Senior DevOps Engineer

About the role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Checkr you will manage and scale the cloud infrastructure while acting as a bridge between engineering teams, fostering platform‑engineering practices and driving adoption across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Build, maintain, optimize, and scale Checkr’s cloud infrastructure.
• Improve infrastructure operations and processes through automation and tooling.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.
• Lead design and production reviews for new infrastructure services.
• Debug production issues across services and stack layers.
• Ensure scalability and security of the infrastructure.
• Partner with application developers to promote best practices.
• Foster collaborative relationships with other engineering teams and leaders.
• Plan for the growth of Checkr’s infrastructure.

Required profile

• Advanced English communication skills, written and verbal.
• Availability to work a hybrid schedule in Santiago, Chile (3 days onsite).
• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or related role.
• Proven experience driving platform adoption with product engineering teams.
• Experience designing technical architecture and creating strategic roadmaps.
• Strong commitment to operational security and best practices.
• Passion for customer‑centricity and building cross‑team relationships.

Required skills

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Containers
• CI / CD
• IaC (Terraform)
• Linux
• Microservice architecture
• TCP/IP, web application security, HTTP/HTTPS
• Istio or other service‑mesh technologies
• Python

What we offer

• A collaborative, fast‑moving environment within an international company.
• $3,000 USD per year learning and development reimbursement.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional advancement.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Additional 5 vacation days plus flexible time‑off.
• Hybrid work model with in‑office perks such as daily lunch, commuter stipend, and snacks.