AWS DevOps Engineer

About You

You are a hands-on DevOps or Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys taking ownership of Infrastructure as Code and building reliable, cloud-native environments on AWS. You are comfortable working with Terraform, provisioning container-based infrastructure, and ensuring platform stability through proper monitoring and observability.

You bring a proactive mindset, enjoy questioning technical decisions, and collaborate closely with distributed teams to continuously improve infrastructure reliability, security, and scalability.

• This position is offered under a contractor model for an initial period of 6 months, with the possibility of extension.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Terraform Cloud, including writing modules and managing provisioning workflows.
• Proven experience provisioning and managing AWS infrastructure, primarily ECS and related container services.
• Deep understanding of Docker and container-based architectures.
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability using CloudWatch and Datadog.
• Familiarity with compliance practices and security-driven infrastructure changes.
• Strong English communication skills to collaborate with distributed teams and US-based stakeholders.
• Proactive and curious mindset, comfortable reviewing and questioning technical decisions and architectures.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot (nice to have).

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Write and maintain Terraform code and modules to provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform Cloud.
• Review Terraform pull requests and provide feedback to ensure code quality and best practices.
• Provision AWS services and work on proofs of concept (PoCs) to validate infrastructure solutions.
• Apply infrastructure and configuration changes driven by Security and Compliance requirements.
• Review and challenge architecture and implementation approaches to drive continuous improvement.
• Participate in team ceremonies, including daily standups and technical discussions.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers to ensure infrastructure reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

• 5+ years of experience with Terraform and Terraform Cloud.
• Strong experience with AWS infrastructure (ECS and container services).
• Experience with Docker, CloudWatch, and Datadog.
• Conversational English (B2+).

About Us

At Applaudo, we partner with ambitious companies to transform through technology with an AI-native mindset at the core of how we think, build, and deliver. We combine strategic clarity, world-class execution, and modern engineering practices to help clients accelerate measurable business outcomes and stay competitive.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we make decisions, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to grow fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and embracing AI as a lever for productivity, innovation, and impact.