Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) - Costa Rica

About Us

At Talent2Win, we specialize in connecting top-tier LATAM talent with leading global companies. Our mission is to create meaningful, long-term remote opportunities that empower professionals to grow their careers while making an international impact. We partner with organizations that prioritize engineering excellence, product ownership, and collaboration.

Our Client

Our client is a global leader in Human Experience Management (HXM), offering an all-in-one platform for global payroll, talent management, and compliance. With a presence in over 160 countries, they are redefining the way organizations manage their international workforce. As a fully distributed company, they foster a remote-first culture that values autonomy, ownership, and clear communication.

About the Project

You’ll join the Platform Engineering group responsible for the cloud foundation that keeps a global HXM product running 24/7. The team’s next milestone is a full Azure-native architecture built on Infrastructure as Code, automated security guardrails, and one-click deploys. Expect green-field design alongside deep refactors—always balancing reliability, speed, and compliance for a highly regulated domain.

• Design, build, and maintain Azure infrastructure (AKS, Functions, App Service, Storage, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, etc.).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (or Bicep) to enable repeatable, auditable environments.
• Create and optimise CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for multiple microservices and front-end apps.
• Automate environment provisioning, blue-green deployments, and self-service workflows for developers.
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus/Grafana) to guarantee uptime and performance.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to embed best practices (least privilege, secrets management, vulnerability scanning).
• Partner closely with software engineers, product managers, and VPs to ship features quickly and safely.
• Document runbooks and share knowledge through pair programming and code reviews.

• 5 + years of DevOps / Site Reliability / Cloud Engineering experience.
• 3 + years designing and operating production workloads on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong IaC skills with Terraform (or ARM/Bicep) and configuration management (e.g., Ansible).
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tooling, containerisation (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS).
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Go).
• Familiarity with observability stacks (logs, metrics, traces) and incident response.
• Solid grasp of networking, security, and cost-aware architecture in the cloud.
• Excellent English communication skills and an ownership mindset.
• Bonus: experience in highly regulated or multi-regional environments (GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001).

• 100 % remote – work from anywhere in LATAM.
• Competitive USD-based compensation.
• Role begins as a contractor position with a clear path to full-time employment directly with the client.
• Influence the cloud strategy of a globally recognised HR tech company.
• Collaborate daily with senior engineers and executive leadership.
• Flexible schedule and a culture that values learning, autonomy, and healthy work-life balance.
• Access to cutting-edge Azure services and the freedom to propose new technologies.

Ready to elevate a platform used by teams around the world?

Bring your DevOps expertise, curiosity, and drive for quality—and help craft the cloud backbone of a product changing how companies manage their people. Apply now and make your mark on a truly global stage!