First Factory, Inc. - AWS DevOps Engineer
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AWS DevOps Engineer

  • On-site
    • Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
  • Software Engineering

Job description

First Factory is constantly growing and is looking for an established AWS DevOps Engineer with extensive expertise in container orchestration, service mesh, monitoring solutions, and cloud-based computing. This role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Prometheus, and AWS computing services.

About First Factory:

We are a software development company with over two decades of experience, boasting a dynamic team of 200+ professionals actively engaged in diverse projects across various industries. We invite you to join us on this journey as we continue to thrive and embrace fresh challenges.

Job requirements

  • Design, deploy, and manage scalable Kubernetes clusters and applications.

  • Utilize Helm for defining, installing, and upgrading complex Kubernetes applications.

  • Implement and maintain Istio service mesh for secure, reliable, and observable service communication.

  • Monitor infrastructure and applications using Prometheus and integrate alerting and dashboards.

  • Manage AWS services, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, and ECR, to support robust, cloud-native solutions.

  • Collaborate with development teams to enhance deployment pipelines and CI/CD workflows.

  • Ensure system reliability, performance optimization, and proactive scalability planning.

Nice to have: 

  • Certifications in Kubernetes or AWS.

  • Experience with other observability tools and automation frameworks.

  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).


Some of our benefits:

Work From Home
We believe in hybrid work. While the office is open five days per week, most employees enjoy working predominantly from home.

Medical & Dental Insurance
First Factory is proud to offer free private medical and dental insurance for our Costa Rican team members

Time Off
Enjoy your time away from work. Our vacation policy grants extra PTO after 2 years of employment. Our team never misses a national holiday and has their birthday off.
Special events are important for you; take time off to attend your graduation, weddings, and more.

Continuous Learning
We want you in for the long term. We hire individuals passionate about learning and offer many tools for professional development and growth. We provide a $500 educational reimbursement so you can reach your learning and professional goals.

Learn about our culture and more benefits here

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