Senior DevOps Engineer
WHAT WE DO
Founded in 2007, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP) is a consulting and technology services company. We consult, design, build and modernize revenue-generating software and data engineering solutions for clients. With modernization services and AI tools, we help businesses achieve a competitive advantage through technology. GAP’s remote, integrated engineering teams use end-to-end solutions to innovate and align with your business goals. We have 600+ English-speaking engineers based in Latin America and approximately 20 U.S.-based engineers. With some of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry, GAP’s focus is customer and employee success.
GAP is a woman-owned company headquartered in Austin Texas. We are a values-based company focused on growing our people by investing in education, onsite English classes and training in the latest technologies, including AI, data analytics and machine learning. Our goal is to provide solutions for our customers that help them achieve critical business outcomes, while enabling our GAPSters and our communities to attain long-term success.
Summary
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure within a fast-paced product development environment. This role is essential for ensuring that all infrastructure deployments are secure, cost-effective, and scalable. You will operate with a high level of autonomy, coding infrastructure efficiently, building self-service tools to empower engineering teams, and driving the continuous improvement of our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Professional Experience
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Software Engineering roles
Proven experience working in high-growth environments, architecting and managing scalable cloud infrastructure (ideally GCP)
Experience designing, implementing, and managing Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines
Track record of building self-service infrastructure tools and partnering closely with cross-functional development and security teams
Key Responsibilities
Manage, implement, and review infrastructure change requests submitted by development teams, ensuring safe and secure execution
Design and build robust self-service tools to facilitate seamless infrastructure modifications for engineering teams
Drive continuous optimization, cost-efficiency, and performance improvement of the GCP infrastructure
Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues rapidly, ensuring maximum system stability and reliability
Enhance and maintain software delivery pipeline efficiency across the engineering organization
Partner with and mentor internal teams on infrastructure best practices, architectural options, and capabilities
Collaborate closely with the Security team to execute infrastructure-related security projects and enforce compliance guardrails
Required Technical Skills
Strong experience in several of the following areas:
Cloud Architecture: Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture and cloud environments
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced expertise in Terraform, including writing and refactoring code into reusable modules and safely importing existing resources
Containers & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including deploying workloads and effective debugging
CI/CD & Delivery: Proficient in implementing and managing automated CI/CD pipelines
Observability: Solid experience with various modern monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
Nice to Have
Experience with Istio Service Mesh, leveraging its features to address and resolve development challenges
Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and writing/refining Helm charts
Experience building and maintaining pipelines using GitHub Actions
Soft Skills
Advanced English proficiency
Great communication, mentoring, and negotiation skills
Strong technical support skills and a customer-centric mindset towards internal teams
Excellent time management and organizational abilities
Proactive mindset with an openness to continuously learn and adopt new technologies
At Growth Acceleration Partners, we're an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We value everyone's unique background, and we provide equal opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other personal right protected by law. We foster a culture of belonging and strive to provide a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe to contribute and grow.
- Department
- Development
- Role
- Senior DevOps Engineer
- Locations
- Colombia, Costa Rica, Latam
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Main Technology
- Dev Ops