Senior Infrastructure Engineer

SGS Portugal - Sociedade Geral de Superintendência, S.A.; Fagua; Presencial; COP 252.616.000 - 396.969.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SGS Portugal - Sociedade Geral de Superintendência, S.A. is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain complex IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments.

You will ensure performance, security, and availability by troubleshooting, upgrades, backups and DR support. The role requires strong configuration management, IaC, and monitoring expertise, plus collaboration with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders in a regulated,

Formación

• Experience designing and maintaining complex IT infrastructure.
• Strong Linux/Windows administration and scripting skills.
• Cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments experience.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure including servers, networks, and storage.
• Troubleshoot issues, manage upgrades, and support backups and DR processes.
• Provide technical guidance and collaborate with vendors and teams.

Conocimientos

Linux/Unix admin

Windows Server admin

Configuration management

Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell)

Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Hybrid/infrastructure

Virtualization

Infrastructure as Code

Backup/BCP

Storage technologies

Monitoring/observability

Networking fundamentals

Security hardening

Patch management/Vulnerability

ITIL processes

Runbooks/docs

Vendor coordination

English communication (B2+)

Enterprise/regulatory exp

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Veeam

Datadog

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining complex IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, storage, and Azure cloud environments.

This role ensures system performance, security, and availability by troubleshooting issues, managing upgrades, and supporting backup and disaster recovery processes.

The position also provides technical guidance, collaborates with internal teams and vendors, and drives continuous improvement of infrastructure systems.

Qualifications

Key Skills Required

• Advanced Linux/Unix system administration
• Experience with Windows Server administration
• Strong knowledge of Ansible, Chef, or other configuration management tools
• Scripting experience with Bash, Python, PowerShell, or Shell
• Cloud infrastructure experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, or OCI
• Experience with hybrid infrastructure environments: on-premise and cloud
• Virtualization experience with VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM, or similar platforms
• Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or similar tools
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
• Knowledge of storage technologies, including SAN, NAS, and enterprise storage arrays
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, Grafana, Prometheus, SolarWinds, Datadog, or Azure Monitor
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in enterprise environments
• Experience supporting mission‑critical infrastructure and high‑availability systems
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals: LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, routing, and switching
• Security and hardening experience for servers, operating systems, and infrastructure platforms
• Experience with patch management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, including incident, problem, change, and request management
• Strong technical documentation skills, including runbooks, procedures, and implementation plans
• Ability to work with vendors, technical teams, and global stakeholders
• Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal (B2+)
• Experience in regulated or enterprise environments such as banking, telecom, healthcare, fintech, or global IT operations

Preferred:

• Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, or container platform experience
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
• Experience with Azure monitoring, cloud migration, and cloud cost optimization
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and identity management
• Experience with backup platforms such as Veeam, Commvault, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis, or DataDomain
• Experience with DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering practices
• Certifications such as RHCSA, RHCE, AWS, Azure, VMware, ITIL, or Kubernetes are a plus

Additional Information

Salary: To be agreed

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Work Modality: On-site

Contract Type: Indefinite-term contract