Sr Devops Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Senior Devops Engineer (AWS/Kubernetes): Designing, automating, and operating cloud infrastructure for a digital benefits platform with an accent on security, scalability, reliability, GitOps, CI/CD, observability, and security-by-design. Focus on ensuring systems enable product teams to deliver value quickly and safely to millions of users worldwide, and fostering a culture of automation and continuous improvement.

Location: Hybrid, Madrid, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a global player in employee benefits and engagement operating in 31 countries, helping companies attract, engage, and retain talent through a broad range of solutions.

What you will do

• Design, build, and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform with clear module/versioning practices.
• Operate Kubernetes platforms with Helm and Argo CD, enforcing progressive delivery and environment parity through GitOps.
• Own CI/CD pipelines in Gitlab CI, managing runners, deployment automation, and rollback strategies.
• Implement end-to-end observability using DataDog and drive incident response best practices.
• Harden workloads and infrastructure with DevSecOps principles, including secrets management, IAM, and network policies.
• Manage networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, ingress/egress, WAF, CDN) and platform services (service discovery, certificates, secrets).

Requirements

• Solid experience operating AWS production environments.
• Strong Kubernetes skills (workload orchestration, Helm charts, autoscaling, policies) and GitOps practices.
• Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, including module design and state management.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI for building, testing, and automating deployments.
• Practical knowledge of observability (Datadog or similar) and experience managing incident response processes.
• Strong Linux fundamentals and scripting (Bash, Python).
• Understanding of cloud security (IAM, network segmentation, supply-chain security, secrets management).
• Comfortable communicating in English and Spanish.
• Must be based in Madrid, Spain.

Culture & Benefits

• A meaningful job, contributing to employee benefits and supporting local businesses and economies.
• Be part of a multicultural team in a fast-paced, innovative environment that values respect, wellbeing, and work-life balance.
• An empowering environment that embraces diversity and fosters an inclusive workplace with equal learning and growth opportunities.

Hiring process

• Video call with a member of the People team.
• Discussion with the Engineering Manager.
• Time-boxed take-home exercise to assess technical reasoning and solution design.
• Technical conversation with two team members to review and discuss the take-home exercise.