The DevOps Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Chile and internationally to deploy, monitor, and maintain services, troubleshoot operational issues, and contribute to ongoing improvements in infrastructure and workflows. This role requires a proactive mindset, a solid technical foundation, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to solve moderately complex technical problems, operate independently, contribute to system design discussions, and support production environments. Occasional after-hours responsibilities may be required, as well as collaboration across multiple time zones.
Essential Functions:
Develop, deploy, configure, test, and maintain DevOps services
Support infrastructure deployment and provisioning processes
Implement and maintain monitoring and reporting tools
Maintain and improve configuration management solutions




Contribute to test automation frameworks with the team
Support performance tuning and availability of infrastructure
Build and maintain tools to improve developer and operational workflows
Manage urgent operational issues by leading or collaborating within teams to deploy essential services and resolve critical outages.
Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the team
Mentoring less experienced engineers
Work Modality
This position may be offered in one of the following formats, in accordance with AURA’s Teleworking Protocols:
On-site in La Serena, Chile
Full or Hybrid Teleworking
Work Modality
This position may be offered in one of the following formats, in accordance with AURA’s Teleworking Protocols:
On-site in La Serena, Chile
Full or Hybrid Teleworking
Other Functions:
Other

📌 DevOps Engineer (La Serena)
🏢 Association of Universities For Research in Astronomy
📍 La Serena