Calling All Upstarters!

SENIOR AZURE DEVOPS WANTED!

We are Upstart 13. We are humble, hungry, and competent people who are radically changing the expectations and experience of outsourcing for all participants by challenging barriers that create inequality and by bringing down borders in technology for people everywhere. We’re all about delivering value and doing big things. We have become a game changer for teams around the world who look to Upstart’s services as a differentiator.

Job Description:

We're seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer located in Latin America to design, build, automate, and operate our Azure cloud infrastructure. This role owns the full lifecycle of our Azure environment—from provisioning infrastructure-as-code to maintaining production workloads and ensuring operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Automation

• Design and maintain Azure infrastructure using Bicep (IaC), including VNets, NSGs, load balancers, AKS clusters, Key Vault, ACR, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, and core Azure services.
• Develop and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps using YAML for both infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
• Build automation scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Python to streamline operations and enable development teams.

Container Orchestration & Operations

• Deploy and operate containerized workloads on AKS using Helm charts, GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD), and Kubernetes best practices.
• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and implement autoscaling strategies.
• Configure service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd) for advanced traffic management and observability.

Security & Compliance

• Implement Azure AD/Entra ID integration with RBAC, managed identities, and least-privilege access controls.
• Embed DevSecOps practices including SAST/DAST tools, container vulnerability scanning, and secrets management.
• Enforce governance through Azure Policy and Blueprints for regulatory compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).

Production Operations & Reliability

• Monitor infrastructure health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights with proactive alerting.
• Respond to production incidents, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement preventive measures.
• Troubleshoot complex issues with networking, storage, and Kubernetes to maintain SLAs.
• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies, including Azure Site Recovery, geo-redundancy, and backup policies.

Collaboration & Best Practices

• Collaborate with development teams to integrate applications into automated pipelines with consistent workflows.
• Implement Git branching strategies, PR policies, and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, feature toggles).
• Mentor teams on DevOps best practices and foster continuous improvement.
• Apply FinOps principles for cost optimization through right-sizing, budget alerts, and regular reviews.

Documentation

• Maintain infrastructure documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational playbooks.
• Document pipeline definitions, deployment procedures, and disaster recovery plans.

Qualifications

Technical skills: 

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Azure core services, networking, and AKS in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Bicep, including modular and reusable patterns for scalable deployments.
• Extensive experience with Azure DevOps, including YAML-based pipelines, Git workflows, and advanced deployment strategies.
• Production-level Kubernetes experience, including Helm chart management, container security best practices, and registry administration.
• Deep knowledge of Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault integration, and DevSecOps principles.
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, and Python for automation and operational tasks.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, including dashboard creation and alerting configurations.
• Strong background in incident management, root cause analysis, and maintaining high availability in production systems.
• Understanding of SLAs, SLIs, and SLOs for service reliability and performance metrics.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues under pressure and deliver timely resolutions.

Soft skills: 

• Excellent problem-solving skills, ownership, and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a desire to learn and teach.
• Excellent understanding of development processes and agile methodologies.
• Analytic, flexible, adaptative, highly motivated, and able to learn quickly.

Why Upstart13?

• We put people first at Upstart 13! We believe the world is filled with amazing people and we are willing to go to great lengths to seek out others who share our values to join our cause of bringing down borders in technology for people everywhere.
• We develop leaders at Upstart 13, we focus on what matters to do meaningful work, we own our shit, we stay curious, and we understand responsibility leads to giving. We do big things together!

Perks:

• Job type: long-term, full-time job.
• Fully remote.
• USD competitive salary.
• 20+ Paid time off days.

Are you ready to join our cause? Be sure to ask, “why 13?”