SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER (HYBRID)

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER (HYBRID LISBON OR PORTO)

Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

Location: Lisbon or Porto, Portugal

• ️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

Work Model: Hybrid – office attendance once per month

️ Language Requirements: Fluent English – mandatory | French or another language is valued

Seniority: Senior (5+ years)

Contract: B2B

Rate Between €3700 - 4000 RV

• ️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help design, automate and continuously improve secure and highly available cloud platforms.

You will focus on containerisation, Kubernetes orchestration, AWS infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD automation. Working with development, security, testing and operations teams, you will streamline software delivery and ensure that applications are designed for scalability, performance, security and operability.

The position offers the opportunity to work in a global, cross-functional environment, contributing to DevSecOps practices, cloud infrastructure, observability, deployment automation and the evolution of customer-facing digital platforms.

You will also act as a technical reference, helping development teams adopt effective DevOps practices and contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering standards.

Main Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure and Automation

• Design, provision and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.
• Build and maintain reusable infrastructure modules and automated provisioning processes.
• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes environments.
• Support microservices and decoupled or composable architectures.
• Ensure cloud platforms meet availability, security, scalability, performance and operability requirements.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates and secure communications.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, deployment and platform issues.

CI/CD and Software Delivery

• Automate the integration and deployment of developed products and solutions.
• Collaborate with the DevSecOps team to build, enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD to automate build, testing and deployment processes.
• Support production deployments and improve release reliability.
• Partner with Test Automation Engineers to create and optimise dedicated testing pipelines.
• Work with Git workflows and branching strategies.
• Use Argo CD and GitOps practices to manage application deployments.
• Package and deploy applications with Helm.
• Support monorepo-based delivery workflows where applicable.
• Integrate JFrog into artifact-management and software-delivery processes.
• Use Jenkins Groovy scripting when required.

Security, Quality and Reliability

• Work with development teams to ensure that applications are secure, scalable, performant and supportable.
• Collaborate with security teams to embed DevSecOps controls into delivery pipelines.
• Support code-quality and security analysis using SonarQube and Checkmarx.
• Apply security best practices across cloud infrastructure, containers and pipelines.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Istio service mesh configurations.
• Identify reliability and performance risks before production deployment.
• Recommend improvements based on platform and application evaluations.

Monitoring and Operational Support

• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting solutions.
• Monitor application performance and infrastructure health.
• Use Datadog or comparable observability platforms to investigate incidents and performance issues.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications and infrastructure in production.
• Analyse Linux logs, processes, resource consumption and service behaviour.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical and operational documentation.
• Contribute to performance optimisation and platform stability.
• Support messaging solutions such as RabbitMQ or Amazon MQ when required.

Collaboration and Technical Leadership

• Collaborate with multinational development, security, QA and operations teams.
• Mentor development teams in DevOps tools, processes and practices.
• Promote automation, repeatability and continuous improvement.
• Share technical knowledge and contribute to engineering standards.
• Participate in Agile and Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives.

Mandatory Requirements

• At least five years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong experience building, automating and deploying software into production environments.
• Practical experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience with decoupled or composable architectures.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure automation.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Advanced practical experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Practical knowledge of Helm.
• Experience with Argo CD and GitOps deployment practices.
• Knowledge of Istio or comparable service mesh technologies.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Practical experience with Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with Git workflows.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Bash operations and scripting.
• Practical knowledge of commands and tools such as sed, awk and grep.
• Strong Python scripting skills.
• Experience working with SQL databases.
• Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management.
• Experience with JFrog or comparable artifact repositories.
• Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment and production issues.
• Experience configuring monitoring and logging solutions.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Fluent English.
• Availability to attend the Lisbon or Porto office once per month.

Valued Qualifications

• Experience supporting customer-facing digital platforms.
• Experience with monorepo architectures and delivery workflows.
• Knowledge of the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Jenkins Groovy scripting.
• Knowledge of Swagger and OpenAPI.
• Experience with RabbitMQ or Amazon MQ.
• Practical experience with Datadog for monitoring, logging and alerting.
• Experience with SonarQube.
• Experience with Checkmarx.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices.
• Experience mentoring developers or engineering teams.
• Experience in global and cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of French or another additional language.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with multinational and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive and self-driven approach.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work independently.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Willingness to learn and evaluate new technologies.
• Ability to mentor and support other engineers.
• Clear and structured technical documentation skills.

The Ideal Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer with at least five years of experience building, automating and supporting cloud-native production environments.

You have strong practical experience with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Python and CI/CD. You understand how to build secure and repeatable delivery pipelines and how to operate microservices across scalable cloud infrastructure.

You are comfortable using Argo CD, Helm, Istio and JFrog, and you can investigate complex issues across applications, containers, pipelines and infrastructure. You also understand monitoring, logging, SSL/TLS and production-readiness requirements.

Beyond technical delivery, you communicate confidently in English, collaborate effectively with international teams and enjoy mentoring developers in DevOps practices. You are available to attend the Lisbon or Porto office once per month.

Questions for Candidates

Please include answers to the following questions with your application:

• Are you currently based in Portugal?
• Where are you currently located?
• Can you attend the Lisbon or Porto office once per month?
• Which office would you prefer: Lisbon or Porto?
• How many years of experience do you have in Software Engineering, DevOps or Platform Engineering?
• How many years of hands-on experience do you have with AWS?
• Which AWS services have you used professionally?
• What experience do you have designing or managing AWS cloud infrastructure?
• How many years of experience do you have with Terraform?
• Have you created reusable Terraform modules or managed complex infrastructure through code?
• What experience do you have with Docker and Kubernetes?
• Have you managed Kubernetes environments in production?
• What experience do you have with Helm?
• Have you used Argo CD and GitOps practices?
• What experience do you have with Istio or another service mesh?
• Which CI/CD tools have you used professionally?
• Have you created or maintained Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD pipelines?
• Have you worked with monorepo-based pipelines?
• What Linux administration and troubleshooting activities do you perform?
• Which Bash commands and scripting tools do you use regularly?
• What tasks have you automated with Python?
• What experience do you have with microservices and composable architectures?
• Have you managed SSL/TLS certificates in production?
• What experience do you have with JFrog or other artifact repositories?
• Which monitoring and logging tools have you used?
• Do you have practical experience with Datadog?
• Have you used SonarQube or Checkmarx in CI/CD pipelines?
• What experience do you have with RabbitMQ or Amazon MQ?
• Have you produced or maintained technical and operational documentation?
• Have you mentored development teams in DevOps practices?
• What is your English proficiency level?
• Do you speak French or another additional language?
• What is your availability to start?
• What is your expected monthly B2B rate?

CV Keywords

Senior DevOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, SRE, Cloud Engineer, AWS, Amazon Web Services, AWS Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Native, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, Terraform, Terraform Modules, Infrastructure Automation, Docker, Containerisation, Containers, Kubernetes, K8s, Container Orchestration, Helm, Helm Charts, Argo CD, ArgoCD, GitOps, Istio, Service Mesh, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, Decoupled Architecture, Composable Architecture, Digital Platforms, Customer-Facing Platforms, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Jenkins, Jenkins Pipelines, Jenkins Groovy, Groovy, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab CI, Monorepo, Software Delivery, Deployment Automation, Production Deployment, Release Management, DevSecOps, Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Troubleshooting, Bash, Shell Scripting, sed, awk, grep, Python, Python Scripting, Git, Git Workflows, SQL, SQL Databases, SSL, TLS, SSL/TLS Certificate Management, JFrog, Artifactory, Monitoring, Logging, Alerting, Observability, Datadog, Application Performance Monitoring, APM, Infrastructure Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Performance Optimisation, High Availability, Scalability, Reliability, Security, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Code Quality, Application Security, Swagger, OpenAPI, RabbitMQ, Amazon MQ, Messaging, Jira, Confluence, Atlassian, Agile, Scrum, Technical Documentation, Mentoring, Multinational Teams, Cross-Functional Teams, English, French, Lisbon, Porto, Hybrid

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