DevOps Automation Engineer (AWS, GCP, High-Scale Infrastructure)



Location: Remote (India, Spain, Pakistan, Ukraine, Portugal, Poland, Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Argentina, Mexico, Philippines, Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, Romania, Italy)

Job Type: Full-Time Contract

Salary: $2,500 – $4,500 USD/month

About the Role

We are looking for a DevOps Automation Engineer to join a fast-growing, product-driven team building a high-scale global platform.

This role involves working with dual-cloud infrastructure (AWS + GCP), automation, CI/CD pipelines, security, and performance optimization. The platform is scaling to support millions of users across multiple regions, requiring strong experience in high-load environments, infrastructure reliability, and cost optimization.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership of production systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage infrastructure across AWS and Google Cloud Platform
• Manage ECS Fargate deployments and containerized applications
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) environments
• Support multi-region and scalable architectures
• Monitor performance using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana
• Implement auto-scaling and performance optimization strategies
• Manage incident response and system reliability
• Optimize cloud infrastructure costs (right-sizing, spot instances, etc.)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve deployment workflows

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / Infrastructure
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.)
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a plus
• Solid experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with high-scale systems or high traffic environments
• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and incident response
• Experience with database scaling or performance optimization
• Understanding of Linux, networking, and security fundamentals
• Strong communication skills and ability to work remotely

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE)
• Experience with Cloudflare or CDN tools
• Experience with cost optimization (FinOps mindset)
• Experience in startup or fast-paced environments
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go)
• Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure

What We’re Looking For

• Strong ownership mindset
• Hands-on problem solver
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments
• Ability to balance speed, scalability, and reliability
• Proactive communicator

Process

• Short technical screening
• Technical assessment
• Final interview