Senior DevOps Engineer

ABOUT APPLY DIGITAL   Apply Digital is a global AI-native transformation partner, client-obsessed and built for a new era of client services. We bring together industry expertise and elite talent to connect strategy, agentic experiences, technology, and data for the world's most ambitious organizations. With the agility to move fast and the experience to deliver with precision, Apply Digital works with clients like Arc'teryx, Lululemon, and Kraft Heinz. For more information, visit applydigital.com   LOCATION: Apply Digital is hybrid/remote-friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in Latin America, preferably working in hours that align to PT (Pacific Timezone) or ET (Eastern Timezone). Candidates located in Santiago, Chile are able to work out of our Santiago office as remote/hybrid employees. Candidates located outside of Santiago, Chile will be fully remote employees.   THE ROLE: LIFE AT APPLY DIGITAL   At Apply Digital, people are at the core of everything we do. We value your time, safety, and health, and strive to build a work community that can help you thrive and grow. Here are a few benefits we offer to support you:   Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact. An inclusive and safe environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe. Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support. Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer ample time away from work to promote overall well-being. Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences. Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both.   Apply Digital is committed to building a culture where differences are celebrated and everyone feels welcome. That’s why we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized and valued.   For more information, visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by emailing us at careers@applydigital.com. country: CL all locations: [Santiago Latin America] commitment: Full-Time Permanent department: location: Santiago team: Technology WHAT YOU’LL DO: Design cloud infrastructure components (network, compute, storage, orchestration, security etc) based on application architecture and requirements (typically containerized microservice applications) Build and deploy these components using an infrastructure as code platform such as Terraform Set up CI/CD pipelines Mentor other team members on good practices and problem resolution Stay current with and adapt to emerging technologies, infrastructure, and frameworks to maintain industry-standard systems and processes Be ready to work as the ultimate subject matter expert (SME) during incidents and support the team on resolution and root cause analysis Have the opportunity to design and implement processes and tools with our team Work with the latest technologies in the Google Cloud Platform and keep your skills current while you innovate Apply different deployment strategies and their implementations like blue/green deployments, canary deployments depending on the requirement to avoid any downtimes when working with applications while testing new code versions Manage and optimize cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency Work in a small team environment within a large, stable, and successful company that is growing fast Lead the creation of automation and deployments pipelines for applications to all environments Enforce best security practices, ensuring infrastructure and applications are compliant with industry standards. Deploy new and existing applications to production and lower environments as per the release schedule Implement and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure system health and performance Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues and help support applications in all environments Work closely with developers, QA engineers, and other IT teams to promote DevOps culture WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:: Strong proficiency in English (written and verbal communication) is required 3+ years of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or equivalent experience Experience with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes). Expert proficiency with Terraform Very good understanding at least in one of the three main cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure) Strong experience with CI/CD and tools like GitHub Actions and GitLab Solid understanding of networking, security best practices, and system administration Ability to analyze metrics from distributed applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding Ability to consult on cost effective solutions for the present, and how they will evolve in the future as needs scale Strong experience with scripting - shell, Python, etc. Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You should feel comfortable explaining technical concepts in simple terms