Platform Engineer - 100% Remote (Central & South America)

About Eftsure

At Eftsure, we're on a mission to make business payments safer. We're an Australian-founded fintech helping organisations protect themselves against payment fraud through innovative technology.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Platform Engineer to join our Engineering team and help build, maintain and optimise the cloud infrastructure that powers our platform.

Important: Location & Language Requirements

This is a 100% remote opportunity for candidates based in Central or South America, with a preference for those located in Guatemala.

Please note the following requirements before applying:

• Location: We welcome applications from candidates residing in Central or South America. We are not considering candidates based in the United States.

• Remote Working: This is a fully remote position, working collaboratively with our Engineering teams across the US, Australia and France.

• English Fluency: Fluent English is essential, both written and spoken, as you'll be communicating regularly with international colleagues.

• CV Requirements: All CVs/resumes must be submitted in English. Applications with CVs in other languages will not be considered.

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving systems and finding smarter ways to work.

You'll play a key role in ensuring our infrastructure is secure, scalable, reliable and built to support our continued growth.

Working closely with our Development teams, you'll have the opportunity to influence infrastructure decisions, drive automation initiatives and improve the performance and resilience of our cloud environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a global engineering environment, with plenty of autonomy, opportunities to introduce new technologies and the ability to help shape how our infrastructure evolves.

What You'll Be Doing

• Cloud Infrastructure: Manage, maintain and optimise our AWS cloud environment, ensuring reliability, performance and scalability.

• Automation & DevOps: Build automation tools and streamline infrastructure management and deployment processes.

• Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices, monitor vulnerabilities and ensure our infrastructure meets relevant compliance standards.

• Reliability & Performance: Design and maintain highly available systems, proactively identifying opportunities to improve performance and minimise downtime.

• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Use monitoring tools, including Grafana, to identify, investigate and resolve infrastructure issues.

• Containerisation: Support and manage containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Collaboration: Partner with Development teams to design and implement infrastructure solutions that support business and technical requirements.

• Continuous Improvement: Explore emerging technologies, optimise infrastructure costs and contribute to ongoing platform improvements.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering or a similar role.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS , including deploying, managing and optimising cloud infrastructure.

• Experience with scripting, automation and DevOps practices.

• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes .

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including load balancing, firewalls and network security.

• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting tools, ideally Grafana .

• Knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.

• A strong understanding of infrastructure security, reliability and scalability.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of technical challenges.

• A proactive, independent approach, with the confidence to identify opportunities and drive improvements.

• Fluent written and spoken English , with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across international teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with other cloud platforms, such as Azure or GCP.

• Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline (not essential).

Why Join Eftsure?

This is an opportunity to join a growing fintech where your work will have a direct impact on the reliability, security and scalability of a platform helping businesses protect their payments.

You'll enjoy the flexibility of working 100% remotely from Central or South America , collaborating with talented engineers around the world.

With plenty of opportunities to introduce new technologies, drive automation and improve existing systems, you'll have the independence to make a real impact and help shape the future of our infrastructure.

If you're passionate about cloud technology, automation and building reliable systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us build the infrastructure behind safer business payments.

Please ensure your CV/resume is submitted in English.