Senior CloudOps Engineer (Direct Contractor)
HybridLa Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Job Summary
Architect, manage, and scale cloud infrastructure across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including EKS, GKE, VPC, and load balancing services. Design, implement, and operate Kubernetes solutions for stateless and stateful workloads while automating deployments using Terraform, Ansible, or Helm. Implement advanced monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and Open Telemetry to ensure service health and reliability. Manage databases such as MongoDB, Redis, and MySQL, and enforce security best practices including encryption, role-based access controls, and SSO. Develop CI/CD pipelines and integrate AI-driven tooling into DevOps workflows for automated remediation and release velocity. Support the platform on a 24/7 rotation on-call schedule. This direct contract role is based in La Paz, Bolivia, with a hybrid arrangement requiring three days in the office.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a CloudOps, DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineer role
- Strong hands-on experience in both AWS and GCP, including managing Kubernetes platforms (Amazon EKS and GKE), networking, IAM, compute, load balancing, and cloud-native services
- Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized microservices architecture
- Experience managing monitoring stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, with expertise in building actionable alerts and dashboards
- Proven experience managing databases such as MongoDB, Redis, and MySQL in production environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and cloud-native automation services across AWS and GCP environments
- Familiarity with AI-driven DevOps practices, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, AI-assisted deployments, and AIOps tooling
- Understanding of SSO and federation standards like OAuth, SAML, OIDC
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple teams
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- Results oriented
- Passion for working and learning in a fast-growing company
- Ability to break down complex problems, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively in agile and cross-functional environments to achieve common goals
- Proactive learning new technologies, industry trends, and adapting to evolving tools and methodologies
- Bachelor's Degree in related fields such as: Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Related technical field
- Master's Degree: Specializations in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, or Software
- Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud Architect, Google Cloud DevOps Engineer, CKA, CKAD, or comparable cloud certifications
- You must be set up as an independent contractor (self-employed)
- You will not be eligible for benefits
- The contract will be paid monthly in US dollars through a 3rd party payroll vendor
- Upon hire, you must be able to provide documentation that proves authorization to work in Bolivia and a Police Clearance Certificate
- This direct contract role is based in La Paz, Bolivia under a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working from our La Paz office 3 days per week
- Candidates who are not currently based in La Paz, Bolivia, may be considered for a fully remote work arrangement
- The role includes a rotation on-call schedule to support the platform 24/7
Desired Qualifications
- Expertise with Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes automation across EKS and GKE
- Experience designing and operating production multi-cloud environments (AWS and GCP)
- Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio
- Experience implementing cloud security, governance, disaster recovery, and cost optimization strategies
- Hands-on experience integrating large language models (LLMs) or AI agents into CI/CD, observability, or automated remediation workflows
- Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud Architect, Google Cloud DevOps Engineer, CKA, CKAD, or comparable cloud certifications are highly desirable
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