SOVOS

Tech Lead, TechOps & Infrastructure

Product Development·Full-Time·Portugal

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The digitization of tax compliance is fundamentally changing global commerce and how businesses need to operate and grow. Governments now have real-time visibility into business data, creating new challenges and new opportunities for organizations around the world. At Sovos, we're transforming tax compliance from a business requirement into a driver of growth through AI-powered technology that delivers the accurate, real-time insights businesses need to make smarter decisions.

We're solving more than today's tax compliance challenges. We're helping reshape global economies by enabling organizations to navigate increasingly complex and rapidly changing regulatory environments with confidence – and helping communities thrive.

AI is accelerating what's possible, enabling tax and technology professionals to more effectively drive critical regulatory decisions. That's where Sovos excels, combining intelligent technology with human expertise to help customers stay ahead of change.

Don't worry if you don't check every box. We're focused on hiring great people, not perfect resumes. It's less about what you've done elsewhere and more about what you're capable of doing here. THE ROLE

At Sovos, we're building the next generation of tax compliance infrastructure, and we need experienced technical leaders who can drive both architectural excellence and team growth. As a Technical Lead, you'll mentor engineers, shape platform reliability, and influence how we scale cloud-native systems across a global compliance network.

More specifically, you will:

• Mentor and coach SREs and infrastructure engineers, fostering a culture of rapid execution and continual learning.

• Partner closely with software engineering teams to define SLIs, SLOs, and operational standards that ensure production readiness.

• Lead the design, provisioning, scaling, and deployment of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, on-premise VMs, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Advocate for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and robust system observability, conducting peer reviews of deployment manifests and architecture proposals to maintain production-grade quality and security.

• Define and maintain infrastructure specifications, disaster recovery plans, and runbooks, coaching the team in their adoption.

• Integrate reliability practices, automated infrastructure testing, and streamlined incident response processes across the platform.

• Leverage AI tools to improve automation workflows, incident analysis, and infrastructure optimisation. WHAT YOU BRING TO SOVOS

• Equivalent of a Bachelor's degree through work experience, certifications, or formal education.

• You've built significant hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Systems Administration, or Cloud Infrastructure, with a track record of leading or mentoring teams within complex technical operations.

• Skilled in cloud-native systems architecture, high-performance computing patterns, and troubleshooting complex distributed systems.

• Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CDK, Ansible), managing cloud environments (AWS), and on-premise virtual machines.

• Strong experience developing reliable automation, orchestration, or custom tooling in Go, Python, Bash, or similar languages. Experience with Kubernetes and modern observability stacks (e.g. VictoriaMetrics, Prometheus, Grafana) is a strong plus.

• Strong understanding of networking, microservices architecture, and security best practices.

• Comfort with AI-assisted workflows and tools that enhance infrastructure automation and reliability.

• Due to client contractual obligations, the successful candidate will be asked to clear a background check upon hire. LIFE AT SOVOS

The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!

• Global Mentoring Programs
• AI Tools and Technology from Day 1
• Continuous Learning and Development
• Language Learning Support
• Global Employee Recognition Platform and Programs
• Global Parental Leave Policy
• Health Insurance (company paid)
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accidents Insurance
• Meal Allowance
• Flexible Benefits Platform
• Generous annual leave plus additional company days
• 13th and 14th month allowances Equal Opportunity Employer

Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, colour, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.

Company Background

Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes nearly 20 billion transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in 150+ countries. More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications. Learn more at sovos.com.

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