Descrição da Vaga
CLOUD ENGINEER (HYBRID) IGP4PR
CLOUD ENGINEER (HYBRID PORTO)
Portuguese company hires for hybrid position
📍 Location: Porto, Portugal
⚠️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered
💼 Work Model: Hybrid — 2 days per week in the office
🗣️ Language Requirements: Fluent English required
🕓 Seniority: Senior (5+ years)
💲Rate Between €2500 - 2800 RV (gross value)
⚠️ 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 Cloud Engineer to design and operate cloud-native infrastructure, automate platform processes, and improve reliability. You will collaborate with development teams to support resilient, observable, and secure applications.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud-native infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
- Develop automation, tooling, and pipelines to improve platform reliability and developer experience.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on application resilience and observability.
- Troubleshoot platform issues, resolve incidents, and perform root-cause analysis.
- Evaluate new technologies and guide teams on cloud and platform best practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Programming skills in Python or Java for automation and tooling.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
- Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, with knowledge of networking, distributed systems, and SRE principles.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including knowledge of Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).
- Familiarity with API gateways such as Envoy and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps, and Agile practices using Scrum or Kanban.
Preferred: Go (Golang) knowledge and Foundation or Associate-level AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud certifications.
Ideal Candidate Profile
An autonomous and collaborative engineer with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, able to support production environments and communicate effectively across teams. Curiosity, structured working practices, and a commitment to continuous learning are valued.
5 Questions for Candidates
- Do you have 5+ years of relevant experience, and which public cloud platforms have you worked with?
- What have you automated using Python or Java and Infrastructure as Code tools?
- What experience do you have with Kubernetes, CRDs, and containerized workloads?
- How have you used CI/CD and observability tools to improve reliability or resolve production incidents?
- Are you fluent in English and available to work on-site in Porto 2 days per week?
Keywords
Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, IaC, Python, Java, Golang, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, CRDs, SRE, Envoy, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, DevOps.
