Job Openings Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

About the job Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Our client is an international tech consulting company with +25 years of experience offering solutions to support companies' businesses and digital transformation.

What will you be doing as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer?

As part of a skilled team of platform engineers and infrastructure architects, you will be tasked with maintaining and improving a cloud-driven environment that offers fully automated infrastructure services to internal teams and external stakeholders. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, such as IT service delivery, data analytics, and integration teams, to ensure the development and maintenance of a secure and cohesive IT ecosystem.

Key Duties:

  • Platform Engineering: Design, implement, and manage resilient infrastructure solutions primarily in AWS and Nutanix environments, ensuring they meet high standards for availability, scalability, and security.
  • Automation & Scripting: Develop and integrate RESTful APIs, automation scripts, and configuration management workflows to streamline the deployment and ongoing management of the infrastructure.
  • Infrastructure Optimization: Modernize legacy systems to optimize cloud performance, improve resource efficiency, and ensure cost-effective operations.
  • Team Collaboration: Work alongside other agile, cross-functional teams, including IT service delivery, data analytics, and integration groups, to foster a unified and secure IT infrastructure.
  • Documentation & Best Practices: Create and maintain thorough documentation on system configurations, operational standards, and best practices to ensure consistency and regulatory compliance across the infrastructure.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

  • A minimum of 3 years experience as a Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Automation Specialist, or DevOps Engineer, with substantial experience in scripting and/or programming for automating IT infrastructure tasks (such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, and Rundeck).
  • A Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology or a related discipline.
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS EC2, RDS, ECS, ELB, Lambda, and Nutanix).
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is highly desirable.
  • Experience with Git and managing CI/CD pipeline workflows.
  • A solid background in Linux system administration is an advantage.
  • A proactive attitude towards adopting new technologies and developing innovative solutions.
  • Good level of spoken English (minimum C1) and Spanish (plus).

Hybrid work regime - 3 times per week in the Coimbra, Lisbon or Castelo Branco offices.