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Hire DevOps Engineers in Latin America

NBS sends US companies bilingual DevOps engineers from Latin America who have passed an English assessment and a technical work sample. You'll interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

  • AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • Prometheus

You choose who to hire. Replacements within 90 days are free.

“Since starting with them, we've hired a backend developer, a full-stack engineer, IT Support, a BDR, and a Project Owner.”

Sabrina Smith, Head of HR, Compliancy Group
  • 3 business days

    to your first candidates

  • 2 hours

    maximum gap with US Eastern time

  • 90 days

    free replacement guarantee

Why hire nearshore DevOps engineers through NBS

US companies hire remote DevOps engineers from LatAm through NBS.

  • Fast to interview

    • Specialist roles close in under two weeks
    • Standard roles place within 30 days
    • A dedicated sourcer and scheduler supports every search.
  • We vet candidates before you meet them

    • We review resumes and portfolios, then assess a role-specific technical work sample.
    • We conduct behavioral interviews and check references and backgrounds.
  • Lower cost than US rates

    • Senior engineer salaries run 40 to 60 percent below US rates.
    • Mid-level roles save 50 to 70 percent.
    • Direct hire placements carry a one-time fee, and nearshore staff augmentation runs on a fixed monthly fee.
  • We recruit locally in all 12 countries

    • We recruit directly from LatAm universities and bootcamps.
    • We compare local salaries and negotiate offers.
  • 4 stages

    of vetting before you meet anyone

  • B2+

    English level, CEFR assessed

  • 12 markets

    with Employer of Record coverage

  • Under 2%

    replacement rate

What clients say about NBS

Clients who hired in Latin America with us.

  • Since starting with them, we've hired a backend developer, a full-stack engineer, IT Support, a BDR, and a Project Owner. Each one has been a strong cultural and technical fit.

    Sabrina SmithSabrina SmithHead of HR, Compliancy Group
  • We partnered with Nearshore to execute a project in Costa Rica. They were fast, reliable, and proactive with their follow-up - helping us build a team of 21 engineers in just a few weeks.

    Craig DempseyCraig DempseyCEO, Biz Latin Hub
  • We needed to fill a Customer Success role quickly, and Nearshore delivered. Within three days of signing the MSA, we had a strong list of candidates - complete with video presentations - and hired the right fit just five days later.

    Ian McCaigIan McCaigCEO, FiiT

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55%

average savings vs comparable US hires on this engagement

Case study: AI consulting firm

How We Helped an AI Consulting Firm Build a High-Performance Machine Learning Team in Latin America

Stacks we recruit for

Every candidate completes a role-specific technical work sample before you meet them.

  • AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

    DevOps engineers build and run production infrastructure on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, including networking, access policies and cost controls.

  • Kubernetes and Docker

    DevOps engineers package services in Docker containers and run them on Kubernetes clusters with Helm charts and autoscaling.

  • Terraform and Ansible

    DevOps engineers define infrastructure as code in Terraform modules and automate server configuration with Ansible playbooks.

  • CI/CD pipelines

    DevOps engineers build GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD pipelines that test and release each merge to production.

  • Monitoring and observability

    DevOps engineers set up Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards and alerts that page the on-call engineer.

  • SRE and incident response

    SREs set service level objectives, write runbooks and postmortems and lead incident calls during on-call shifts.

DevOps engineer salary in Latin America

These are typical monthly salary costs for DevOps engineers in Latin America.

  • Junior

    $3,005 to $3,760

    per month in Latin America

    A junior DevOps engineer fixes broken pipelines, runs deployments and triages alerts from existing runbooks.

  • Mid

    $4,090 to $5,180

    per month in Latin America

    A mid-level DevOps engineer owns the CI/CD pipelines, Terraform modules and Kubernetes deployments for one product team.

  • Senior

    $5,930 to $7,570

    per month in Latin America

    A senior DevOps engineer designs the cloud architecture, sets reliability targets and leads incident response, often as the team's SRE or platform lead.

DevOps engineer salary in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil

Monthly pay in US dollars by seniority in each country
CountryJuniorMidSenior
Mexico$2,955 to $3,695$4,010 to $5,065$5,800 to $7,385
Colombia$3,330 to $4,160$4,515 to $5,705$6,535 to $8,315
Argentina$2,760 to $3,450$3,795 to $4,830$5,520 to $7,130
Brazil$2,980 to $3,725$4,045 to $5,110$5,855 to $7,455

These are the DevOps engineers' monthly pay. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

How hiring works

You move from intake call to first day in four steps.

  1. Intake call

    You share the role, stack, seniority and budget.

  2. First candidates in 3 business days

    NBS sends vetted profiles for you to interview.

  3. You interview

    You interview candidates and choose your hire.

  4. Offer and start

    NBS negotiates the offer and helps you handle local labor law and payroll.

Your hire has a 90‑day guarantee

  • We replace your hire free within 90 days if it does not work out.
  • We check in at 30, 60, and 90 days.
  • A dedicated account manager manages the relationship.

Four ways to hire DevOps engineers

Payroll, labor law and Employer of Record support NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance, payroll and Employer of Record coverage for nearshore staff augmentation.

Tell us the stack. A dedicated sourcer and scheduler starts the search.

Four-stage vetting and a B2+ English check before you meet anyone.

Tell us who you're hiring

Send the form, then pick a time for your intake call on the next page.

Start your DevOps search

You pick a call time on the next page.

What happens next

  1. Book an intake call on the next page

  2. Tell us the stack, seniority and budget on the call

  3. Your first vetted candidates are ready to interview within 3 business days of the call. You choose your hire.

“In just a few days, we were interviewing strong candidates…”

Nick Smyth, Founder, Nexus

DevOps engineers in 12 Latin American countries

NBS has local recruiters in 12 markets across Latin America, from Mexico and Central America to Brazil and the rest of South America. All 12 are within 2 hours of US Eastern time.

  • UTC-6

    2 hours behind US Eastern from mid-March to early November, 1 hour behind from early November to mid-March

  • UTC-5

    1 hour behind US Eastern from mid-March to early November, level from early November to mid-March

  • UTC-4 or UTC-3

    Level with US Eastern from early April to early September, 1 hour ahead from early September to early November and from mid-March to early April, 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March

  • UTC-3

    1 hour ahead of US Eastern from mid-March to early November, 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March

Our guide to time zones in South America lists each country's UTC offset and daylight saving status.

Questions about hiring DevOps engineers

Answers on hiring steps, cost, countries, time zones, payroll and the guarantee.

How do I hire a nearshore DevOps engineer in Latin America?

Fill out the form, then tell us on the intake call which cloud stack and seniority you need. NBS has first candidates ready for interview within 3 business days of that call, and each has passed a resume and portfolio screen, a B2-or-higher CEFR English assessment, a role-specific technical work sample, and a behavioral interview with reference and background checks. NBS also benchmarks the local salary, negotiates the offer and helps you handle local labor law compliance, payroll and Employer of Record.

How much does a DevOps engineer cost in Latin America compared with the US?

Senior DevOps engineers in Latin America cost 40 to 60 percent below US rates, and mid-level DevOps roles save 50 to 70 percent. A direct hire placement carries a one-time fee, and nearshore staff augmentation runs on a fixed monthly fee that covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Should we move DevOps work from an offshore vendor to a nearshore team?

Move DevOps work nearshore if your developers need help during their own workday, because all 12 NBS countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time while India runs about 9.5 to 10.5 hours ahead, the Philippines about 12 to 13 hours ahead and Eastern Europe about 7 hours ahead. A Terraform change your developer requests at 2 p.m. Eastern gets reviewed, applied and checked by a nearshore engineer that afternoon, and an offshore engineer usually picks it up overnight and leaves questions for the next morning. NBS replaces a hire free within 90 days if the engineer doesn't work out.

Can a nearshore DevOps engineer work your US hours?

Yes, a nearshore DevOps engineer in Latin America works your US business hours, because all 12 NBS countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time. The engineer can roll back a failed deploy while your developers are still online and join incident calls during that shared workday.

Which countries can I hire DevOps engineers from?

You can hire from 12 LatAm countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in North and Central America, and Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in South America. NBS has local recruiters in each, and each country has a hiring guide on this site.

Can I hire through staff augmentation or an employer of record?

Yes, NBS offers nearshore staff augmentation for a fixed monthly fee and Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets. It also offers direct hire placements with a one-time fee and Recruitment as a Service for high-volume hiring teams.

How much do DevOps engineers in Latin America earn?

Mid-level DevOps engineers in Latin America earn $4,090 to $5,180 a month. Junior DevOps engineers earn $3,005 to $3,760 a month, and senior DevOps engineers and SREs earn $5,930 to $7,570 a month. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Can I hire Azure DevOps or AWS DevOps engineers?

Yes, NBS recruits Azure DevOps engineers who run Azure Pipelines and Azure Repos and AWS DevOps engineers who run AWS CodePipeline, EKS and IAM. Each candidate completes a role-specific technical work sample before you interview them.

How fast can I interview candidates?

Interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

Do the DevOps engineers work US hours?

Yes, DevOps engineers work US hours. All 12 countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time all year.

Mexico City and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua) run 2 hours behind US Eastern during US daylight time and 1 hour behind the rest of the year. Colombia, Peru and Ecuador run 1 hour behind during US daylight time and level with US Eastern the rest of the year.

Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (Brasília time) run 1 hour ahead during US daylight time and 2 hours ahead the rest of the year. Mainland Chile also changes its clocks: it runs level with US Eastern from early April to early September, 1 hour ahead in the weeks around that, and 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March.

Can NBS supply DevOps and SRE engineers with AWS, Terraform and Kubernetes experience?

Yes, NBS recruits DevOps engineers and SREs with AWS, Terraform and Kubernetes experience from 12 Latin American countries. Every candidate completes a role-specific technical work sample and a B2-or-higher CEFR English assessment before you interview them. Specialist roles such as SRE close in under two weeks, and a dedicated sourcer and scheduler runs every search.

What should I look for in a company that hires DevOps engineers in Latin America?

Look for a firm that tests DevOps candidates with a hands-on technical work sample before you interview them, because a resume lists cloud tools without showing whether the engineer has run them in production. NBS has recruiters in every country it hires from, puts each candidate through a four-stage screen that includes a role-specific technical work sample, and provides Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets. A DevOps hire who doesn't work out is replaced free within 90 days.

Can I outsource DevOps to Latin America?

Yes, you can outsource DevOps to Latin America through NBS by adding an engineer who works on your team under your direction. You can use direct hire for a one-time fee or nearshore staff augmentation for a fixed monthly fee, with NBS providing Employer of Record coverage. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Who handles payroll and labor law compliance?

NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance and payroll. As Employer of Record for nearshore staff augmentation, NBS covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. Employer of Record coverage spans all 12 markets.

What if a hire does not work out?

NBS replaces your hire free within 90 days if the hire does not work out, and the replacement rate is under 2 percent. A dedicated account manager manages the relationship, and NBS checks in at 30, 60, and 90 days.

Start hiring DevOps engineers in Latin America

Tell us your cloud stack and seniority needs, and you'll interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

Your dedicated account manager checks in at 30, 60, and 90 days.