Remote Infrastructure Specialist Jobs
Remote infrastructure specialist jobs are actively hiring across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed teams bringing on specialists to manage cloud environments, networks, and enterprise systems without a central office. Employers hiring right now include Lenovo, SMX USA, and AppDirect. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Duración: 1 año
Ubicación preferida: Uruguay (Deseable)
Idioma: Español (nativo o fluido). Inglés a nivel de lectura técnica. Resumen del puesto
Buscamos un/a Especialista DevOps con perfil altamente técnico para diseñar, automatizar, mantener y evolucionar la infraestructura que el equipo de QA necesita para ejecutar pruebas de forma estable, repetible, desatendida y escalable. El objetivo es reducir la dependencia de configuraciones manuales y facilitar la integración de las pruebas dentro de los flujos de CI/CD.
Responsabilidades
Ambientes de prueba
- Aprovisionar y configurar ambientes de QA mediante infraestructura como código (Terraform).
- Automatizar los despliegues en dichos ambientes.
- Configurar y resolver incidencias (troubleshooting) de servidores Linux/Windows, servicios, bases de datos (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB) y demás componentes necesarios para las pruebas.
- Estandarizar los ambientes y garantizar su reproducibilidad.
- Integrar las pruebas automatizadas dentro de los pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- Preparar ejecuciones desatendidas de pruebas de regresión.
- Gestionar variables, configuraciones, secretos y artefactos de ejecución (Nexus, Artifactory, HashiCorp Vault).
- Habilitar ejecuciones automáticas ante builds y deployments.
- Integrar frameworks de automatización de pruebas (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman/Newman, REST Assured).
- Construir, desplegar y mantener soluciones basadas en Docker y Kubernetes.
- Gestionar despliegues en Kubernetes
- Operar en entornos cloud (AWS, Azure)
- Apoyar la preparación de la infraestructura y la ejecución de pruebas de carga y rendimiento (JMeter)
- Configurar monitoreo y observabilidad durante las pruebas (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/Elastic Stack).
- Experiencia comprobable en DevOps, con foco en automatización de infraestructura y ambientes de prueba.
- Experiencia en diseño e implementación de pipelines CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions o Azure DevOps).
- Conocimiento sólido de Docker y Kubernetes.
- Experiencia en configuración y troubleshooting de servidores, servicios y bases de datos.
- Dominio de scripting (Bash, PowerShell y/o Python).
- Control de versiones con Git.
- Experiencia o conocimiento en Performance Testing, en particular pruebas de carga con herramientas como JMeter.
- Español fluido e inglés suficiente para leer documentación técnica.
- Residir en Uruguay, con disponibilidad para asistir presencialmente los lunes.
- Experiencia previa trabajando con equipos de QA y automatización de pruebas.
- Experiencia con infraestructura como código (Terraform, CloudFormation) y gestión de configuración (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
- Conocimiento de herramientas de calidad de código y reportes (SonarQube, Allure).
- Certificaciones relevantes (CKA, AWS/Azure DevOps, Terraform Associate).
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Manufacturing
- Electronics & Hardware
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote infrastructure specialist jobs.
- Three or more years of hands-on experience administering network or server infrastructure
- Proficiency with Windows Server, Active Directory, and DNS or DHCP configuration
- Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V
- Relevant certification such as CompTIA Network+, CCNA, or a cloud provider credential
- Familiarity with cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote Infrastructure Specialist Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote infrastructure specialist openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search roles that match your cloud platform experience and stack, then apply directly before postings fill. Remote roles at distributed companies often move fast.
Show async communication in your materials
Remote infrastructure teams depend on written communication for incident documentation, change requests, and architecture decisions. Include examples of runbooks, post-mortems, or internal wikis you have written. Hiring managers at distributed companies screen for this specifically.
Prove your remote infrastructure setup works
Remote employers want to know your home environment is production-ready. Mention your workstation setup, VPN configuration, and reliable internet redundancy during interviews. Infrastructure specialists who address this proactively remove a common hesitation remote hiring managers have.
Target companies using your core cloud stack
Remote infrastructure roles are tightly coupled to specific toolchains. Focus your search on companies whose job postings match the cloud platform, infrastructure-as-code tools, and monitoring systems you know deeply. A strong match on stack reduces ramp-up concerns for remote hires.
Remote Infrastructure Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote infrastructure specialist job?
Remote infrastructure specialist roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction and clear written communication alongside the technical skills. Employers screening for remote hires pay close attention to experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible, cloud platforms, and monitoring systems. Showing documented async workflows, clean runbooks, or a home lab build in your portfolio gives you a concrete edge over candidates with similar credentials.
Which companies hire remote infrastructure specialists?
Companies hiring remote infrastructure specialists right now include Lenovo, SMX USA, and AppDirect, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software companies, cloud-native fintech firms, and distributed enterprise technology teams are the most consistent sources of remote openings in this role.
Can you get a remote infrastructure specialist job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level infrastructure roles are harder to land because employers expect you to troubleshoot independently without a senior engineer in the next seat. Cloud-native startups and managed service providers post the most remote-friendly entry roles. Earning a recognized cloud certification, contributing to open-source infrastructure projects, or building a documented home lab gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate instead of experience.
Do you need a degree for remote infrastructure specialist jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in this role weigh hands-on skills and verifiable results heavily alongside formal education. A portfolio showing real infrastructure builds, cloud certifications from AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and a history of maintaining reliable systems often carries more weight than a degree alone, particularly at remote-first companies and cloud-focused teams.
Which industries hire the most remote infrastructure specialists?
Most remote infrastructure specialist openings sit in Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and Electronics & Hardware, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire infrastructure specialists remotely because their distributed engineering teams need reliable, scalable systems managed across multiple time zones and cloud regions without on-site dependencies.
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