DevOps Engineer

Company DescriptionBlend is an award-winning, new breed consultancy focused on powering exceptional results for our Fortune 500/1000 clients and other major organizations. We are a growing company—born at the intersection of advanced analytics, data, and technology. Who we are: People are everything at Blend. We are inspired by advancing our Client’s most critical initiatives, products and projects by matching our clients with the right talent. BLEND360 has been among the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies 8 years in a row, and we’re very proud of our World Class NPS score. Our success is a direct result of our passion for advancing the careers of the talented people we work with every day. When you work at Blend, you will: Collaborate with a smart, passionate group of people who are invested in your sucess. Partner with an impressive list of clients, who value Blend360’s services and the world class experience we deliver with every engagement. Thrive with a company and leadership team who are committed to growth. What is this position about? As a DevOps Engineer, you will help drive efficient and reliable deployment processes by supporting infrastructure and development teams. Working with a collaborative team, you’ll focus on optimizing systems, enhancing observability, and maintaining critical cloud and Kubernetes environments. This role offers a blend of technical challenges and opportunities to improve system reliability and scalability. You may work 100% remotely if you are currently living in LATAM or you can always join us at the office in Montevideo, Uruguay! Job DescriptionCollaborate with a DevOps team to support and improve systems critical for seamless app deployment. Support development teams by creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and reusable infrastructure templates. Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters, ensuring performance, scalability, and security. Implement and maintain observability solutions using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana to monitor system health and performance. Develop and update runbooks to document solutions for recurring issues and guide incident resolution. Participate in on-call rotations, providing support to resolve critical issues and maintain system uptime. Address unplanned tasks, such as incident resolution and urgent requests. QualificationsStrong hands-on experience with GCP and AWS. Proficiency in managing, scaling, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters. Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and creating infrastructure templates. Practical experience with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and alerting. Experience with tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or similar, to streamline deployment processes. Ability to create and maintain infrastructure templates and automation scripts. Comfortable with participating in on-call rotations and addressing high-priority incidents. Familiarity with additional observability tools or frameworks. Experience with security best practices in cloud environments. What about languages? You will need excellent written and verbal English for clear and effective communication with the team. How much experience must I have? We're looking for someone with 4+ years' of experience in similar roles. Additional InformationOur perks and benefits: Every day lunches! (headquarters) Vegetarian, vegan, gluten and sugar-free options. Gourmet meals every Friday with our on-site chef! ⚖️ Flexible working options to help you strike the right balance. ‍ All the equipment you need to harness your talent (Macbook and accessories). ☕Snacks and beverages available everyday (headquarters). After office events, football, tennis and game nights (headquarters). Everyone is welcome to join our football league every Wednesday’s and Friday’s. Challenge your teammates to a pool game and win the office’s trophy! Tennis courts available for friendly matches. You are not a sports person? Don’t worry, we also have chess championships, game and music nights for you to join! Learning opportunities: AWS Certifications (we are AWS Partners). Study plans, courses and other certifications. English Lessons. Learn from your teammates on our Tech Tuesdays! ‍ Mentoring and Development opportunities to shape your career path. Anniversary and birthday gifts. Great location and even greater teammates! So what are the next steps? We are eager to learn about you! Send us your resume and LinkedIn profile below and we’ll explore working together!