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

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonuses

Generous paid time off

Flexible working hours

Work remotely

Continuing education & certifications

Job summary

Bluelight seeks a senior DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps engineer to join our growing team and help design and operate scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS services. You will implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and champion security-first practices for multiple client projects.

You will work in a remote-friendly environment with US business hours, collaborating on large, complex systems and delivering high-quality applications that meet performance and

Qualifications

• 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 Aurora/Postgres; multi-AZ failover, read replicas, lag monitoring.
• IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Docker + ECS/Fargate knowledge for container orchestration.
• CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, rollback drills.
• Observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch).
• Security-led mindset; vulnerability scanning; SOC 2 support.
• Incident response, on-call rotations, RCA; large complex systems.
• Ability to overlap US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Enforce security-first practices and support audit activities.

Skills

DevOps

SRE

DevSecOps

AWS

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD

Incident response

SOC 2

On-call rotations

Large-scale systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ECS/Fargate

RDS/Aurora

CloudWatch

KMS

S3

Terraform

CloudFormation

OpenTelemetry

Job description

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.

Requirements

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)

Company Benefits

• 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!