services. You will also participate in the governance controls that reduce risk and promote standardization across the organization.
• You will be a member of the Developer Experience team, which has a wide range of responsibilities to drive service delivery excellence for products and services that are customer-facing and customer-adjacent.
• You will refine a set of high-level enablement practices - for instance, design review, service launch coordination, production readiness assessment, service level objective definition / review, incident management, and cost awareness- to support delivery teams at various phases of their service lifecycle and maturity.
• You will collaborate closely with delivery teams to define product specific metrics and remediations through system analysis, testing, and fault troubleshooting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency with a high-level programming language (eg: Python, Go), bash scripting and linux.
• Proficiency in modern technical operating practices.
• System architecture & design experience.
• Continuous integration / continuous delivery (Jenkins, FluxCD and GitHub Actions).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Cloud services (AWS) and Kubernetes.
• SRE principles & practices.
• Experience with specific AWS offerings, including many of:
  • ECS/EKS/ECR.
  • EC2, S3, RDS, VPCs.
  • IAM Policy Docs, Policies, Roles, and Instance Profiles.
  • Cloudwatch Logs.
  • Docker Containers and orchestration (ECS, EKS).
  • Terraform and the use of Terraform modules.
  • Kubernetes cluster concepts and design.
• Experience improving service observability: monitoring agents, metrics, logging and dashboards.
• Knowledge of OpenTelemetry and Prometheus and observability platforms similar to DataDog, Splunk, Dynatrace or Observe.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation paid in USD.
• 20 days of paid time off (PTO) per year.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Company-provided equipment.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and multicultural work environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects alongside a talented and supportive team.

Pre-Employment Verification

As part of our standard onboarding process, candidates who successfully complete the interview process and accept an employment offer will be required to complete an employment verification check, and background check. This process will confirm job titles and dates of employment with two previous employers and is a standard requirement for all new employees joining the company.