Rootstack has been building websites, applications, and automation solutions for more than 14 years. With offices in the United States, Colombia, and Panama, we provide nearshore staff augmentation, custom software development, and technology implementation services.

We are looking for a
Senior Linux / DevOps Engineer
to join our team and support the evolution of a high-availability SaaS platform.

This role is primarily focused on infrastructure optimization, automation, security, and continuous improvement. Approximately 80–90% of the position is dedicated to DevOps initiatives, while only 10–20% involves incident response.

Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Linux System Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer.
- Strong experience working with Debian Linux.
- Hands-on experience managing Apache, PHP/PHP-FPM, MariaDB/MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
- Experience using Ansible for automation and configuration management.
- Knowledge of infrastructure migrations, troubleshooting, monitoring, and Linux server hardening.




- Advanced conversational English proficiency (B2 level or higher) is required.

Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize Debian Linux servers.
- Administer Apache, PHP/PHP-FPM, MariaDB/MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
- Perform infrastructure migrations, upgrades, and improvements.
- Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Ansible.
- Implement security, monitoring, and observability best practices.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
- Collaborate with the development team to improve platform performance, reliability, and availability.
- Identify opportunities for infrastructure optimization and cost reduction.

Nice to Have
- Experience with Cloudflare.
- Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and practices.
- Experience managing high-availability infrastructure.
- Previous experience supporting SaaS platforms.

📌 DevOps Engineer (Medellín)
🏢 Rootstack
📍 Medellín