DevOps & Cloud Engineer (Talent pool)

Lago; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work

Growth Opportunities

Innovative Culture

Job summary

Lago is seeking a DevOps & Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will bridge development and operations, automate processes, and ensure reliable, scalable systems in a remote Latin America environment.

The role emphasizes automation, observability, and continuous improvement with hands-on cloud engineering, container orchestration, and security practices. Independent contractor arrangements are possible.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure using IaC.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps

SRE

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

Scripting (Bash, Python, Go)

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

CloudWatch

Job description

Job: DevOps & Cloud Engineer

Remote: Latin America

Salary: USD $ based on experience

Industry: Technology, SaaS, Engineering

Why DevOps Engineers Love Working With Our Partners

You will not be stuck patching legacy systems or babysitting manual deploys. You will own real infrastructure, drive real reliability improvements, and get recognized for the systems you build. If you thrive on automation, clean pipelines, and building things that just work at scale, this is the kind of role where your work is seen and valued.

Role Scope & Purpose

The DevOps & Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments that enable software delivery at speed and scale. This role bridges development and operations, automating processes, ensuring system reliability, and building a cloud-native infrastructure that supports the engineering team's ability to ship quickly and confidently. The DevOps Engineer champions a culture of automation, observability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure using infrastructure-as-code such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, building, and deployment processes.
• Manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS).
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, or CloudWatch.
• Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance, leading incident response and post-mortem processes.
• Manage cloud cost optimization and enforce infrastructure best practices.
• Implement and maintain security controls across the infrastructure including IAM, secrets management, and network security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience, tooling, and deployment workflows.
• Manage environment configuration, secrets management, and environment parity.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation and runbooks.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or Go).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Reliable internet connection and a quiet, professional environment for team calls.
• Availability to work US time zones.
• Comfortable working as an independent contractor.

Nice to Have

• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Professional, or Azure Administrator.
• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Knowledge of GitOps workflows such as ArgoCD or Flux.
• Experience with database management and scaling in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
• Experience in a high-availability, high-traffic production environment.

Benefits

• Remote Work: Work from anywhere - our team is global, and we value work-life balance.
• Growth Opportunities: As a key player i you'll have the chance to shape your role and grow with us.
• Innovative Culture: Join a team that is passionate about leveraging data to solve challenges and drive success in a rapidly evolving market.

As part of our recruitment process, all candidates will be kindly asked to agree to Lago's Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement. This ensures a respectful and professional experience for everyone involved.