Backend DevOps Engineer - CI/CD & Cloud Infra

Air Ltd; Newmarket; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware ecosystem

Annual Bonus

Health and Life Insurance

Transportation Budget

Coverflex benefits

Childcare support

Air Conference

Pension Fund

Urban Sports Club

Meals 100% free

Job summary

Air Apps in Lisbon is seeking a DevOps Engineer Backend to design, automate, and maintain the infrastructure powering our backend systems. You will work closely with developers to deliver scalable, reliable services in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 3+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and IaC; hands-on Docker/Kubernetes, monitoring skills, and security best practices. Relocation support available; onsite office in Lisbon.

Qualifications

• Around 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Engineering.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD).
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and serverless computing.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based systems, networking, and security best practices.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go for automation.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization, scalability, and high-availability architectures.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and improve infrastructure reliability.
• Establish and enforce security best practices, including identity management, logging, and vulnerability management.
• Work with development teams to improve deployment efficiency and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization to ensure cost-effectiveness and scalability.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and system maintenance.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging DevOps technologies, tools, and best practices.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Linux

Networking

Security best practices

Bash scripting

Python

Go

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Tools

ArgoCD

Job description

Air Apps in Lisbon is seeking a DevOps Engineer Backend to design, automate, and maintain the infrastructure powering our backend systems. You will work closely with developers to deliver scalable, reliable services in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 3+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and IaC; hands-on Docker/Kubernetes, monitoring skills, and security best practices. Relocation support available; onsite office in Lisbon.